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-Ideas, Inspiration & Illustration-sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-38043215498494153642015-12-20T09:49:00.001-08:002015-12-20T09:49:09.054-08:00Illustration Friday - 'Soar'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Illustration Friday - 'Soar'</div>
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Hello! I know its been quite a while, I fancied doing a drawing for this weeks topic of Illustration Friday. Initially I pictured a bird, but then went off subject, with some frogs. Eventually, I got back to the bird, a swallow, and captured my interpretation of 'soar'. I attempted to make it a bit festive too!</div>
<br />sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-23935358352620689142013-04-22T12:18:00.001-07:002013-04-22T12:18:22.692-07:00HAZELWOOD CRAFTS by Raymond Hilton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-85768474550481028162013-02-16T12:02:00.000-08:002013-02-16T12:02:00.685-08:00Illustration Friday - Storm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A bit rushed in the end, and I used the mice from previous illustration. Thought the idea was quite good - storm in a teacup, but could have executed it better.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-44963934062852144482013-02-06T14:18:00.001-08:002013-02-06T14:18:50.088-08:00Illustration Friday - 'Wheel'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My first instinct thought for this illustration was a bus- since I work in a Nursery, I couldn't help but think of the wheel's on the bus..<br />
Then a ship wheel came to mind.. I just had to add some little fellows to it!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-45906574193828778702013-01-26T09:55:00.001-08:002013-01-26T09:55:12.419-08:00Illustration Friday - 'Wings'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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'Wings' for Illustration Friday.<br />
<br />sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-32280606847069212382012-07-22T06:33:00.000-07:002013-01-29T11:13:59.918-08:00Illustration Friday - LOST<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Illustration Friday - Lost -<br />
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For the week just gone, i decided on the multiple pathways, and then got distracted, and thought about a snail trail - poor little fellow didnt know which path to take!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-8378610374297997892012-07-08T11:31:00.001-07:002013-01-29T11:14:14.224-08:00ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY : "Suspended"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY : "Suspended"<br />
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After a week at the Nursery, I couldn't get all the songs from my head, and as it happens, one of them inspired me.. Hickory Dickory Dock, i couldn't help it :) I couldn't help but picture a mouse suspended from a clock pendulum. It would have been the full clock, but it drew to much attention off the little critter. Maybe i'll give it another go soon!!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-46692329061100735362012-05-03T10:45:00.002-07:002013-01-29T11:14:24.876-08:00Illustration Friday - JUMP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, better late than never, I couldn't resist the thought of frogs jumping for illustration friday, expressing myself with alot more paint recently! JUMP!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-30513910806040274442012-04-22T11:56:00.000-07:002012-04-22T11:56:15.098-07:00Illustration Friday - "HEIGHTS"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw this weeks topic for Illustration friday and decided to have a brainstorn, my first thoughts were a baby birds first flight, i had a browse at submissions, and on day one, someone had already done it.. so i began to think about memories i had, and this just popped straight in there..sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-5409573993065058402012-02-18T10:34:00.000-08:002012-02-18T10:38:19.544-08:00SAMPLES!!<div>Heres a peak at a start ive made.. CAKE SALE! I must say, Im slowly finding a comfort zone - painting - although its still very rough around the edges for my liking</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZzNVdipakec4uwOgUG4L7mZR0GMrRhZSsUEWWLvMfyLOSo5bZ5Rk1GeRhEpR50Uq_mIqZ2RaI1KMP5SR8Ra7pkzyLJ8zFDVRsHJWYPOcAWNDLuR6E6MnKRhI49JM-E7CR7oNQXFCKrQ/s1600/owltable.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZzNVdipakec4uwOgUG4L7mZR0GMrRhZSsUEWWLvMfyLOSo5bZ5Rk1GeRhEpR50Uq_mIqZ2RaI1KMP5SR8Ra7pkzyLJ8zFDVRsHJWYPOcAWNDLuR6E6MnKRhI49JM-E7CR7oNQXFCKrQ/s320/owltable.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710546077244564306" /></a>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-75487128568374094432012-02-18T10:26:00.000-08:002012-02-18T10:31:00.573-08:00Emma Block<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_jWGf2JPwttHN93jtb4_zXVsROFqMzgkdqHYj1rHl_rmeq5FiJmTK4go1IhedQSrDReofyBUI2KHH-93GyCXcVK6AC0W5c7t8vzd4CDHOVg7b6eZ1MdAg_Z8cs4RaxoH6VhntRdEXvM/s1600/summer+garden+lo+res.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_jWGf2JPwttHN93jtb4_zXVsROFqMzgkdqHYj1rHl_rmeq5FiJmTK4go1IhedQSrDReofyBUI2KHH-93GyCXcVK6AC0W5c7t8vzd4CDHOVg7b6eZ1MdAg_Z8cs4RaxoH6VhntRdEXvM/s320/summer+garden+lo+res.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710544848785398978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMWrPrIcMnsHVgdHi4SzwOKWs3o07Q0oWzVAMBhS97cyp9CcreG8DJitTkl602j5-jYg1MEYpvW0z8x2YyKGtO3dxbLGbG9uf37ehEJNn249J5gZuydqWl1BzGT8YT35_SlpJTthK6W8/s1600/close+up.JPG.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMWrPrIcMnsHVgdHi4SzwOKWs3o07Q0oWzVAMBhS97cyp9CcreG8DJitTkl602j5-jYg1MEYpvW0z8x2YyKGtO3dxbLGbG9uf37ehEJNn249J5gZuydqWl1BzGT8YT35_SlpJTthK6W8/s320/close+up.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710544818580441186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41wrFYblVZHtAm66Ae6Cb-uJO0_aqPZhyphenhyphenHnroHSUTwMCB37A0Cer309XFHr5N8mytPuPbfMlymHuUE34-dqQwgU2Bv52RHApEG8IkjTFzXxPmq6ZmQwpkkTNT2tJaZgy9UZfD1zt76ss/s1600/what+can+you+see+lo+res.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41wrFYblVZHtAm66Ae6Cb-uJO0_aqPZhyphenhyphenHnroHSUTwMCB37A0Cer309XFHr5N8mytPuPbfMlymHuUE34-dqQwgU2Bv52RHApEG8IkjTFzXxPmq6ZmQwpkkTNT2tJaZgy9UZfD1zt76ss/s320/what+can+you+see+lo+res.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710544810244531682" /></a><br />How fascinating!<div><br /></div><div>Back to basics I go, inspired by the lovely work of Emma block, cut and paste watercolour imagery! Im slowly building up an archive of houses and elements for my story after admiring these images. Wonderfully delicate ! LOVE!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-77418428291899736362011-10-17T06:43:00.001-07:002013-01-29T11:14:47.608-08:00Janice Nadeau<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoySr2n-yWF5atQ7LUkUg5b4XUfDmeihtpiePDQJqcNistgBg-CAlT4yxYxod8dn0qdHUi3VoehCy03eMoxv8ApJ34yYhKTWnOM4CswccQp-E7sKWJmqGee2njBrmxaDwVW2o-pDWJ1EE/s1600/p_cb_jnadeau_c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664456500504104034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoySr2n-yWF5atQ7LUkUg5b4XUfDmeihtpiePDQJqcNistgBg-CAlT4yxYxod8dn0qdHUi3VoehCy03eMoxv8ApJ34yYhKTWnOM4CswccQp-E7sKWJmqGee2njBrmxaDwVW2o-pDWJ1EE/s320/p_cb_jnadeau_c.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 314px;" /></a>Following the most recent post, it seems necessary to state that with my change in ways, come a change in interest. Janice Nadeau uses a range of mediums within her work. Her most recent are primarily watercolour. Although her work for the book above, differs somewhat, it fascinates me. Hand made, drawn, painted. It is so expressive and delicate. <br />
