A Line – Zip of Sewing Bits & Bobs - Alphabet Poster

I have wanted to create a fun alphabet poster for a while and had the idea to draw one based on the contents of a sewing box, full of sewing projects. Ok, so it’s a true story, my sewing box, full of sewing projects that I haven’t managed to get to.I scribbled down some rough ideas, reworking some of the weaker ones. I then began sketching the letters and their graphics on my water colour paper, working to a loose grid so that they would all fit in. Hazahhh! It fits and I quickly get inking using a couple of different pen thicknesses.Adding the watercolour  was the fun part, keeping to a bright but limited amount of colour for consistency. After water colouring I scanned the pieces and added a cream fabric texture and sent to print.When the posters came back, I was really happy with the colour and quality. They are now for sale at Sweets Workshop, online and instore. Finger crossed, I’m hoping to get to some more Alphabet posters in the future.

Ashfield House Illustration with Vintage Cars

I was very excited to draw this place. For 1, It was a Bungalow. 2, It had cool automobiles and 3, It had a beautiful large magnolia tree. Lots of fun working on this one, I'm really happy with the composition and I think the crumpled paper texture really made the large tree on the left.

House Illustration Commission

Another house illustration for a lovely client. They own a cute little cottage in my local area, complete with two cute pups. I found just the right cardigan cuff to use for the corrugated iron.

Pretty in Pink – The Marie-Louise Salon, Enmore Road

The Marie-Louise Salon has been an interest of mine for some time, (call it an obsession if you will), I was so taken with it that I had to draw it for my exhibition 'The sun Sets in the West' in 2010. For as long as I remember, it had been closed, every now and then the little knick-knacks in the window would change or be decorated with scarves and tinsel… I had always wanted to see what it was like inside. 

The shop had recently sold and on Sunday, the new owners had an open invitation to walk through and make an offer on some of the memorabilia that had been hidden behind closed doors for years. Here's a few pics from my visit to the Salon. 

Marie-Louise kept old bottles of Flex conditioner, vintage boxes of blue hair rinse and hair die (ouch) and of course retro hair roller sets. There were a few of the original hair setting chairs left (the rest had been claimed) and the original 1950's pink wash basins were just charming.

I'm very interested in seeing what the salon becomes, but I'm very glad that the famous facade is heritage listed.