I found these gorgeous scarves by Alison Fox on Greener Grass Design 
There are also some great drawings and fashion illustrations on her website.
I also found these pieces by Camila Prada via the Soma gallery, in the shop section. The Soma gallery is located in Bristol, by the way, and worth a look if you're in the area.
(salt and pepper pots -'booty shakers')
(sugar shaker -'sweet talker')
(money box -'big G')
A much more triangular tree shape!
Still looks a bit like an arrow... I think next week I will set the "merry xmas" in a separate block so that I can print it in a different colour. Might even add a star in too!
Been printing them on some nice biodegradable 'beermat' material ...at last! - A xmas card you can use to catch drink spillages after the season of festive cheer is over. Now that's what everyone needs for xmas.
Mmmmm, I found these lovely bits and pieces over at Antoine et Manuel.
I particularly like this piece titled Parisian Metro... I wonder if anyone has made one for London? That could be an interesting project.
These wall decorations are lovely too. Some of their designs are modular, so that you can create your own custom patterns for your walls. Nice!
I also enjoy the work of Sanna Annukka
And in other news, here's a quick little illustration of my own... I like drawing fish, they have very grumpy faces!
This week I've been looking at these beautiful, exquisitely crafted paper-cuts from Mister Rob Ryan
It's worth taking the time to look at the large versions on the website as well, so you can read the the little stories intricately cut into many of them.
Hallo,
So, this week at letterpress I thought I'd have a go at something useful... last week's attempt went a bit awry, hence the 'type faces' post, where I recycled my type into characters.
Anyway, since I'm generally terrible at remembering to go and buy xmas cards let alone send them, I thought I'd start reaaaaally early and make some nice letterpress ones.
I came up with a quick concept to set a translation of 'O Tannenbaum' in the shape of a Christmas tree, and did a quick version in Illustrator to try and figure out roughly the proportional sizes I'd have to use to make the lines form a good Christmas tree shape.
That done, it was off to letterpress, where nothing is ever straightforward. Some muddling about with word spacing and type sizes later, and here is the result.
Sort of a Christmas tree :P
So, next week there will be some fun with letter-spacing and setting the 'trunk' and hopefully some green ink, and when all that is done I'm hoping to set some random 'O's and a star in a different colour and print over the top.
Watch this space.
I love these pieces of furniture inspired by nature! They would put a little bit of magic into anyone's home. See more designs over at Shawn Lovell Metalworks.