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My love for Oliver Jeffers and Sara fanelli remains intact.</div>
sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-57966764138297455942011-10-17T06:35:00.001-07:002011-10-17T06:41:22.440-07:00TWOO!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyptS_R9FI2L0Uv6mUNVXY3oIJPAgEBd2k3DvH_WlbcKzhLcZYGa-VoAiEyD9F3NU3b_8hZQQx8TyScLpg1eE2fgI2xEEQMzjoVYuJkBS2rfJd6Mait-B0bjHBpVITnHbWmD3lLLxsKU/s1600/owl3flat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyptS_R9FI2L0Uv6mUNVXY3oIJPAgEBd2k3DvH_WlbcKzhLcZYGa-VoAiEyD9F3NU3b_8hZQQx8TyScLpg1eE2fgI2xEEQMzjoVYuJkBS2rfJd6Mait-B0bjHBpVITnHbWmD3lLLxsKU/s320/owl3flat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664454454439327106" /></a>As you can see, I have been trying to be creative.. this is my owl!<div><br /></div><div>It has changed somewhat in terms of medium, although for me, i wouldnt say my ways of creating have changed, just taken a step back, i still combine computer references, but i like to be much more hands on, to get involved with my work and express myself. i tend to now create with a paintbrush in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. Having been through a pretty rocky period, my habits and everything else for that matter have changed somewhat, hopefully there will be a developmental period, and who knows, my work may choose another path, yet again i dare say..</div><div><br /></div><div>we shall see..</div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-64392311687778474982010-08-07T13:39:00.001-07:002010-08-07T13:50:38.016-07:00THE CHARACTERS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vb21HVuCmAPy4F5RP3_6HvFDjpHGU2nmmtcnefOoXEO-2lQ110rfZXFMngh6fEY8tkPro4MqCqMaK9BYIZ2-jH2pXU3k1i_WAkOlaDIjyCuUMdYDVa_c_IQ0lnI-emSV3o73OlreL78/s1600/OLDMAN-flat333-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vb21HVuCmAPy4F5RP3_6HvFDjpHGU2nmmtcnefOoXEO-2lQ110rfZXFMngh6fEY8tkPro4MqCqMaK9BYIZ2-jH2pXU3k1i_WAkOlaDIjyCuUMdYDVa_c_IQ0lnI-emSV3o73OlreL78/s320/OLDMAN-flat333-.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502773004465373106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jiq4O6UeCIivIuwdsBRsDuk1i_m4JXqk425ujML1rkZa3KcxTM5a8tLJ6rAki4lYLRcDWiNnl9vL3JlD4RQsfQaA8u2BhtJcNlklGYLphzso3A52WApNNgoqu1CiTe81jT_OW_kdJbE/s1600/little-girl-FLAT333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jiq4O6UeCIivIuwdsBRsDuk1i_m4JXqk425ujML1rkZa3KcxTM5a8tLJ6rAki4lYLRcDWiNnl9vL3JlD4RQsfQaA8u2BhtJcNlklGYLphzso3A52WApNNgoqu1CiTe81jT_OW_kdJbE/s320/little-girl-FLAT333.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502772986502901762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1N686Ai-GZ0yKdbAwtDx5fYY3B4siJsdCWpQM7VfTf0H7a96xhbnL4ClX0qZezNXnWAVUyulrVkyiQuWs28kmrahYYpp_brLPzSnClm2WNOFjGUqZmEtAFs9e0qxdvTsi6OSbnxx6NJM/s1600/oldwoman-FLAT333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1N686Ai-GZ0yKdbAwtDx5fYY3B4siJsdCWpQM7VfTf0H7a96xhbnL4ClX0qZezNXnWAVUyulrVkyiQuWs28kmrahYYpp_brLPzSnClm2WNOFjGUqZmEtAFs9e0qxdvTsi6OSbnxx6NJM/s320/oldwoman-FLAT333.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502772983287249282" /></a><br /><div>Still need tweeking here and there.. but they make me smile..</div><div><br /></div><div>based on the characters in the Hobyah story</div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-72023579227105774512010-08-07T13:31:00.001-07:002010-08-07T13:38:58.461-07:00HOBYAH!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeucWFjx3SNRK6O45imkLSOpkYT-WCLFFw0KY7mA_PZCPW19-rKOSvp1OxoyuXW2CslMWaDiLKUq-qBKf8Hk8Gt0MEn1dhHJlH8EFkdLcpoT2Rhyphenhyphen85w9aeM4F209CDBl19SE5a0Hxj9w/s1600/hobyah+round+tree-FLAT.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeucWFjx3SNRK6O45imkLSOpkYT-WCLFFw0KY7mA_PZCPW19-rKOSvp1OxoyuXW2CslMWaDiLKUq-qBKf8Hk8Gt0MEn1dhHJlH8EFkdLcpoT2Rhyphenhyphen85w9aeM4F209CDBl19SE5a0Hxj9w/s320/hobyah+round+tree-FLAT.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502768491272452834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 100, 0); background-color: white; ">Title: </span>English fairy tale: Hobyahs<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 100, 0); background-color: white; ">Author: </span>Joseph Jacobs [<span style="font-size: 12px; ">More <a class="noUnderL" href="http://www.readbookonline.net/books/Jacobs/224/" style="text-decoration: none; ">Titles by Jacobs</a></span>] <br /><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">(Collected and edited by Joseph Jacobs)</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">Once there was an old man and woman and a little girl, and they all lived in a house made of hempstalks. Now the old man had a little dog named Turpie; and one night the Hobyahs came and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off his tail." So in the morning the old man cut off little dog Turpie's tail.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off one of his legs." So in the morning the old man cut off one of little dog Turpie's legs.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off another of his legs." So in the morning the old man cut off another of little dog Turpie's legs.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off another of his legs." So in the morning the old man cut off another of little dog Turpie's legs.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off another of his legs." So in the morning the old man cut off another of little dog Turpie's legs.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" But little dog Turpie barked so that the Hobyahs ran off; and the old man said, "Little dog Turpie barks so that I cannot sleep nor slumber, and if I live till morning I will cut off little dog Turpie's head." So in the morning the old man cut off little dog Turpie's head.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The next night the Hobyahs came again, and said, "Hobyah! Hobyah! Hobyah! Tear down the hempstalks, eat up the old man and woman, and carry off the little girl!" And when the Hobyahs found that little dog Turpie's head was off they tore down the hempstalks, ate up the old man and woman, and carried the little girl off in a bag.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">And when the Hobyahs came to their home they hung up the bag with the little girl in it, and every Hobyah knocked on the top of the bag and said, "Look me! look me!" And then they went to sleep until the next night, for the Hobyahs slept in the daytime.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The little girl cried a great deal, and a man with a big dog came that way and heard her crying. When he asked her how she came there and she told him, he put the dog in the bag and took the little girl to his home.</p><p style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">The next night the Hobyahs took down the bag and knocked on the top of it, and said "Look me! look me!" and when they opened the bag--the big dog jumped out and ate them all up; so there are no Hobyahs now.<br /><br /><br /></p><p class="lineb" style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">[The end]<br />Joseph Jacobs's English fairy tale: The Hobyahs</p><p class="lineb" style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><br /></p><p class="lineb" style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">I must add that the book I have, the story I have related my images to is a lot less like a grimm fairy tale.. It was a story book I grew up with, and it is only at this point that I can see the horrible side to it, netherless it does not reflect within the illustrations I have embarked upon creating for this childrens book.