Thursday 30 April 2009
I'm a Seed.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Some more food for thought
Made mock-ups of postcards and playing cards (the idea being you pick two or more random cards, and combine the foods to create a new dish), and I'm going to do a poster and re-make the book, too. So lots to be getting on with. And I'm going to re-do all the illustrations in a slightly different style, aswell.
Monday 20 April 2009
Saturday 18 April 2009
Hello my name is Lucy and I hate Frankfurters
Saturday 11 April 2009
Thursday 9 April 2009
Food hates?
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Chelsea buns & Bakewell tarts
The food&illustration project has taken me on to British food and regional delicacies. I did these watercolour and ink drawings but then wasn't too sure what to do with them. Wanting to celebrate British produce, I thought I could make them in to a promotional campaign or something, and found out about British Food Fortnight. So that's what I did - a series of postcards to promote British Food Fortnight. Sorted.
Next up: food and individuality. Need to do a bit of brainstorming and get stuck in to that one.
Sunday 5 April 2009
Folksy Featured Sellers for April
Click Click Camera pendant / Cream cupcake earring studs
Glue and Glitter’s shop is full of fun, kitsch items with a bit of “British eccentricity” about them. Thought these illustrated cupcake earrings designed by Laura at glueandglitter.co.uk were super. And the camera pendant is just really playful and quirky.
2. Sara Carr
Bert Plush Lambswool Toy / Lambswool Knitted Abstract Stick Tree Plush Toy
Sara Carr makes beautiful woolly goodies. I think I’m in love with Bert (who, incidentally, is “very sensitive and loves eating wagon wheels. He dislikes velcro and spiders”). This lambswool tree is also pure knitted genius. Cupcakes, sausage dogs, hedgehogs and more in her shop.
3. Sparklehen
Teacup-print / A ballyhoo of birds
Sparklehen has some lovely illustrations in her shop. I love the slight wonkiness to the teacup print, and the soft colours. And the birds just make me grin! So cute with their individual patterns and personalities.
Take a letter Miss Jones! – ‘Bowls’ letter writing set / Hello & Goodbye – ‘Patterns’ notecard set
Francesca has a fine range of cards, illustrations, collages and much more in her Mrs Eliot Books shop. I’m a sucker for nice stationery, and these sets of printed letterpaper and notecards are so colourful and different. Very nice indeed.
Saturday 4 April 2009
fish & jam, toast & chips?
So I thought I'd try and challenge ideas. I made this little flip-book thing, where you can mix and match foods to make new combinations. Some, naturally, seem a little odd (I don't think I'll be trying strawberries and mashed potato any time soon), but others could be amazing gastronomic experiences waiting to happen. Just because jam doesn't come to mind when you say bacon dosen't mean it would be wrong. Just unfamiliar.