Before I got carried away with my birthday and my fabulous cake, I had been posting about great illustrators, which I had been inspired by when I was in Paris.
A while back I found Telle on the internet, a french illustrator who is the creator of these fantastic characters and plush toys. I really love looking at her great sketch book pages as well - such cute images!! She contacted me again recently and so I took the opportunity to ask her more about herself and her work. I like her story as it shows you can follow your heart when it comes to your career, you just need persistence and also opportunities come along when you least expect it.
Telle didn't make it into art school and initially did German instead. She worked in various jobs; hotels, banks and cinemas. When she lost her job, she told her boss that he given her a great opportunity as now she was going to become a children,s book illustrator. But things were not plain sailing as she didnt get as much illustration work as she had hoped but some time later when Telle showed her work at the Playtime show ( a great trade fair specialising in children's goods in Paris) she met a company called Trousselier who fell in love with her work!
After meeting Trousselier she then worked for 6 months on the collection and in January 2009, the prototypes were shown on Maison & Objet, in Paris and now you can find her lovely plush toys in many stores - check her website to find out more.
Whats next for Telle? Well, she has lots of ideas and apart from finishing her book, which was her original idea she now also wants to design postcards, posters, coloring books and more! Telle doesn't rest on her laurels - she is in the process of finishing a comic book to be available later this year and she is also thinking of more children's books using her characters Ninon and the Wolf who has been very successful in shops ( and who I adore!!).
Zo? Tucker's board - a runner up for the Decor8 moodboard contest
Sandra Earl winner of the Decor8 moodboard contest
Jeanne Wallace runner up of the Decor8 moodboard contest.
I love swatchbooks and here is a pretty little one via Prettylittlethings
Pangea Handmade does regular moodboards like the one above on her blog
Ness Donnelly's lovely board
Pupillottchen's gorgeous scrapbook and designs via Flickr
Images above from Flickr - click on image to see list of designers
Since I began regularly looking at other blogs I have noticed some really lovely mood boards and sketchbooks. Here are a couple of my attempts at mood boards - over the next few days Im going to have a look at other peices various inspirational sketchbooks, journals and mood boards etc. If you have any lovely mood boards or journal entries on your blogs, please leave a comment.
Siansbury's
Kiss Prudence
Charley Dreams
Dily's Treasures and Sophie Sylvester 
lilidrawspictures' stall
Come on down to the fair Craft Candy Candyfloss tomorrow if you are in Sheffield - Im having a pitch there and there will be loads of great stalls, selling jewellery, homewares, ceramics and much more!