</span></p><p class="lineb" style="line-height: 135%; font-size: 100%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Image above it one I sketched out as an illustration for the book, I forget who inspired me now.. Im sure Ill remember in time and make a post. :) I may or may not use it yet, Ive been playing with all sorts of mediums, I like this pencil sketch tho..</span></p></span>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-20969919236030061772010-08-07T13:08:00.000-07:002010-08-07T13:27:06.956-07:00HELLO BLOG!I had forgotten to update you, or more like I havn't had the time! After previous posts whereby a discussion was made to develop characters, i drew a blank, initially.. now I may or may not be onto something, but I feel like its got something that my degree work was missing. <div>It all happened at once.. I was looking over my journal, and thought about how i had based it primarily on the combination of mixed media and computer generated art. Over my final project, I eased of the mixed media, relying on illustrator and photoshop. When I look back on them now, I feel they miss something, Im not saying im not happy with them, just that maybe I'd like to experiment again.. in a different way...</div><div><br /></div><div>..</div><div><br /></div><div>I have been in ore with Oliver Jeffers, now owning most of his picture books, im infactuated with his illustrations.. I tried my hand at some painting.. which, well, didnt quite work out, obviously! haha.. im a maker! I then, as always flicked through a few of Finelli's works, and read through her recent ' Sometimes I think, sometimes I am' and thats where it started. I went mad one day with a full sketchpad and a box of acrylics and watercolours. I didnt care how the paper came out, as long as it had paint on it. </div><div><br /></div><div>..</div><div><br /></div><div>From here I had looked over an aray of childrens books, and was still puzzled with where to start with mine. So... I dug out a collection of books from my infant school, I found the one and only reading book, which was confiscated of me, strictly because I had drawn my FIRST character, a little man, on the centre pages! This book was not for drawing in i was told! </div><div><br /></div><div>I directed my first character on this very man. I knew he meant something to me once as a child, so it made sense to use him as my direction.</div><div>I first did a rough sketch, and then cut out body parts - legs, torso, arms etc.. out of the painted papers... these were then scanned in and a drawn head was added.. and finally..</div><div><br /></div><div>a childs interpretation..</div><div>my interpretation :)</div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-27936324892116877962010-03-19T09:12:00.000-07:002010-03-19T09:16:56.138-07:00Wise wordsA similar mail sent to Steve Mack as that I sent to Hannah Shaw.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; ">Hello,<div><br /></div><div>My name is Sarah Hilton, I came across your work online when searching children's book illustrations, and was fascinated with your unique caricature designs.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have recently graduated from Liverpool John Moores and attained a First Degree in Illustration. I have always been inspired by children's book Illustrations, yet I am unsure if my work belongs in this design field. I know how busy you must be but I have enclosed a few samples of my work. I would value your opinion, if your have a spare few moments to look over them; to progress myself further in the Design Industry.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kind Regards from an aspiring Illustrator,</div><div><br /></div><div>Sarah Hilton.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And his reply..</div><div><br /></div><div><pre style="white-space: normal; ">Hi Sarah,<br /><br />Thanks for emailing me! I took a look at your pdf and I really like the <br />direction you have. There is a strong consistency in your work and I <br />like the textural aspects of it.<br /><br />I think you will find as you go along after graduation that your work <br />will take many different turns. You have the talent, that's for sure! <br />Find out what comes naturally and doesn't feel like work to you and <br />you'll find your place.<br /><br />Best,<br />Steve</pre></div></span></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-44984502020250992332010-03-19T08:19:00.000-07:002010-03-19T08:28:39.887-07:00Steve Mack - children's book Illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSFfcQW9ZFEucVZrmViP5wBT8WeF4mO6r3TnukUqbX2VrfXMRjBzwmoM7vt6hNClM2yK5UKelBa3DTogcB5TZwXKr8_64HM0r6JSfTs-O1K8T0v4Dl5NPKP3pwmQUQ6Xi0AtjhrOnDlY/s1600-h/TURKEY.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSFfcQW9ZFEucVZrmViP5wBT8WeF4mO6r3TnukUqbX2VrfXMRjBzwmoM7vt6hNClM2yK5UKelBa3DTogcB5TZwXKr8_64HM0r6JSfTs-O1K8T0v4Dl5NPKP3pwmQUQ6Xi0AtjhrOnDlY/s320/TURKEY.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450365453227459522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwD29Qp9UlBFDDmG0hkyeOfuxTWejqi8PzlhotKFb-ujMaJ79VNbJrGZ4qh-UpCp0saa06MWdIhzHKiBtHrCFjkGJ0LgemMnizYV9hCcQ4B5BLHCw-BCIOXsTioh93BA6k0CSuShIhQcY/s1600-h/aquatic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwD29Qp9UlBFDDmG0hkyeOfuxTWejqi8PzlhotKFb-ujMaJ79VNbJrGZ4qh-UpCp0saa06MWdIhzHKiBtHrCFjkGJ0LgemMnizYV9hCcQ4B5BLHCw-BCIOXsTioh93BA6k0CSuShIhQcY/s320/aquatic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450365443437817426" /></a>I have only recently come across <a href="http://illustrationfarm.com">Steve Mack</a>'s work. It fascinates me! His use of texture and colour within his illustrations is marvelous.. and they are simple! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqrnJIiAQ-QfHXi3x_yVb3ofTOmCLvUx8Xr7PK8yVrUAZzfDyS1tMfL5e2o7n-dInNN3CdS4-dNqRUlzCGX9YPVJsrXE4l7twPUnXnP-Pp7fuTT2QIMDZKb5zkqQjycqHKd25fKX8FX0/s1600-h/11-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqrnJIiAQ-QfHXi3x_yVb3ofTOmCLvUx8Xr7PK8yVrUAZzfDyS1tMfL5e2o7n-dInNN3CdS4-dNqRUlzCGX9YPVJsrXE4l7twPUnXnP-Pp7fuTT2QIMDZKb5zkqQjycqHKd25fKX8FX0/s320/11-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450365438948130066" /></a><div>His figures are unique and stylistic, again he has used textures to put emphasis within his images..</div><div><br /></div><div>He has created a number of illustrations for greetings cards, and produced children's picture books. Maybe I'm just seeing it myself but it reminds me quite of the work of Jim Flora. Fantastic!<br /><br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-44767474662098184332010-03-19T04:59:00.000-07:002010-03-19T05:14:23.546-07:00An inspiring influence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEP8M87G5nnxqcSwbmcvqRRYqezd9vHaqgfJHCgPX5VXGG5ejV9Jgnnft5a_2VDb6USWnxCyLcQK57MqHSn0nRWu9FX8KegeeoApYY5hfiM8hTPZVBS6-rrjKURprXdkhnlezn8Tt-pQ/s1600-h/9780545231459.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEP8M87G5nnxqcSwbmcvqRRYqezd9vHaqgfJHCgPX5VXGG5ejV9Jgnnft5a_2VDb6USWnxCyLcQK57MqHSn0nRWu9FX8KegeeoApYY5hfiM8hTPZVBS6-rrjKURprXdkhnlezn8Tt-pQ/s320/9780545231459.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450315621459777042" /></a><br />Whilst I have been considering childrens book illustrations, which I must add, I need a lot more developement with, i began researching into various publishers. I came across the work of <a href="http://www.hannahshawillustrator.co.uk/">Hannah Shaw</a>, who woks for Chicken House publishing. Her work is very much a drawing based medium, and oppositly different in style to my own, her work inspired me on a different level. I wanted to know what it takes to become an illustrator like her.<div><br /></div><div>And so..</div><div>I mailed her..</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; ">Hello,<div><br /></div><div>My name is Sarah Hilton, I came across your work on the 'Chicken House Publishing' website and was fascinated by your book Illustrations.