Father's Day Commission

I was recently commissioned to produce a very special illustration for Father's Day. It was an honour to create something for such an important day in a father's year and I absolutely loved the picture I was asked to illustrate, it's so full of happiness and love. Thank you to the lovely and talented Kimberlee of The Homemade Mama (@kimbled) for asking me to illustrate this! :)

I hope you like it! I hear the little chap's daddy loved it. Wonderful news!! I hope you all had a fabulous day, whatever you did and whoever you were with. Sadly my Papa is no longer with us, but the day was filled with memories of how perfect and lovely he was.

If you would like to commission a portrait or pet portrait illustration of your own (or if you would like to buy a print), please take a little look at my Etsy shop :)

ETSY SHOP!

Hello everybody! Well, I'm very happy and excited to announce that my Etsy Shop is now launched and open for sales! I spent yesterday afternoon taking photographs ready to show my work in the best possible light (I turned out to be a little tricky in this miserable weather!) I'm happy with how they turned out, here are a few of the images...

 

My shop is selling a number of prints and a few custom illustration options. Pop over and take a look! Let me know if there's a print you'd like that is not available in my Etsy shop and I will happily make it available for you! In the coming weeks I will be adding limited edition prints and a set of illustrated cards! 

Until next time... Take care! :)

Angie Lewin: Plants and Places

As my mum is so interested in textiles, design and pattern, I thought this book (by one of her favourite artists of the moment) was the perfect Mother's Day gift. I also happened to fall in love with the book, which is filled to the brim with beautiful works by Angie Lewin. I love the colours, the design, the movement and the sophisticated style of her work. 

This book is wonderful, not only does it showcase so much of her work, but it takes the reader through processes, sharing techniques and showing her work from beginning (sketches, cuttings) to the end, bold results. It's fascinating, stunning and definitely worth buying! I've selected some of my favourite images from the book. Enjoy!

Buy Now!

I have two of each of these prints packaged and ready to sell at the moment. They are just £18 (including P&P) and printed and mounted to a very high quality.

I don't think the photographs quite capture the quality (bad lighting - sorry about that!). If you are interested in buying one please get in contact with me either through my blog or email me at: yodalpip@hotmail.co.uk

Have a lovely weekend!

Prints To Buy!

Due to some extra materials after sending prints to be sold at the Lionheart Magazine launch (today!!), I decided to three prints through my blog. I've never found online shops to be rewarding, so this is quite a rare opportunity! Also, with Christmas sneaking up it seemed like the perfect time. So if you or someone you know would like a signed, mount framed 300gsm fashion illustration print (measuring 8 by 10 inches), here is your opportunity!

 Made Bracelet Fashion Illustration.

 Made Necklace Fashion Illustration.

Homespun Fashion Illustration.

Each print is £18 including postage. If you would like to buy one please email me on yodalpip@hotmail.co.uk and let me know which you would like! Remember, I don't sell my prints that often, so it's a rare opportunity!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I will be blogging again soon! Bye for now!

Prints: Lionheart Magazine

As I said in this recent post, Lionheart Magazine is launching this Sunday! I'm so happy Hels asked me to sell some of my prints at the launch. Everything about the magazine looks just beautiful so to be involved feels so wonderful. 

I wanted my prints to look their best so did lots of research into mounts and cellophane packaging. I find that a lot of mounts you can buy in shops seem flimsy and poor quality. They're never as thick as I would like, very expensive and have no backing. I found an online picture framing specialist (based in Bedford) that seemed perfect. The Picture Gallery do made to measure mounts from as little as 70p (when you but 10 or more) and offer you board backs for as little as 40p! I was a little worried to go ahead as it was the first time ordering and I know nobody who has used them. They arrived in great timing (3 days after I gave them my measurements) and were very carefully packaged. They are amazing! Thick, quality, clean - everything I had been searching for! I would completely recommend them, I couldn't be happier! (The print feels so hefty and I think it adds a certain distinction).  I have the same feelings towards cellophane print bags. They can be so poor in quality. Luckily I found another online shop; Eden Wrap. Again the quality is fantastic, the delivery fast and the price very reasonable!

I hope this may come in useful to you now or someday. I do think the quality of the packaging reflects on the work and, of course, first impressions count! 

Hels is (not so patiently) waiting for her printing to be complete this Friday, reading to sell and send out. I cannot wait to see! Here are some sneak peeks she took on her printing visit to see the process happening!

Exciting!!