Photoshoot: Fair Isle and Nordic Knits

Last Summer I styled the photoshoots for the craft book Fair Isle and Nordic Knits. Although our model sizzled a bit in her knitwear in high summer, we managed to create a really cool skandi feel to the shoots and here is a tiny sample of what we came up with.

The Author; "Nicki Trench is one of the leading figures in the revival and promotion of home crafts. As well as teaching, lecturing, and feature writing on knitting, crochet, sewing, cake decorating, and hen keeping, she is the founder of Laughing Hens, the UK’s leading online yarn store, and Rooster Yarns. Some of her books include Geek Chic Crochet, Cute & Easy Crocheted" 

(http://www.rylandpeters.com/US/ourshop/craft/fair-isle-nordic-knits)

The book is available from April 30th, 2014

Silent January

Apologies for Silent January…We were moving house!

The New Year has already brought a collection of creative projects, once I recovered from the Blind Tiger (see below), I am currently designing the Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory Season in Bristol, a production for the Shakespeare Unplugged Festival at The Egg in Bath and a few exciting other theatre projects in the Pipeline. I have just started a new illustration commission for Cico Books and cracking on with some new Wedding Invitations! 

Happy New Year!

Creating the Vintage Look Launch at the Old Cinema

photo Robbie Tomkins

Ellie and co at the launch, and some of the gorgeous projects on display.

Ellie has been featured in October's Marie Claire, not only with an interview and front page inclusion of one of her projects, but her book inspired a full page of Interior Design ideas and products in the magazine!

Reading Room: Creating the Vintage Look by Ellie Laycock

This is a slightly biased Reading Room post, as it is also a little showcase for my latest illustration commission. Ellie Laycock has produced some stunning home wear projects for this book:

Creating the Vintage Look 

Published by CICO Books

Here are a few samples of the illustration style I adopted to furnish this book.

Crochet glass wear project

A new use for old metal jelly moulds

Vintage pillow case project

Russian doll light pull

Vintage tin clock

The book is released on September 30th and can be bought here. We had the launch party a few nights ago at The Old Cinema on Chiswick High Road

A little more about the author, taken from www.rylandpeters.com

'Ellie Laycock trained as an artist and works as a London-based professional photographer for clients such as Giorgio Armani, Sony Ericsson and Casa Vogue Brasil. A love of innovative design, stylish interiors, and rummaging for vintage treasures led to the founding of her new company, Hunted and Stuffed (www.huntedandstuffed.com), which specializes in luxury homeware made from specializes in luxury homeware made from upcycled vintage materials. Her unique cushions were selected to appear in the first major upcycling exhibition in the UK at The Old Cinema, west London, and are stocked in independent boutiques and online stores. She recently won the Platinum Brand Amplifier award for female entrepreneurs and the Startup Britain ‘PitchUp!’ Competition.' (CICO books)