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have recently graduated from Liverpool John Moores and attained a First Degree in Illustration. I have always been inspired by children's book Illustrations, yet I am unsure if my work belongs in this design field. I know how busy you must be but I have enclosed a few samples of my work. I would value your opinion, if your have a spare few moments to look over them; to progress myself further in the Design Industry.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kind Regards from an aspiring Illustrator,</div><div><br /></div><div>Sarah Hilton.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><div>She replied..</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><pre style="white-space: normal; ">Hi Sarah,<br /><br />Your work is really nice and has a unique style.<br />It would work really well for editorial/ advertising possibly even in<br />child based media/ design.<br /><br />I'm not so sure it holds the particular narrative qualities often looked<br />for by picture book editors and art directors and if you do want to<br />progress into picture books I suggest you work more on characterisation.<br /><br />Appealing characters combined with a different but saleable illustration<br />technique is what most art directors look for when commissioning new<br />talent.<br /><br />I suggest you do think about doing the following if you really want to<br />work in children's books:<br /><br />* Get some work experience in children's publishing. Having been on the<br />publishing side of things will give you greater insight about the industry<br />as a whole.<br /><br />* Work on producing a mock-up picture book with an existing story of your<br />choice.<br /><br />* Send the mock-up to publishers/ agents and get feedback.<br /><br />* Read Martin Salisbury's book on illustrating picture books.<br /><br />Good luck<br /><br />Hannah x<br /></pre><pre style="white-space: normal; "><br /></pre><pre style="white-space: normal; "><br /></pre><pre style="white-space: normal; ">And so now a mock up picture book will commence.. whether or not it will come out successful is another matter.. but who knows until you try.. I knew I needed to characterise more when completing my degree.. but when i tried I felt it didnt blend so much with my work.. i always relied upon silhouettes for characters.. so much of illustration today is character based but not all illustrations need it, depending on the field.. I know i want characters within my work, now is the time to develop that.</pre></span></div><div><br /></div></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-50737105995999786402010-03-17T06:55:00.000-07:002010-03-17T07:13:56.751-07:00A smile towards the sun..As any of you will know, who have onlooked this blog.. it has been a scarcely long time since I even attempted a post. The only answer I have for this has been sheer laziness.. yet.. i have always had the thought in the back of my mind.. to actually do something with myself.. within the art industry, of course! For all present students who read this.. for heavens sake, when you have graduated dont stop there.!. But who am I to give good advice.. <div><br /></div><div>I suppose what stopped me, if I'm honest is that I know I had developed my own style within Illustration, but I never really felt that my work fitted in a specific field of illustration.. It didn't posses the cliche of an editorial and it wasn't quite suited to childrens book illustration.</div><div><br /></div><div>I left my head stuck in the clouds from here.. I didn't know where I fitted in.</div><div><br /></div><div>One thought always stuck in my head.. </div><div><br /></div><div>..</div><div><br /></div><div>..</div><div><br /></div><div>When I was lucky enough to attend the annual D&AD trip, Matthew Richardson offered me some thoughtful praise upon my recent work - the circus book.. and he mentioned I look into 'Walker books'.</div><div>My first thought was book design? Who am I to do book design?</div><div>yet the comment has stayed with me, in hope that some miraculous encounter will happen where one day i will infact illustrate books.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now it may not be my field, but i have always felt my work lacking in characterisation.. so Im going to give it a go..</div><div><br /></div><div>who knows what will happen..</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-1059955952818018722009-05-08T15:47:00.000-07:002009-05-08T16:00:32.937-07:00Getting out there!Where did you start looking for work?<div><br /></div><div>I was 16 and got a job at Carlton Artists In Marble Arch. The studio manager has been to Bramley Tech. My job title was general artist. And they were paying me £5 a week. Carlton was a large studio. There was a fashion studio, and another one with guys just drawing shoes - a bit like andy warhol did. I was amongst al these incredibly talented people. I had to collect their time sheets. They would show me things, my ambition was to be an art director.</div><div><br /></div><div>You ended up as an illustrtor - have you been a frustrated art director all these years?</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't think of myself as an illustrator in those days at all. I wanted to be the best art director in the world. At school they had their own typographic room. We had our own composing suites. I was quite into type, people like Herb Lubalin. I liked american advertising, and people like David Ogilvy. I was only when I got a job in an advertising group, where I was doing ads, that I found myself doing the whole thing. I'd come up with an idea, draw it, put the type on it and that would be it. I was a sort of one man show. I worked for a few desing groups. I moved around a lot because the only way you could get a pay rise in those days was to change jobs. My first job after Carlton artists was pye records. I t was a fantastic time to be there. I did a lot of blues album covers - Pye were affiliated with Reprise and Chess.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Most of this research was taken from articles from art magaines)</div><div><br /></div><div>YOU WILL FIND THEM IN..</div><div><br /></div><div>VAROOM ISSUE 7, 2008 - P40, BRIAN GRIMWOOD</div><div>VAROOM ISSUE 8, 2008 - P58, REVIEWS</div><div>VAROOM ISSUE 7, 2008 - P8, HVASS & HANNIBAL</div><div>VAROOM ISSUE 8, 2008 - P64, 1/2</div><div>VAROOM ISSUE 6, 2008 - P40, SELF PROMOTION.</div><div><br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-32925814870890189662009-05-08T15:40:00.000-07:002009-05-08T15:45:29.098-07:00Otto Dettmer<div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Otto Dettmer</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Otto studied at Kingston University. He has always had an edge for screenprinting within his work and in 1995 at Kingston, it came about for him.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Dettmer, is very fond of producing a lot of self promotion- Mail-outs for clients for example. His work is very stripped back, and he consistently uses a limited colour palette. His work communicates effectively and is very simple.</span></span></p> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdHurqwfN_0laBuwChoUO9Sg9Av4GjhFB53yeqtMQD0Z6Ns5wFbZu539sIOPrJYjx4cwb9aZvawCUWFHkLaJjXfWLGAcknfyJkJHyzfwfU2XRV4Sw05-Yvyg8sNpRN-K4NzveYDGRuRI/s1600-h/2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdHurqwfN_0laBuwChoUO9Sg9Av4GjhFB53yeqtMQD0Z6Ns5wFbZu539sIOPrJYjx4cwb9aZvawCUWFHkLaJjXfWLGAcknfyJkJHyzfwfU2XRV4Sw05-Yvyg8sNpRN-K4NzveYDGRuRI/s320/2.