Work in Progress: Imse Vimse Spindel

It's Sunday and I am working on some illustrations for Imse Vimse Spindel/Eensy Weensy Spider that will be in a children's book.  I am playing around with the lay out and the colors at the moment, which will set the style and the color scheme of the rest of the book so, this if far from finished and I have a bunch of spiders with umbrellas that also want to be in the book waiting for their turn.

I really enjoy making characters so I am very glad that this project came my way. Now I should get back to my spiders, have a nice Sunday!

A cooky beetle and a grumpy Mac

I am battling my precious Mac at the moment, it started to have a life of it's own and I am

 a bit nervous about how I would be able to do illustration without a computer.

Please, please precious computer do not die on me.

Design Souffle

It's London Design Week this week and I am running around checking out exhibitions and happenings while enjoying free drinks...

I love London Design Week, there's some really mind blowing design projects out there so if you happen to be in town - don't miss it!

Pssst... some of my work is being featured over at Design Souffle

Another lazy Sunday

Had a great Sunday, cleaned the flat and went to the Colombian flower market and bought orchids and had a coffee with the super talented Mina Milk.

Man and the Ocean - work in Progress

I am trying to use the photo I took in Broadstairs of the man standing on the pier in my work, this is where I am at right now so it is still work in progress but there's just something about that photo that I really like. Next week I will start working on a songbook for children that I am quite excited about, I have never illustrated a book before.

Back from Paris.

I am back from Paris with a bag filled with smelly French cheese and swollen feet after being blown away at Paris Design Week and falling in love with the city's boulevards. I have been working at the International Design fair Maison together with a British designer that I work part-time for that was exhibiting at the expo. It was any design interested persons Mecca; 9 massive halls with home accessories, textiles, bedding, furniture, lighting, stationary, ceramics, you name it - it was all there.  

After drooling over Flux Stoke-on-trent's porcelain for a week my boss gave me this lovely little espresso cup from their collection called Zoo, designed by Rebecca Hogg. I also met the lovely Donna Wilson and saw some of her new creations and was very close to bringing home Big Ted, but someone else got him before me. I did not bring my camera as it is very big and I was afraid of loosing it, but I harassed one of my colleagues on a daily basis as she had one, so I might have some pics to show you soon.

Now it's time for tea and the to-do-list. And some amazing French brie.

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