Three Wheeler.

My original idea for my badge entries was to have one type of bicycle split up into three circular sections, to form three seperate badges. This would mean that if someone was to buy the set of 3 they could compile their own little bike right there on their sweater, otherwise hopefully the elements would be of interest if stood alone.

However to exaggerate this, I became more interested in the idea of a hotch potch of different bicycles standing for different characters of riders, all converging up to make up one vehicle. I find the bicycle an intriguing object through the sheer amount of amalgamations it has gone through, and the vast variety of people who use it in their very different daily lives as a result. Invariably slightly disjointed, finishing like a victorian cockentrice of a specimen, I wanted to line up the parts as well as they lent themselves to without becoming forced. I was happy with the outcome, and as ever proud to have got them done on time.

I hoped my design would encourage people to play with badges, and think of their clothes as canvases in the morning.

I myself favour using brooches of airbourne objects like airplanes, baloons and birds to turn my garment into a sky.

Just submitted them to the competition so let's see if they fly.
Good luck to all who entered!

B & Ike.

This morning I finished of my drawings of a Schwinn, a Pashley Britannia and a Mongoose BMX in preparation for my Stereohype badge designs. Favouring different pencils on different occasions, for this set I became enraptured by the smudginess of a 7B pencil, coming out black like charcoal, but in constant need of a sharpen.


The whole page is a smudgy affair, but I like the fingerprints and the little colour tests surrounding the bikes as a part of the drawing itself. Plus they look happier uneditted, I think.
Now to put them in little circles ready to be worn, prospectively.

I - List

Here is my entry into This Is the Start Of Summer, proudly sent this evening.
I was eating an apple & blackcurrant fab as I pressed send.
Summer is now.

Flick.

Here is the inkling that goes alongside my recent animation about the senses. It has to be said, it's a slightly scruffy and rather wordy companion, but some of the best sidekicks talk too much. And have elbow patches.
For my first one, I'm rather pleased with my little issuu guy. Tip o' the cap to you, m'lad.

I call him Flick.

Aesthetics for the Blind.

Just this second finished my entry into the British Journal of Aesthetics cover redesign competition.

Here is the original layout formulae, followed by my mutation.

Touch Sensitive.

Here is the very first section to my animation, on the subject of the senses. This snippet is for Touch, and is about my boyfriend Laurie. As you can see, he puts on a jumper in a rather swift sense, but I am infact wanting to compare him to a jumper (as you do).

By this I mean, when you first put on a new jumper, you feel it strongly against your skin because it is a brand new sensation. It may feel heavy or itchy, or you are at least very aware of its presence. Over time, we become used to its touch otherwise it would drive us crazy when combined with everything else that was touching us. The jumper grows in comfort, becoming well-loved and 'worn in', and it can often be hard to let go of the garment when it finally becomes to old. Laurie is like a jumper in this way because in the same way I have grown more comfortable with him over time, and now he is a very snug fit. We also described our early relationship as 'learning to knit', as we learned to 'knit' our two existences together into a happily functioning combination.

This is the first truely personal project I have ever done, usually focusing on topics that are of a more academic or topical nature. Still retaining scientific undertones, this endeavour has so far been a very positive and introspective experience and I think it's the perfect element to bring to my practice just in time for the end of the second year at university.

Peopleto the

We had a poster symposium at university this week, across the disciplines of fine art, illustration, vis com and graphics.
For the occasion I produced this poster on the subject of sustainability, generated by the idea that people need to come together in order to reduce human impact upon the environment. I tried to evoke a feeling of trees and natural synapses with the pylons, and the stencil lettering signifies the making of many signs by lots of pairs of hands; power to the people.

The poster's material is also completely recycled.
I was very happy with the outcome, as it stood out (literally) from its rivals.

EggMag-ic of Hindsight

This is my recent submission to EggMag's Illustration competition, answering their ask of explaining visually why it is important to have areas of greenery and vegetation in cities.

I focused on the notion of parkland in urban areas being an important place for the entirety of the local community, from office workers needing some fresh air on their lunch break, to children having space to investigate and learn about nature, and the wildlife itself to flourish alongside people.

I was happy with the construction of the piece with recycled and office materials, 

but in the end I see those buildings needed more attention, desperately.

And more staples.

Reed & Write

Here is my submission to edition 004 of the Alkoholik Robotik zine; the music issue. Having been fine tuned by Jessica Durden & the gang it is now proudly fully printed and available to view. A lively band of illustrators have contributed; have a thumb through and see how we sound to your eyes.

Handsome Smiles Wearing Handsome Shoes

I 'hand'ed in the final brogue designs today.

Meet them:

The progression of three different styles across the three different images is to parallel the the different processes involved in the formulation of traditional brogue shoes with the development of the images themselves.

My favourite has to be the pencil simpleton at the top, but the middle polish pair do resemble gnomes, which gets them plus points.
Excited to see them nestled in the final spread :)