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333587562649884834" /></a><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">His influences range from Saul bass, to Rodchenko ad el Lissitsky, the renaissance and figures have had a compulsivee impact upon his work presently whch he was kind enough to show us whilst he gave a talk at Stockport College. A very fururistic look, a little more empahsis on design and not as simple as some of his work but still very effective.</span></span></p> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc8X_TWfHIQTA-dszMNcqXtDHF6wYJlgUvPG_2x1U1pGHlzvHkyXq6vyIWAAoTQL0wPmUIKEEgqF4cWaFp7w81u0bUmpLIdBavU9MaElN7rjoAFwX427SepX81z68d0pI6OWPgmosmRE/s1600-h/otto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc8X_TWfHIQTA-dszMNcqXtDHF6wYJlgUvPG_2x1U1pGHlzvHkyXq6vyIWAAoTQL0wPmUIKEEgqF4cWaFp7w81u0bUmpLIdBavU9MaElN7rjoAFwX427SepX81z68d0pI6OWPgmosmRE/s320/otto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333587500372485010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"> </span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">He began self promotion as soon as he left college, he knew of its importance, that being the reason he is still overemphasising on it today, the same as any other illustrator. But the market more recently has become very competative so there is more reason to be. He would visit London as often as he could a week and produced a range of editorials for european magazines. Otto has a very large range of stock illustration on his website – some of his past works or spot elements from illustration, expired licence which have been resold for half price. He come across very business like. When giving his talk, Otto stated the importance of being on the internet and making yourself visible to clients. He also began to talk of the future illustration being quite moving image or animation- his futuristic work depicts a feel of this. The pieces have been created using photographic reference of figures, insects and shapes, depicting a chaging monster in the city.</span></span></p></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiggqMGsr2IOdpgomw3ieZ_tVGLNfimfzGldeNX9_eZWUZ5PcrNyrmja7eoFiUnDfy9OcyVxdIAN4DBeUAK-o_jJR6ZYScHfXeMfvzURxJAfHH13mYBdtk6ZrF5QVhyzAQqC5Wi7sFm9c/s1600-h/center.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiggqMGsr2IOdpgomw3ieZ_tVGLNfimfzGldeNX9_eZWUZ5PcrNyrmja7eoFiUnDfy9OcyVxdIAN4DBeUAK-o_jJR6ZYScHfXeMfvzURxJAfHH13mYBdtk6ZrF5QVhyzAQqC5Wi7sFm9c/s320/center.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333586834039035234" /></a><br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-24894414022947704532009-05-08T13:12:00.000-07:002009-05-08T15:11:04.379-07:00TOO many design graduates-essay<p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Every year, education establishments produce thousands of illustrators, but what happens to them all after they graduate? after reading relevant articles and asking exgraduates of the situation, I believe self-promotion and the initiative of the illustrator plays a big role in the establishment of a designer. Not only that though, the industry cannot commission every illustrator after graduation. There are not possibly enough magazines, newspapers and book jackets available. Darrell Rees stated this fact within his book – How to be an Illustrator. I also believe it to be attributable that there is an expansion of practises that come under illustration- animation for example. But then this would clash with multimedia design. You will also notice that most illustrations recently, are quite dependant upon graphical shapes and elements produced and rendered entirely on the computer. This could also suggest a shift into graphic design. It seems illustration holds the means of design in any field. So what has been happening when these students graduate? Well, it has become apparent that photography, especially manipulated photography has become 'more effective in comparison to an illustration as Steven Heller states in an interview, that, </span></span><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">"I am an advocate of illustration and saddened by its loss of stature among editors who feel photography is somehow more effective (and controllable)." Manipulated photography, because of the reality, the image says everything it can, in as truthful an opinion as possible and so in some opinions it is more substantial.” Yet, I don't just believe this to be the only means to have had impact of the loss of illustration graduates within the design industry. I believe it more to be the the fault of the illustrator themselves. If your work is original and demonstrates strong concepts, then your illustration is doing its job. But how do you let people know that your work is what they are looking for?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">To begin with, making contacts becomes an important part of self promotion. At first, just getting your work seen, to gather opinions on it, but then to do your market research on what sort of mixtures are being produced within the industry and not adapting yourself but presenting yourself to be what a client needs.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I read within an issue of Varoom, that 'the most fundamental part of self promotion is letting the work speak for itself'. Which inevitably leads down to communication skills and getting the message across to the viewer instantly. Your ideas become apparent straight away, yet, it doesnt necessarily become an act of printing out as many posters as possible, you have to target the right people.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Every illustrator wants to be noticed, and every commissioner/client wants new talent, original work and thinking. Yet to be noticed you need to work at it, you need to be progressive and proactive. This approach to self-promotion has become the establishment of any successful practitioner. But, once you have inspired people with your work, you cannot wait for the phone to ring. Using your skills as a visual communicator, you have to inspire people. You must arrange meetings, send out mail shots, postcards and keep at it.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">After reading apparent articles on self-promotion, the majority speak of how commissioners find their illustrators. This is where self promotion becomes important, targeting the right people. Obviously a newspaper is seen and read everyday. Everyday an illustration is illuminated and more often than not a commissioner will see your work. 95% of the time, the internet is maybe the biggest chance of finding new talent and issues in comparison to a physical portfolio.There are also many competitions about for illustrators to enter into where new talent would be noticed and also internships with Agencys. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">internships provide opportunities for students to gain experience in their field, determine if they have an interest in a particular career, and it is a big chance to create a network of contacts.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">As I have been questioning exgraduates, some who have progressed within the illustration industry, others who have had some drawbacks, I specifically began to question their opinion on the following question</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">“</span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">what makes the difference between success and failure when trying to establish yourself in the design industry?</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I received numerous returns to the question, most picking up on the valuable point of self promotion and the gathering of new contacts. '</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#444444;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Raw talent is important and should be the deciding factor that separates a commercially successful illustrator from a respected one.