Save the Date!

 

This is a Save the date card I have designed for my very good friend Rachael and her fiancé Chris. They are having the reception in a brewery in London and so were keen to have a beer barrel feature in the design. The did a bit of research first, looking at other save the date designs - there are A LOT out there with bunting, but not so many with beer barrels, and then I found some images of barrels. I was extremely pleased with the final result and I think they are too! I have suggested that they get it printed on brown card, rather than white if possible, as I think it will enhance the look of the barrel. Hoping they send the Invitation design my way too!

Happy New Home

Two of my very good friends Lucy and Natalie have recently moved house, so I thought I would make them a little card each to wish them the best. I think this is the first time I have used patterned papers on the roof and door and I am really pleased with the result.

Heart and Soul's Beautiful Octopus Club

 

A few weekends ago I had the absolute pleasure of being involved with Heart and Soul's Beautiful Octopus Club, for the further year in a row. Held at the Southbank Centre in London, the event is like no other I have ever seen. They take over the whole building with the most amazing array of performers and interactive activities. I was supporting on the Agozie Art Zone and we just had such a fun evening, helping people to make and create, from drawing, to collage, to sculpture, to jewellery making, all with a Nigerian theme. I really hope I can carry on doing the BOC each year and hopefully get more involved with Heart and Soul.

Finally finished...

I started this painting for my friend's 30th birthday gift months ago, but just hadn't quite got around to finishing it. But with some time off work over the summer holidays, I was able to dedicate some quality time to my studio and get this to the standard I wanted it to be. It was a based on a collage I did as part of schools project last year and I had always loved the geometric shapes and soft colours of it. I found the hardest part was getting the clean lines between the different sections - I had to redo them so many times! The tree and sea sections were also very time consuming, but I was thrilled with the result in the end. I feel like it is a good reflection of my practice - process, collaboration, collage, shape, colour, texture and of course, paint. My friend loved it to.

Musical Mini-Makers at MK Gallery

 

 

 

Last weekend I had the pleasure of delivering another Mini-Makers session for MK Gallery and I think it was one of the best sessions I have ever done. The theme was based around the exhibition currently on display in the Project Space, 'Platform', showcasing work by four local graduates. This musical themed Mini-Makers was linked to the work of Alex Wickenden, whose work depicts a fictional band, Vinny and the Verdudes. I thought it would be a great idea to make musical instruments which the kids could not only make, but play with afterwards. We made guitars, microphones and shakers, which they all just loved posing with afterwards and pretending they themselves were rock or pop stars. We also had the large projection screen on and I encouraged the kids to give me musical requests of songs they wanted to listen to and watch, which they loved!