OK, last post today as Im dashing off for a weekend at Grandma's - lots of tea and cake - woohoo! befre I go though, here are some wonderful illustrations by Meomi, aka Vicky Wong and Michael Murphy who are based in Vancouver and create these lovely illustrations and also Vicky is the author and designer behind the great series of Octonauts books!
I'm having a bit of an illustration showcase today - there are so many talented artists out there I wish I could draw half as good as them - unfortunately stick men is pretty much my domain! Anyhow, here is Kate Wilson, an artist from London who creates fantastic birdie illustrations, I came across her lovely drawings on Etsy and also via the lovely blog Peonies and Polaroids. Kate's drawings feature two of my favorite things - birds and sweet treats! She also paints amazing watercolor fashion illustrations for clients such as Topman, The Guardian, Liberty and House of Holland. Check out her lovely blog here and her Etsy shop here
I stumbled across Lucy Gough's blog recently, I love her illustrations and photography which you can find on her website. Lucy is a photographer and illustrator based in London and has been featured in many magazines and newspapers in including the Independent, The Times, Country Living (one of my favorite magazines) and Coastal. Lucy also has some great finds on her blog too, one of which I will blog about in my next post - go check out her blog!
I have recently been looking for some new artwork for our house to brighten up the walls. I came across Yellena's work on Etsy some time ago, and think this is just the ticket. I had written a rather lame description of Yellena's wok, when I checked out her profile and realised someone else had done a much better job of describing her work so I scrapped mine and here is theirs instead: "colorful arrangements of organic shapes and tangled lines which are at once floral and alien, organic and sci-fi, crafty and fantastic". Yellena says she tries to create an intimate world that possesses its own ethos and own emotional range. Her work has been shown worldwide and her illustrations have been used by Anthropologie, Nike and others and have graced the pages of many magazines including Vogue Australia and Domino. There is something I find very relaxing about looking at these illustrations - even more reason to get a couple for my bedroom.
I am in love with Julia Potts' illustrations and they not only come in wonderful postcards and prints but also in temporary tattoos like the lovely cat and dog design at the top and the shrinkies brooches like the 'look at me' bear above! Julia has an Etsy shop where you can check out more of her wonderful designs.
I love these illustrations by Australian based My Charlie Girl. I am totally in awe of people who can draw like this! You can see more of her work at her etsy store.
Some beautiful drawings from Aussie Patches, another artist who sells her work on Etsy, who is, as her name suggests, from Australia. A place that seems to be brimming with design talent at the moment.
