From considering the space to spacers for captions
Hello, Petal, my exhibition of botanical work… Read More
Vianne’s Confession
Illustrating a perfume about a book… Read More
Tea and tee – a new life for a proof
I do like a proof. Yes, they’re necessary to check quality – but there’s also something lovely in their utility. Colour strips. Registration marks. And on a giclée test giclée print, details of all of the prints lined up like a colour swatch… The test for my Hello, Petal exhibition … Read More
Asking questions on a giant sketch
Engagement at Cody Dock Spring Forward… Read More
Testing, testing
You would think that a blogpost on sketches in an exhibition has no place here. But here’s a thing: one is on glassine paper made for packaging; the other takes a technique I use in short pose life drawing and applies it to something else. Both are unpredictable – and … Read More
Bowen Craggs brand guidelines
A fresh look at the how and why…… Read More
Eye, aye!
This has been long in the planning… The sharp-eyed will have noticed a broadening-out of the work. I’ve been looking at the array of skills and knowledge I bring together from decades of design practice, constant creative exploring and unstoppable nosiness. My most adventurous clients and collaborators are already using … Read More
Connecting through drawing
Sketch activities for Sugar House Island… Read More
Clients
Who I work with My clients are similarly curious-minded enterprises, organisations and individuals working locally, nationally and internationally. Some commission me as a creative supplier for one-off or annual projects; others, as a creative partner for longer-term communications work. The way I work isn’t for everyone – some people just … Read More
Cooking with words and whisking up sound
A pinch of this and just enough of that… In the Mother’s Day episode of Studio Snack, a food podcast about design, collaborator Narcis and I have been chatting about the language of family recipes. So for this month’s experiment, we’ve been cooking with words. I’ve started with my Pyrex … Read More