Branding for ITV's Rainbow Magic, Charlotte Allen & I ♥ Julia Pott

After a steady start to the year (compared to the regular 60+ hour weeks of last year that is) things seem to be gathering momentum, particularly on the nightwear and licensed side of things. I'm working on some exciting new projects for ITV in particular, rainbow magic garment branding images above.

I've also been inspired to try and find time to do some more personal work prompted by the amazing illustrations and animations of Julia Pott. I also have been inspired this week after visiting my friend Charlotte Allen who is currently working on a fabulous range of digital prints for her Fashion MA which incorporate her beautiful drawings inspred by nature and eclectic vintage pieces.

I count myself lucky every day that I get to draw pictures for a living, but all of my work is extremely commercial, great because it pays the bills, but by its nature quite limiting. I'm hoping to find time to work on some more self-directed projects over the coming months.

Lovely lightboxes

Well today was the first time in over a year of self-employment that the benefits of being an employee resonated. Oysters officially disagree with me, but theres no sick pay for me and the briefs aren't going to complete themselves.

I have managed to add quite a bit more to the gallery today too, and thanks to Tom at Double D Creative my lightboxes are fully functional, not just on my own browser! Menswear, surf and teen are starting to bulk out but its time consuming work going through an archive of thousands of artworks in an attempt to pick just a few representatives. Completion seems a distant dream. And I keep thinking of more sub-categories for the site; all over repeats... nightwear... embellishments.........

Brand New Phirefly

My new phirefly.co.uk site goes live after months (years) of talking about it. As much as I'll miss the jolly yellow phirefly and polaroid snaps about the place, it was time to present my work in a more professional context. There's no point paying all that money for hosting if I'm too embarassed to pass my site details to anyone...

I'll be working on adding some content over the coming weeks and will try my best to keep this blog updated!