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#444444;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">To develop a long term career it is important to develop your own approach to your own work and to keep it fresh and stimulating to yourself. Avoid getting jaded and continue to follow the professional approach listed above and you have a real chance of making it long term.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">' as andy pavitt states. Ben Jones who is based in London but is presently working, back in Manchester, stressed his views on the importance of developing a number of illustrations a day, and not just when you are a assigned a brief.'</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#444444;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Art directors need to see your work before they can commission you.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">' This practice enables an illustrator to keep on top of design and opens up new aspects. It can also encourage an illustrator to work in a number of ways which doubles the chance of a commission. I am not saying this is the way forward but it enables you two see things from a different point of view and develops your practice and ideas which are the ((potential)) to your illustrations. I have received lists of factors, do's and don't for this question. Not handing in an image late and always finding new ways of promotion and also listening to criticism and not always regarding it as a downfall when you go to show your portfolio.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">After visiting London and making arrangements to show my portfolio around and gather opinions, I feel confident upon making such arrangements in the future and it has developed my knowledge of what to do next. An ex-graduate who I have been contacting in relation to my work and the industry was lucky enough to have an internship with Big Orange studios in London. She now works as a full time designer and illustrator. I was told by one of Cheryl Taylors colleagues that one of the reasons she has become an established illustrator is due to the contacts she was able to make when she was on the internship. I have recently been told that I have been chosen for the same internship at Big Orange studios. My plan of action is to gather as many contacts as possible whilst I'm in London and to develop my practice in terms of market research of the illustration industry and seek advice from the established illustrators I will be working with. If I had not have got this chance, which I believe to be one of the big stepping stones for an illustrator, I would prepare self promotion, mail shots, postcards and always be updating my website. At every chance, I would go and show my portfolio around agencys and be prepared to develop produce more work every chance I get.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-90024251159518772122009-05-08T13:10:00.000-07:002009-05-08T15:09:06.825-07:00Andy Pavitt - Tracy Kendall - COMPARE AND CONTrAST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uMi442Bl6xTJsa-qGvlxrBP0B3T027H9YWyQNTcd7Xu-PcAmVG7fs39eg4cPqaa1N_LeNu4lC0uowMlM_PG-1R9RII7hgf4TYD6rQwN2nd63RIT8jwfHyz0HqGP-Ckex6U3AGiWbjGQ/s1600-h/437641406_5b4c13f71d.jpg"></a><div><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Andy Pavitt &Tracy Kendall</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Within this report I am going to compare and contrast processes of Andy Pavitt and Tracy Kendall, to what extent they are defined by the external rigours of the market place and the industry they operate in, using information From lectures at Stockport college and discussions I have had between myself and these practitioners. I aim to talk over how these illustrators relate to me, and how I can utilise information I have gathered, applying to my own practice.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Andy Pavitt, works at the Big Orange studio in London, which has been running for 15 years. He initally came to Stockport to give us a talk about his work. I first came across Pavitt's work a little into my first year on the degree, he has always inspired me with his strict use of shape, even more so, now. Pavitts vector based illustrations, are crisp and clean, flat coloured shapes without so much use of texture. Oppositly different in practice to the work of Tracy Kendall who creates her her intensified wallpapers using blown up photographic imagery. Yet, I it is more the process that ultimately separates the two illustrators.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">The Industry - Time</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Within the art industry, 'time' is an element that always comes to haunt any designer. The difference is, with these two practitioners, due to the way they work, and who they work for, depends on the timescale they are assigned. Pavitt has been commissioned by a range of newspapers, more specifically, the guardian, (to note but one). Because a newspaper needs new illustrations everyday, that becomes the largest amount of time you will have to complete an illustration, effectively, they have to be simple, original and communicate to their full potential. Kendall has a little more slack when it comes to time. She relies a lot on editorial articles to promote herself, and to some extent is waiting on commissioners coming to her from their discovery of these articles. Her experiment in process and practice lets her work speak out for itself. In contrast to pavitts, I think the scale of Kendalls work, the innovative ‘look’ of it and how it creates a new world, differs from Pavitts editorial pieces. The general scale of one of Kendalls sheets of wallpaper is created to fit a 2.5m tall space. I love the way kendall has designed her wallpapers, in the sense that it is almost interior design due to the space they offer but yet dominate with the large image a strong design concept which interacts with everything else in the room. Like illustration, as a field of design, it can go of on many tangents of graphics and animation. These two designers both know their limitations and stick to what they are good at, but oppositly Kendall's work seems to open more doors with fields of illustration, textile and interior design. You can see this with her creation of furniture elements for example.</p><div><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOJiJKeqiHRfcPf05X5LfLyG4Cmps26y3P1ZqjHp94ZUF9X1e-dUwkKsp9ADT-avxGy2bwaR2eba3qV4f3ap9cC-4q1NgJr6-ie-JaW1aMwlbRmpcauPYeNL_9o5CmD_YgxaNAp9pda4/s1600-h/e16.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOJiJKeqiHRfcPf05X5LfLyG4Cmps26y3P1ZqjHp94ZUF9X1e-dUwkKsp9ADT-avxGy2bwaR2eba3qV4f3ap9cC-4q1NgJr6-ie-JaW1aMwlbRmpcauPYeNL_9o5CmD_YgxaNAp9pda4/s320/e16.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333577459152445026" /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOz63QDjv8C4G73IiHiWfDhRGw1ENpM2hohNJSV462wu1M-PPqcOHpsObZ6-x0eytsCtN-YjgzGog6ndsowlmNlzfxqlbrkQ6OHRL1I_7_ZYOolYJqsE5VGSer-H8I798ukU3vhAHpPz0/s1600-h/e9.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOz63QDjv8C4G73IiHiWfDhRGw1ENpM2hohNJSV462wu1M-PPqcOHpsObZ6-x0eytsCtN-YjgzGog6ndsowlmNlzfxqlbrkQ6OHRL1I_7_ZYOolYJqsE5VGSer-H8I798ukU3vhAHpPz0/s320/e9.