2015

Happy New Year you lovely lot! I hope you have had a wonderful festive break and are super excited about 2015! I cannot believe how fast this past year has flown by. It's been pretty full on for me, and completely wonderful, but I feel like I haven't stopped, which maybe explains why I ended the year getting horribly ill! But I'm so super grateful for the design projects I've had the opportunity to work on and for the support & encouragement people have given to me. So I just wanted to pop by and say thank you thank you thank you! I hope 2015 is everything you wish for and more! 

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I studied art history at uni, I adore exhibitions and recently I've been super inspired by all things art. I just finished reading Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton. It's a brilliant book and an amazing insight into the art world, and it made me want to go to art school immediately! That probably won't happen any time soon, so in the meantime pinterest is a fantastic way of discovering new and inspiring artists...

1 | Satsuki shibuya's photo-synthesis series is seriously beautiful - I love following her work on her instagram feed. 
2 | I've been a huge fan of Katy Smail's paintings for a while now, and her entire portfolio is so super gorgeous and fun. 
3 | Wonderful, bright and fun paintings, (and an incredibly inspiring interview) by Ken Done. My Mum has a gorgeous painting by him at home and it is happiness. 
4 | I saw the Matisse exhibition at the Tate Modern at the start of September - it was mesmerising and so super inspiring, it made me want to get my papers and paint out straight away! I adored the colours and composition in this piece especially. 
5 | I completely adore Jenny Prinn's paintings. Her colour palettes are the best. 
6 | Britt Bass is an artist I discovered through pinterest. The colours and compositions in her paintings are swoon perfection and I bloody love them. Also, her iPhone cases are ace. 

Follow my art board on pinterest here. 

artist | judy rodrigues

I was in Bristol over the lovely sunny bank holiday weekend, and visited some artists’ studios on Spike Island which were open to the public as part of Bristol Art Weekender. I was completely inspired by all the beautiful art, prints and studios; I seriously hope that one day I’ll have a space where I can be as creative and messy as possible! Anyway, by far my favourite discovery of the visit was artist Judy Rodrigues, and her beautiful mixed media paintings. They’re some of the prettiest most dreamiest paintings I’ve seen, and the one pictured above I literally couldn’t stop staring at! Inspired by nature Judy uses a variety of media (including neon highlighters!) to evolve and layer her paintings. The results are just swoony!

In completely unrelated news, I've started a facebook page for my design work. Gargh! A little scary as I don't often use facebook, but I've been spending more and more time doing freelance design work so thought it was about time! You can follow along here. 

First photo - iPhone5 + vsco cam, all other images from here. 

artist | heather day

Happy New Year you lot! My 2014 has been pretty relaxing and cosy so far, plus some catching up with good friends and a bit of sorting out too! Just wanted to stop by quickly to share the gorgeous and colourful work of Heather Day which I discovered over the Christmas break. There is something about her paintings that I just completely love, and has definitely inspired me to do some more painting this year! 

Just a little bit of gorgeousness for the new year! I haven't really thought about resolutions as such this year, but being more creative is a 2014 goal for sure. Do you have any goals for 2014? Hope you all had wonderful festive breaks! 

designer | alyson fox

i recently discovered alyson fox, through the gorgeous collaboration she did with & other stories, which i LOVE. and i want to buy it all. it's mostly all gone online now, but trust me, it's all beautiful. as is all of her work - drawings, patterns, designs, jewellery and other collaborations... i feel like a bit of a wally because my big sister has had that print hanging in her flat for ages and i never bothered to find out who it was by! anyway, just a little bit of inspiration for your wednesday!

thanks all for your comments on my identity design! i'm giving myself the night off design work tonight, partly because i can barely keep my eyes open, partly because i want to catch up on wimbledon with a glass of wine. yes.

design | zumtobel + anish kapoor

zumtobel, an innovative austrian lighting company commissioned anish kapoor and brighten the corners to design their two part annual report for 2012. the first part is purely typographic, and completely in 8pt courier! and it sits along side the second part which is pure colour, taken from anish kapoor's video 'wounds and absent objects.' the results are completely awesome...

you can see the entire report here. this post doesn't really do it justice, it looks completely amazing in print, almost mesmerising. it's my favourite, i love it. also, that video is totally worth checking out if you haven't seen it before.

right... sooooo much homework to do this weekend, better get back to it! hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

artist | kirra jamison

So I've recently discovered the gorgeous art work of australian artist kirra jamison, first on pinterest, and then over on sf girl by bay. I seriously love her work, the colours and compositions are so gorgeous, I'd love to hang one of these on my wall. something bright for this gloomy february monday! How cute is she?! Pretty sure i'd look completely ridiculous in a turqouise jumpsuit like that. you can see some of her awesome home here too!

I'm loving all the design work i've been doing lately, but this has got me craving getting my acrylics out!

designer | herb lester maps

not a designer really, but lots of designers... herb lester 'look for the usual and the unusual in london and beyond' and then work with amazing illustrators and designers to create super awesome maps. yes. nick got one of them for christmas, which lists quiet and unknown places to meet in london. i totally love it and may have sort of claimed it as my own. hee. the designs are gorgeous, lovely enough to stick straight up on your wall. i really love maps loads. and these maps are so beautifully designed, it's ridiculous. i want them all. especially love the design of the copenhagen map by matt chase. it's making me want to visit even more!

p.s i've updated my tumblr a bit more with some of my earlier work, and will try and keep it updated from now on!

artist | ben goss

I saw this illustration by ben goss on a card in a shop on saturday and it made me grin like a crazy. So i wanted to share it with you. Ok.

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Well, i've started my graphic design course. One week down and i'm loving it already. I can't wait to get properly stuck in. My dining table in my teeny flat is looking slightly more desk like now that it has an actual imac on it, eeeee! And I've washi taped some loveliness onto the wall next to it for a bit of colour and inspiration whilst I do my homework. It will probably take over the entire wall in a few months! I sort of accidentally made those little striped paintings last week when i was testing colours for actual paintings, but I kinda liked them so I cut them out and stuck them up.

Sorry about the crappo photo.