MELT

This is some typography that i did for a poster at college for the film the machinist.. i melted letters into metal and then scanned the metal. i think it creates some interesting textures and i was pleased with the outcome.

fritha strickland

I discovered this illustrator in the london metro where she won a competition to  be on the cover. she did an illustration about the animals that she sees on her way to work. I think i have a real soft spot for animal illustrations they seem to crop up where ever i go or whatever i do. 
I love the childlike style of her illustrations and the soft colours that she uses. i think that they are simple but effective and they make me want to put them up on my kitchen cupboards so i can look at them all the time.

The worst internet cafe ever and now then..

So we still dont have the internet in our house in london.. I havent been able to post anything recently :(! but im in an internet cafe even though the internet is rubbish i am going to attempt a post....


i havent got any new illustrations to post but this magazine is from sheffield and something that i always kept an eye out for and collected when i could. 
Now then is free and i think thats such a great thing that illustration can be broadcast to the whole of sheffield for free. it means more people can see and appreciate it. 
i like that each issue focuses on one illustrators work and showcases a variety of illustrations by them.

check it out: http://nowthensheffield.blogspot.com/

slacking

I haven't updated for a while ive been so busy starting work and moving down to london but heres some more sketchbook work...

Creatures

more from my mythical creatures project sketchbook that I just found on my laptop

More sketchbook

 

Just more bits from sketchbooks.

Popshot zine

Popshot is a zine that combines illustrations and poems. I discovered it while i was at university and I have tried to keep up with buying it although its quite hard to find places that sell it. luckily the waterstones at sheffield hallam uni had it sometimes so i could buy it and also it is possible to order it online. i love that anyone can send in work to be picked to be in the zine  and then they send out poems that people have also sent in to the illustrators and they marry the poem with an illustration. I also like how each issue runs alone a theme...
"Popshot is a poetry and illustration magazine gently intent on hoodwinking poetry back from the clammy hands of school anthologies and funeral readings. It is not a namedrop session or a further attempt to immortalise the great poets of days gone by. We are here to showcase the poetry of today and tomorrow with the whimsical arms of illustration wrapped tightly round it. We are of the thought that the future of poetry is even more exciting than the past.
Each issue contains a collection of poems written to a theme. These selected poems are individually sent out to a collection of illustrators who then illustrate the poems according to their interpretation of the piece. These illustrations are then bound together with the poems and printed onto sheets of tree pulp for your enjoyment."

AOI: "As I am handed the third issue of Popshot magazine I am delighted that a publication has finally been produced that combines together two of the things that many artists are so passionate about. For we are not just doodling machines; we are much more. We have feelings too, damn it. This is perfect for all you sensitive kids out there, yearning for an outlet for all those gushing feelings and emotions that yearn to be set free upon the unfortunate world around us."

popshotpopshot.com - click!

Natural history

These are some posters that i designed for a fake exhibition at the natural history museum about mythical creatures. i needed to put my illustrations into a context and im happy with the way that they have turned out. layout and typography is something ive had to work on so im happy with how these came together in the end.

there was another one but it wont upload at this moment in time... to be continued!

Audrey & Edith lookbook.

This is something that my friend is working on at the moment and that I have become involved with. these are some collages that I put together for her to show the identity of a company she is setting up which is going to be vintage clothes and club nights. I decided to try to keep the vintage feel but to also put a bit of a modern twist on it to keep it up to date with vintage fashion at the moment.

Mythical creatures

This project was my final major project at university. I decided to use the theme of mythical creatures. This seems to be a re-occuring theme for my illustrations and one that I really enjoy working with. I took inspiration for this project from the story of the cottingley fairies. The story of two little girls creating an illusion of fairies at the bottom of their garden using drawings they had done by adapting a story book that they had and taking photos of them using long exposure. I love the idea that these two girls managed to fool so many people into thinking that the fairies were real just by using essentially puppets and clever photography.

I started my project by creating my mythical creatures and I decided to do a cross between insects and birds. these are two things that are commonly found in any garden and also that i enjoy drawing.

These are my original drawings. I wanted to keep my animals as unexplained as possible to keep the viewer guessing what they were. to create a 'real' feel to my animals i decided that having the images as they are here wouldn't be in keeping with my theme so i took inspiration from indonesian shadow puppets and decided that doing something similar to this would be the best way to display my animals. so i made my drawings into puppets and took them into the photography studio where i set up a light box and created shadows using the puppets of my drawings and these formed my final images.

these are the finished illustrations which I was very happy with. i think the air of mystery is maintained and thats exactly what i wanted to do.. keep people guessing!

Sophie Kern

Sophie Kern is someone that ive admired the whole time I've been at university. I really like the handmade feel to her pieces and the use of colour. I enjoy her subject matter and the composition of her collage. 

www.sophiekern.co.uk

sketchbook bits and bobs..

These are just some snippits from my sketchbooks throughout college and university. None of the images posted are finished illustrations but working drawings. I think its important to show process as well as a finished article to show how things have changed and developed.