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333577076332690658" /></a><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Industry - Time</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; ">Within the art industry, 'time' is an element that always comes to haunt any designer. The difference is, with these two practitioners, due to the way they work, and who they work for, depends on the timescale they are assigned. Pavitt has been commissioned by a range of newspapers, more specifically, the guardian, (to note but one). Because a newspaper needs new illustrations everyday, that becomes the largest amount of time you will have to complete an illustration, effectively, they have to be simple, original and communicate to their full potential. Kendall has a little more slack when it comes to time. She relies a lot on editorial articles to promote herself, and to some extent is waiting on commissioners coming to her from their discovery of these articles. Her experiment in process and practice lets her work speak out for itself. In contrast to pavitts, I think the scale of Kendalls work, the innovative ‘look’ of it and how it creates a new world, differs from Pavitts editorial pieces. The general scale of one of Kendalls sheets of wallpaper is created to fit a 2.5m tall space. I love the way kendall has designed her wallpapers, in the sense that it is almost interior design due to the space they offer but yet dominate with the large image a strong design concept which interacts with everything else in the room. Like illustration, as a field of design, it can go of on many tangents of graphics and animation. These two designers both know their limitations and stick to what they are good at, but oppositly Kendall's work seems to open more doors with fields of illustration, textile and interior design. You can see this with her creation of furniture elements for example.</p></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEzPCcqxx4CTUN8KvvNfdKBKhNrF57suXbkwZLJPteEFdrzgXlaPU44mRUcjNoeWMIZ9OvHBSV6s1BKOH9i1fgj_1Ou4Ja-tAP1pJIlwCtXHoqTkPyrb_2X-c9p5b4RhaNzffhDichTs/s1600-h/chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEzPCcqxx4CTUN8KvvNfdKBKhNrF57suXbkwZLJPteEFdrzgXlaPU44mRUcjNoeWMIZ9OvHBSV6s1BKOH9i1fgj_1Ou4Ja-tAP1pJIlwCtXHoqTkPyrb_2X-c9p5b4RhaNzffhDichTs/s320/chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333572280514459586" /></a> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">As kendalls wallpaper designs communicate very differently to pavitts editorial work, her designs are better interpreted by aesthetic. The image makes a space pleasing to be in, it captures the viewer, whereas Pavitt’s is heavily relieant on communication. The illustration has to capture the viewer but ultimately lend itself to the text.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7vCB2OzL8NL6q2xJfGhQzEjOFYQzx0vCmg2Y2ZPi-iVeyhZ9yT1OtDfeHJhRbOVgkPCfhTc0pdfoFEwCXKfXv1C0q_AY-YXtQ56wT1l9Niqm64Wt8gF49sDX-eKsdAkVuVKqbGIct7k/s320/e12.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333577896133198082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Market</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Within the market, the way these practitioners lend themselves to design, is again different. As kendall is more a textile artist, there is not so much a fast or tight time scale for Kendall whereas Pavitt must have had to make often trips to agencys to make contacts and gain commissions. And of course, between the two, the income also differs, kendall told us, a piece of lae she bought from a flee market for maybe £1 has earnt her £50,000- in ration to Pavitt, the cost for a single illustration would be maybe a £100-£200 but he has the cost for his studio rent, yet an advantage of working within this field and having commissions such as Pavitts with newpapers, magazines etc- is the promotion! It's a way to get yourself seen and heard about. Kendall usually promotes herself within exhibitions and as I mentioned relies upon articles which have been wrote about herself and her work. It seems somewhat disheartning for me, knowing that she is doing something she enjoys, creating these wallpapers with objects of her own desire and people approach her when they want the same for themeselves. Pavitt however, is assigned a brief and has to please the client. At the end of the day, it is the client that is commissioning you, you dont have as much freedom as a designer like Kendall. Yet you could typically class her wallpaper designs as illustrations? Why should there be such a big difference in income? Ultimatly the money you earn from an illustration is enough to pay for rent, but you have to have a job on the side. Is this why so many ex-graduating illustrators do not go progress on in the industry?</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Because of the areas these two designers separate themselves, interaction of work, differs between the two. Usually because of the scale and context. Yet Kendall doesn't spend months designing, she often designs with the production techniques in mind. Which differs again from Pavitt, as all of his work is computer generated. Kendall has handcrafted her fabricated button chairs and printed her wallpapers. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Working Alone or in a studio?</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Kendall works alone, Pavitt works alone, but.. is able to bounce ideas of his colleagues at big orange. The studio itself has a given itself good name within the industry because of the people within it, presently around 8. ultimately if you hand a job in late, the message will get passed on and nobody will want you working for them. Effectively, because of this enviroment, you can learn of other people and be inspired by them. Kendall, uses the market place itself to be inspired where she gathers most of the found imagery she uses within her work. I would say a big plus to the way pavitt promotes himself, is the way he gains his contacts. Cherly Taylor, who is an exgraduate went on an internship to work at big orange for a week or so, after working there, she moved down to london to work full time and is now an established illustrator. Illustrators dont always share contacts but because the market for illustrations is so wide, yet so minimal at present because there are not nearly enough jobs for a graduating illustrators, it is a lot easier to promote yourself and make make contacts. Its easy enough to get out there and get your portfolio seen. The idea of working in a studio, with others, exchanging thoughts on work, intrigues and excites me, it is something I would love to do upon leaving. In comparison to pavitt, kendall prefers to work alone because of the process of her work, the time and space she needs is inevitably enough to get in someone elses way. But, she again, is handcrafting her work and does not have an individual space in a studio to work commitedly on a computer.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Concepts</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Both practitioners explore their concepts separatly, pavitt will create a range of shapes, layering them on a computer, but also creating a lot of roughs. Roughs are excessively important! As I am learning! For kendall it becomes a case of collection. To find the right spoon, or the right fork but ultimatly the idea is there instantly for her, as she works initially for herself, it is then that people approach her. Conclusively Kendalls commercial work is also her personal work, but then so is any other illustrators, but it differs somewhat.. as an illustrator is pleasing an audience and instinctivly, the client. Yet you have to enjoy illustration to be able to produce it, and especially work you are happy with. Speaking to Pavitt, we talked of how a few members within his studio are constantly creating illustrations, but they differ somewhat from commercial work, ultimatly bring out a new person, this is refreshing. Both of these practitioners have a style which is flowing through their work and is always visible. I have only just found a method of practice, but it seems very laborious, and is a contrast between these two practitiors. A mix of hand crefted elements and computer generated imagery yet, the computer side is somewhat more visible. Like Pavitt, shape offers my work a sense of structure and I am lost within it. I tend to overcomplicate, unlike kendall who uses in her most subjective work either one or two objects. Simplicity and communication I am told is the key to illustration as I have been told.