frilldesign

Gil Carvalho - architecture and shoes

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Ever wondered who designs some of faiths shoes? Have a look at Gil Carvalho website, amazing.

"As if by magic"....

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +0000

Mr Benn movie?..surely not? Illustrator David McKee, creator of Mr Benn thinks so.

First broadcast in 1971 Mr Benn started his adventures by putting on various costumes in his local fancy dress shop. The shop's changing room transported Mr Benn to other worlds.

52 Festive Road is the home of Mr Benn...David Mckee lived at 54 Festing Road Putney, South London in the 1960's. Mckee inspired by his neighbourhood created the wonderful illustrations and stories of Mr Benn.

Current resident Hugh Thompson had no idea of the Festing road history, but on saturday 28th November an engraved paving slab will be laid outside the home of Mckee and Mr Benn as a tribute. Thompson organised a whip round with the other residents of Festing Road to pay for this tribute. The unveiling will involve Festing Road residents dressing up in many of the costumes worn by Mr Benn.

If you need enlightening or to reminisce the magic of Mr Benn here is a link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPDUaPrD7x0

Notebooks

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:15:00 +0000

A couple of patterns I was working on, applied to notebooks.

Tim Burton exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Happy Holloween...nothing more appropriate...Tim Burton. Burton's drawings and sketches are exhibited at New Yorks Museum of Modern Art, running from november 22nd 2009 to April 26th 2010.

Pug me up

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:58:00 +0000

I initially sketched the pug dog for an illustration Friday topic...might use it one day. However here are some pug paraphernalia

Clockwise from top right:
Pug T-shirt from Squidinkkollective
In dog we trust poster from obey the pug.com
pugs not drugs illustration by Gemma Correll
pug dog wall decals from Blickwall graphics
dog lover charms necklace from Emma-Jane & Tan
Gucci pug keyring
Pug dog wallpaper from Peter Fasano

Character set..who's this?

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:29:00 +0000

Monkey socks.

Drawings: seamless patterns

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:22:00 +0000

At the moment I am working on seamless patterns. A little trickier than I thought, but really good fun to do.

Carrots put hairs on your head?

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:36:00 +0000

Do they?

The Magic roundabout - Ermintrude dish

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:03:00 +0000

My dish! I loved this dish when I was five or six or seven....still love it. Its from Carrigaline pottery, county Cork 1974 http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=185. Serge Danot ex advertising exec created the Le Manège Enchanté (The Horse-gear Magic) in 1965. Over 500 episodes made between 1963 and 1967. My icecream and fruit tasted better out of this dish.

Mix Tapes work in progress

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:25:00 +0000

digital manipulation from a drawing in my sketchbook.

What I wore Today

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:30:00 +0000

I have decided I must not throw on any kind of clothing..especially now winter mornings are going to be dark..its not till midday I realise, Oh dear. "What I wore today" flickr group...should sort that out.

Urban Outfitters and Annie Costello Brown

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:38:00 +0000

New at Urban Outfitters this autumn - Annie Costello Brown (not a skull in sight :-)).

Lunartik, Tea Tour 09 - now put the kettle on!

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:43:00 +0000

Love Tea...love Lunartik in a cup of tea. You can find Lunartik at www.lunartik.com. Lunartiks tea tour 09 is sadly over but images can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/lunartik. One of the many contributing artists, Mr Scruff, customised Lunartik in a cup of tea. Mr Scruffs contribution is bottom left of the above image. All this is making me thirsty...I'm off for a brew.

Mark Making and Nautical Frames

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0000

Following from a previous project I played around with mark making and here are some of the results....

National portrait Gallery and Fabiola

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:56:00 +0000

Lovely bootiful sunny hot day in London on saturday...but spent most of the afternoon inside the National Portrait Gallery www.npg.org.uk. Happy now, I have seen the BP National portait awards.

At the National Portrait Gallery I was also amazed by the Fabiola room?....a painting of Saint Fabiola (painted by Jean Jacques Henner in 1885) went missing in 1912. The image was copied by hundreds of artists around the world over the last century. Artist Francis Alys trawled flea markets and junk stores to collect 300 copies of the image.

Why St Fabiola?... www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2009/07/fabiola-by-francis-alys-at.php

"Have a break, have a"....

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:13:00 +0000

No leave the chocolate alone!...Its been quite a busy week. Made a start on a directional sleepwear collection..... Also found out I am featured on Print and pattern blogspot, from which I received some really nice comments. Thanks to Bowiestyle, Phirefly and Tania McCartney.

WIP - Rinka dink pink

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:35:00 +0000

Still tinkering about with these. Inspired by Urban outfitters, I thought a play around with some geometrics. Though I am going to have to stop, as yes we have it.............a migraine, lovely.

Urban Outfitters

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:16:00 +0000

Love Urban Outfitters http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/...........especially these

Ah go on, go on, go on. Can't beat em, join em

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Skull overdose.

Alexander McQueen - Skulls, Skulls and more skulls

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:48:00 +0000

Now, I'm fond of the odd skull....though at the moment skulls are everywhere, meh. I like the poison ring (forget the skull) and dare I say knuckle duster clutch bag.

oils on canvas - feathers

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:17:00 +0000

Above: original feathers oil painted onto canvas...digital manipulation of feathers far above

varations from scribbles in sketchbook

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:02:00 +0000

Illustration Friday - Modify

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:39:00 +0000

My (possible?) submission for Illustration Friday topic of Modify...

Picture finally framed

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:32:00 +0000

Finally, I bought a frame for a picture I painted, in oils on canvas...ages ago.

Illustration Friday - Idle

noreply@blogger.com (Frilldesign) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:08:00 +0000

My submission for Illustration Fridays Topic of Idle...