Hello Cornelia

New work at the Old Sweet Shop

2012-02-08T10:34:00.003Z

new set of three prints, soon to be available at The Old Sweet Shop.
silkscreen prints using waterbased inks.
paper size 25x17 cm
handprinted on 220gsm rosapina best quality acid free printmaking paper.
click the link to look at their lovely site full of handmade prints. the old sweet shop

Little Print, "Two Small Birds"

2012-02-06T22:34:00.004Z

Part of my new range,little print. available from my shop and some new retail outlets which i will post about when it goes live, X

New! Little Prints

2012-02-02T22:26:00.000Z

I am working on a series of smaller prints, these are three colour screen prints, paper size 6x8 inches on watercolour board, i print using non toxic waterbased inks. my positives are made from a combination of drawings and hand cut stencils.

New! Little Prints

2012-01-31T18:54:00.004Z

I am launching a new range of little prints, starting this week with two especially for valentines day,

"Bee Mine" and "Together"

limited edition of 50 three colour silkscreen print

printed by hand using non toxic inks on 330gsm watercolour board.

paper size 19 x 27 cm

£40.00 each or both for £60.00

prints are supplied flat with a stiff backing board to protect it on the way to you.

free postage for the UK,

please contact me for overseas shipping at
cornelia.odonovan@gmail.com

you can see them here

NEW PRINT

2012-01-30T14:57:00.003Z

A new five colour screen print added today, a limited edition of 50 beautifuly printed on handmade Italian deckled adge 220gsm paper using non toxic inks, signed and editioned and posted flat on hardboard, free postage within the UK, please contact me for overseas shipping prices.

The Mermaid Tavern and more

2012-01-17T18:18:00.007Z

hello i have been sorting out lots of prints and packing them up to send out to the lovely shops and galleries that stock my prints, i have kept behind a few of each edition and added to my little shop if you would like to see them please click the shop link on the side of the blog.

The navy and putty coloured screen print shown here is the newest print to date, for my new theme ''the sea'' and to celebrate Englands Poets and writers, a wonderful poem by Keats

Lines on the Mermaid Tavern

By John Keats

Souls of Poets dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern,
Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?

Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine? Or are fruits of Paradise
Sweeter than those dainty pies Of venison? O generous food!
Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can.

I have heard that on a day Mine host's sign-board flew away,Nobody knew whither, till
An astrologer's old quill

To a sheepskin gave the story, Said he saw you in your glory, Underneath a new old sign
Sipping beverage divine,

And pledging with contented smack The Mermaid in the Zodiac.

Souls of Poets dead and gone, What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern,
Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern.

''Fruits of Paradise''

2012-01-16T17:22:00.003Z

Fruits of Paradise,a new print

Relief and silkscreen print, in dove grey and pitch black mixed waterbased and oil based inks.

Paper size 35x25cm

Limited Edition of 35

Hand burnished on acid free Italian paper, Fabriano Rosaspina
This is part cotton (60%) and part woodpulp, watermarked with two deckled edges.

sea fever

2012-01-05T13:53:00.006Z

ah the joys of blogging, somewhere between drinking to many coffees and uploading new pictures i managed to delete my old blog template, i have been fiddling around for 4 hours now trying to fix it!

in other news i have been working on a new set of drawings and paintings, inspired by poems about the sea. These are the drawings for a new set of prints, i hand paint the layers in thick black ink to make the images ready for screen printing.

Sea Fever by John Masefield

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

new studio

2012-01-05T10:34:00.001Z

SOMEWHERE, SOMETHING IS HAPPENING

2011-11-09T19:43:00.004Z

Ladies, Gents, Pets and Children, you will be pleased to know that this new print is now available in my little shop!

2011-11-09T19:41:00.001Z

hello new things in my shop

2011-11-09T19:19:00.003Z

hello, my new book 'comrades' shown below was inspired by a set of 50 mini prints i recently produced, a slick box set of single colour screen prints with water based inks on very special printmaking paper with a deckled edge.

To celebrate I have produced a limited edition range of handmade, silk screened greetings cards with a luxury vibe. They are mini prints in their own right! These are to send to a special someone. Printed on heavy weight stock on off white 280 gsm paper with a eco kraft envelope in a range of beautiful hues. All handmade by me in my studio.
The cards are available in sets of three, please click on the shop link for prices and more info.

Individual card size when folded is 10 x 15 cm

2011-11-08T16:24:00.000Z

CHAN by lablogotheque

Christmas with Roger La Borde

2011-11-02T15:44:00.000Z

I collaborated with Roger La Borde to create a new collection out now for Christmas 2011.

New gift bags, wrapping paper, greetings cards and tags. Super lovely.

This is the double sided wrap, one side is a Christmas wonderland forest, the other shiney silver leaves on blue frost.

Wrap up warm!

Oh yes They Very Are

2011-11-01T21:55:00.001Z

new artists book, Litho printed
7.5 x 9. 5 Inches

Hooray!

2011-11-01T21:41:00.000Z

clickedy click the title link

house rabbits unite

2011-10-25T18:42:00.003Z

I am making some new prints, and i have reopened my online shop, please click on the title link to take you there.
I am doing a special give away to celebrate the re openeing, it has been closed for nearly a year, the first 5 customers will recieve a special something in their order.

I'm Qualified to Satisfy You

2011-09-27T15:29:00.003Z

too right barry! A new screen print. A tulip planting guide, two colour screen print on handmade printmaking paper using water based inks. A2+ size.