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uMi442Bl6xTJsa-qGvlxrBP0B3T027H9YWyQNTcd7Xu-PcAmVG7fs39eg4cPqaa1N_LeNu4lC0uowMlM_PG-1R9RII7hgf4TYD6rQwN2nd63RIT8jwfHyz0HqGP-Ckex6U3AGiWbjGQ/s320/437641406_5b4c13f71d.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333578409921842754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px; " /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">I chose these two practitioners because of their differences particularly in process which I thought could have a relevant impact upon myself as it is something I love exploring. yet if I have learnt anything from the two, it would consist of a mix of not overcomplicating and keeping things simple, to always be on the lookout for new and exiting ways of creating a design, to keep self promotion at the top of my list and to make sure that I enjoy what I'm doing, not always just trying to please the client.</p>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682310406115922444.post-14246991792645389992009-05-08T04:24:00.000-07:002009-05-08T04:30:50.547-07:00Tracy Kendall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6HVr4rL9qgB99erryiCjhQMvU8x9JPszKhY0FCqAgUhbV5kOjx3oZpUQjhyyaWuljgja52eKtyzKqRBMxCSxVHX_56GU480yWb_KbsEUC4bcXWaozk5Ys2z3l8ZqtBUe51ZWz9xp6oY/s1600-h/tracy+k.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6HVr4rL9qgB99erryiCjhQMvU8x9JPszKhY0FCqAgUhbV5kOjx3oZpUQjhyyaWuljgja52eKtyzKqRBMxCSxVHX_56GU480yWb_KbsEUC4bcXWaozk5Ys2z3l8ZqtBUe51ZWz9xp6oY/s320/tracy+k.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333413223196184898" /></a><br /><div> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tracy kendall graduated with an Ma from the royal college of art. She was able to show us a range of her work from screen printing to fabric and wall decoration and is now working in London on new wallpapers and decorations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I particularly liked Kendall’s wallpapers and her innovative designs, especially the scale of them. She took shots of the wallpaper displayed in a room, you could almost imagine yourself walking through a field as if you were but a few inches tall. She has worked in many organic forms such as feathers, leaves, feathers, sequins and jigsaw puzzles.</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande CE"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande CE";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some of kendalls designs are based on a straight geometric dotted pattern others, random. She does like to stick to wall coverings, but has in the past made chairs and lampshades, for clients, competitions and charity. You can tell Kendall is inspired by her surroundings, using forks, knifes and spoons as primary elements of her wallpapers. When she has produced this some of her other work, such as chairs and lampshades, she has unusually attached elements when she has been making with a clothes-tagging gun, this adds to the aesthetic. Tracey likes to cut out the middle-man or has to a couple of times when her suppliers have gone bust or closed down, she actively find the source of the product and problem solved.</span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26yCaS26z4_r_Sk6pLNhvWX5Zrn6OlsepaZn1vMlxqadsBtptr0iS4cCkOXnXJoGKNa3hamZ9uf3aYSz_YgOHKim1eV3-idqdkpNLtdrvo4dVE0-VOcIzQHZPEVzmnCy2OPIAhyvl0fY/s1600-h/kendall1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26yCaS26z4_r_Sk6pLNhvWX5Zrn6OlsepaZn1vMlxqadsBtptr0iS4cCkOXnXJoGKNa3hamZ9uf3aYSz_YgOHKim1eV3-idqdkpNLtdrvo4dVE0-VOcIzQHZPEVzmnCy2OPIAhyvl0fY/s320/kendall1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333413219871353874" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande CE"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande CE";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The motivation behind her work obviously breaks the boundaries of her inspirational designs. She has even gone against fire regulations when creating some of her work. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande CE"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande CE";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The question was raised about the appropriateness and the restrictions of some of the material she uses, she answered by telling us that she doesn't see it as a problem as she just makes it and its not up to her who buys it or what people do with it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande CE"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande CE";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The production of her wallpapers is initially quite cheap when it comes to the designs, she expressed to us a story of how she bought a couple of pieces of lace from a flee market and then used these as a design blown up on her wallpaper.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">She told us that the piece of lace has earnt her around £50,000. Obviously you have to extract the costs of the making of the wallpapers and such, and she is still left with an exempt amount of money!! She also spoke of her luck and being in the right place at the right time. She now stocks her work at John Lewis.</span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmmuKWRLtuUchOwuCV4vZtePLGjFwOfaM57V_4fq_cyMMPyetLH1lzUhdaUzxD0VC2FxU-DMjr-iOLyhtZs-4-km43GXzzwLwK6ch_ZSG1gsCb4dqVFpTSuxi6UUp0M60feNUnksnAX8/s1600-h/kendall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmmuKWRLtuUchOwuCV4vZtePLGjFwOfaM57V_4fq_cyMMPyetLH1lzUhdaUzxD0VC2FxU-DMjr-iOLyhtZs-4-km43GXzzwLwK6ch_ZSG1gsCb4dqVFpTSuxi6UUp0M60feNUnksnAX8/s320/kendall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333413215759210210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande CE"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande CE";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">She has participated in other different exhibitions, where she hung Christmas tress from the ceiling, the concept of walking through this atmospheric forest, the smell, emphasising the work going on in and behind the trees. This contrasting representation offered an exciting perspective and took you there to the exhibition from glancing at an image. It was beautiful. The display separated the designers in a good way as opposed to being hung in a large plain room, to some extent it encouraged you to be enveloped into the work and spend more time browsing, the work seemed somewhat lost within the surroundings, and encourages you to find it. It made it an intimate and memorable experience.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande CE"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande CE";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tracey relies a lot on editorial exposure for her promotion, but also has a website that is used to sell and promote her work further.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Lucida Grande CE"; mso-bidi-Lucida Grande CE";mso-ansi-language:EN-USfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">She has traveled around the world to trade shows and for her research. She has been lucky with her practice and her willingness has brought her up to date with technology and the industry as it stands. Her work is original and fresh, and captures a new meaning and fulfillment to wallpaper design.</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414492282867480255noreply@blogger.com0