The Bay Tree Bakery

Last week my Dad's bakery website went live! Local bread, hand made, using flour hand milled in Yorkshire. I designed the logo for the bakery, hand painted with watercolour, then tweaked a bit on photoshop.

The business is starting up in the coming weeks, so do keep your eyes peeled for the bread at local farmer's markets. Keep up with what he's got planned on the website www.thebaytreebakery.co.uk or the facebook page.

Imagining The Future, Leeds 2023

A team of us designed the space for 'Imagining the Future 2023', an open space meeting to discuss the possibility of a European Capital of Culture bid for the city of Leeds. Together with Kizzy Davies, Hannah Wilson, Katie Winter and Carmel Woolmington, we made the city from cardboard in a grand total of 3 days.

Amelia's Magazine Illustration - Little May

Here is an illustration that I did last month for Amelia's magazine and her interview with Australian trio Little May. I was really inspired by one of their older music videos 'Hide'... with truly beautiful images of bonfires in forests.

Amelia, of Amelia's Magazine, is also currently running a kickstarter campaign, to fund a wonderful golden book, titled 'That Which We Do Not Understand'. Her campaign can be found here, and it really does look to be a fantastic publication, full of amazing work from illustrators and writers from across the world. Do pledge if you can! 

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Painting Bins at Glastonbury Festival

Some photos from Glastonbury 2014. Painted the bins again and had such a wonderful, sunny few weeks, with the best bin painting friends.

Glastonbury Emerging Talent

About 2 weeks ago, I suddenly became very excited about Glastonbury 2014. I found myself reminiscing about last year, when I went to the festival for the very first time, and painted bins for a ticket (blog post here). It had to be one of the best experiences I'd had, meeting so many wonderful people, having the chance to have the fields of Glastonbury as my back garden for 3 weeks, and playing (admittedly a minor) part in the making of the festival.Which was of course, incredible fun.

And then, a few days later Amelia put a call out for illustrators for her shortlist of Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Contest for Amelia's Magazine. I just had to give it a go! 

I illustrated for Alev Lenz, and I loved being introduced to her music, which is incidentally wonderful to draw to. Amelia's shortlisted artists can be seen at her blog post here. Also showcased is George Boomsma and Arthur Rigby & The Baskervylles.

Now more than ever, I am extremely excited for June to arrive, as I head off to paint bins once more!  I really hope I get to see Alev perfom at Glastonbury, but fingers crossed to all involved in the Emerging Talent Contest.

(West Holts field, bins painted by Winnie, myself, and Anna)

http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/music/glastonbury-festivals-2014-emerging-talent-competition-my-top-three-acts/2014/03/05/ 

Dustin Tebbutt

Hello! This time last week I was trying to get my illustration finished for Amelia's Magazine. Since it's gone online, I've been rather busy researching for a new project, so have just found the time to update my blog now.... with the illustration!

Dustin Tebbutt is a singer songwriter who relocated to Sweden, intrigued about Scandinavia, and music scene to be found there. I found the music really great to draw to, and was somewhat influenced by the grey, wintry weather we've been having at the moment... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjkxwdIKRzc

Have a read of the article here, and check out Claudine O'Sullivan's great portrait of him too!

Ziad Ghanem

Today, my first illustration for Amelia's Magazine has gone online. Included within an interview with Ziad Ghanem, it has many photographs of his fabulously sumptuous and opulent S/S14 collection, inspired by Queen Victoria, as well as many other illustrative interpretations.

Have a read of it here... http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/fashion/interview-fashion-designer-ziad-ghanem-introduces-new-ss-2014-couture-collection-hell-o/2014/01/14/