GAS at TENT London 2011

2011-09-21T13:31:00.007Z

Greetings! I am showing work this weekend with Gas Agency at Tent London. Tent London is one of the largest design trade shows taking place during the London Design Festival each September.

Now in its fifth year at the Old Truman Brewery, Tent London presents over 200 international exhibitors, showing the very latest in contemporary interior products - furniture, lighting, ceramics, textiles, materials and accessories

"GAS is a new art agency and gallery representing artists, illustrators and designers working across a number of disciplines to create beautiful artwork suitable for a variety of applications. We are currently working with our artists and designers to create a range of bespoke products and designs which will be showcased at TENT London 2011 so come and visit us at Stand D06."

Gas represent and will be showing work by Jonas Ranson, Maureen Valfort, Delphine Lebourgeois, Cornelia O'Donovan, G S Holt, Anna Marrow, Jonas Ranson, Gordon Robertson, Demetrios Psillos, Maureen Valfort, Delphine Lebourgeois.

YSP for British Design Award

2011-09-12T10:55:00.005Z

Celebrating 10 years
of great British talent!

The British Design Awards (BDAs) recognise beautiful, useful and original new work created by designers for UK and international brands. Now in their tenth year, the BDAs 2011 are brought to you by ELLE Decoration in association with John Lewis and supported by Telegraph Magazine.

Please Click on the title link to vote for them.

In 2009 I was invited to exhibit in MADE, here is the press release from the show

Continuing a tradition of exclusive and exquisite craft at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, YSP’s annual craft and applied arts exhibition, MADE, will open this Saturday 15 November 2008 and continue until Sunday 22 February 2009.

Inspired by architecture and interiors, this year’s cutting-edge craft show features work by established and up-and-coming artists who use a host of materials to create dramatic architectural and graphic designs. The exhibition includes Cornelia O’Donovan’s hip mix of illustration and embroidered textiles; Lubna Chowdhary’s colourful ceramic tile wall panels; David Mayne’s small scale foil sculptures and Paul Johnson’s theatrical pop-up books.

MADE also offers an exciting selection of work by 30 jewellers, showcasing pieces in all forms from textile to gold, recycled object to enamel, felt, metal and more.

YSP is hosting a programme of workshops to complement the MADE exhibition: join Lauren Van Helmond on 22 November to make quirky characters, Cornelia O’Donovan on 7 February to produce hand-sewn artwork; David Mayne on 25 April to create intricate foil sculptures, and Prudence Mak on 6 June to make eclectic fabric jewellery and objects.

MADE presents an irresistible opportunity to purchase a special item for yourself, your home or someone special. The Arts Council’s Own Art scheme is available on all products from MADE priced between £100-£2,000.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, near Wakefield, is an independent art gallery, accredited museum and registered charity, number 1067908. It receives funding from: Arts Council England, Wakefield MDC, The Henry Moore Foundation, West Yorkshire Grants (a joint committee of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield Councils).

Greetings from myself and Roger La Borde

2011-09-07T10:45:00.003Z

Hands up who loves stationary! Since earlier this year i have been working with Roger La Borde on a new range of stationary products, gift wrap and present bags, tags and a set of every day cards, such a fun company to work. Really exciting is the Foil blocked Christmas cards and Gift bags. Here are some pics from their site of the gift bags and cards/ wrap with foil blocked centre pieces and a naughty fox under the tree, which is super shiney printed with foils.... is it ok to be looking forward to Christmas already?

New work for Autumn

2011-09-07T10:31:00.007Z

Hello Lovers, autumn has arrived and with it ideas of cosy fires and winter boots, I have been working in collaboration with the Art Shop and gallery in Abergavenny to produce a limited edition of luxuary gift wrap, pictured here are 'Midnight Sky'a deep soft plum and ' A Bride's Quilt'soft grey both printed on Italian Cavallini paper in a limited edition. To look at the paper in their shop please click on the title link to take you straight there.

New work at The Art Shop and Gallery

2011-08-01T13:39:00.005Z

new post on the wonderful Art Shop and Gallery website...

Buy hand printed Kitchen Utencil wrapping papers, thick linen aprons, big recipe scrap-books and textiles for your table by Jessie Chorley and Cornelia O’Donovan RCA., alongside tableware by new makers. Click on the title link to take you there.

a welsh mural for Allt-y-Bela

2011-06-15T13:56:00.006Z

handpainted wallpaper mural, limewash on plaster walls, 2011 commissioned by Arne Maynard.

"Arne Maynard is one of the most talented garden designers working in Britain today. Whether in the city or in the depths of the country, his gardens are a magical combination of architecture and romance, the classic and the contemporary, and relate to their surroundings in subtle ways." Tricia Guild

A lovely article on The Foodie Bugle', 'the online magazine that tells the whole story of good food and drink' with Arne Mynard in the beautiful Welsh hills of Usk and features a photograph of my mural completed in 2010. Click on the title link to read more about their beautiful home.

A textile advent for 2010

2010-11-28T21:00:00.007Z

Selvedge magazine asked 12 designers to make a christmas square for their textile advent calender, I made one last year and this is mine for 2010, 8 maids a milking, 50 x 50 cm screen printed on cream with vintage linen applique. They will be shown on their blog and in their brick and mortar shop in Archway, which is full of beautiful things.