I’m doing the Instagram challenge “Meet the Maker” this month. It was invented by Joanne Hawker as a way to tell the story of your designer maker business. It’s so much fun seeing everyone’s workplaces, process and faces!
Day 1 – You
Day 2 – Favourite to make
Day 3 – Workspace
Day 4 – Tools
Day 5 – Boomerang
I’m not sure how to place a Boomerang so here’s a link to it!
Day 6 – Raw materials
Day 7 – How it’s made
Day 8 – Where
Day 9 – Work in progress
My paper artwork featured in the Monochrome with a Dash of Colour. I was commissioned to make paper headpieces based on willow pattern dishes, a pair of huge juicy paper lips and a big pop art flash sign saying “TAT”. Here it is in print:
When I’d just completed the headpieces:
The making of the lips and TAT sign:
Initial sketches:
The new issue of Old Tat is available for preorder and I’m excited to see the layered paper TAT sign and giant lip props I made in pride of place on the back of cover option 4. http://oldtatmag.bigcartel.com/category/issue-04-magazine
There is also a fab behind the scenes video showing both of my willow pattern paper headdresses in use too.
If you like a fantastic arty fashion magazine, go get it. I’d advise that you get cover 4 but I’m biased!
I was interviewed by Sophie Giblin the curator of Kollektiv Gallery. The proviso with their interviews is that all the answers have to be pictures. I did mine entirely in paper, you can see the piece here http://www.kollektivgallery.com/artists/emma-russell/
and here’s a few images from it:
Some paper cut lettering
experiment with different colour background:
Here’s some of what I’ve been up to in the last 7 days:
Tony’s Funtime Sweaty Freak Party
The ever fantastic Tony Johnson has thrown a party in the woods. An illustrated party that is, look he can explain here:
http://tonyjohnson.tumblr.com/post/100832331648/tonys-funtime-sweaty-freak-party
My dancing helldog has gone along. As with any werewolf in a social situation, all I can really do is keep my fingers crossed that not too many heads get ripped off and eaten.
You can see some of the results on Twitter under the hashtag #TonysFuntimeFreakParty
Paper miniatures
Some work in progress for a picture interview with Kollectiv Gallery.
Infographics
Some snippets from drawings for corporate clients.
Two new features about #BAGSIE. The Digital Arts one is fun as this is the first time I’ve seen the photos of my #BAGSIE portrait:
http://www.designweek.co.uk/whats-on/dont-take-a-selfie-take-a-bagsie/3039190.article
I’ve been making extra-specially tiny paper scenes. I will be doing a mail out to art directors and agents soon (once I have had my promotional postcards reprinted following something of a printing fail by the company I used first time) and have been making tiny boxes of paper as little promo gifts to send out with some of them. I’ve also got stickers and badges, so I can alternate the freebies around different companies!
wild seas for Illustration Friday the wild seas are harbouring this monster of the deep. but maybe he’s just helping the ship through the waves.
he’s hand cut cartridge paper. people are often surprised by how tiny these things are in the flesh, so here;s a picture of him with a hairgrip for comparison.
Bear with me
Bear and I are exploring the woodland around a country home, which fits rather neatly into this week’s Illustration Friday topic, “explore”
Here’s a close up
3d illustration, hand cut cartridge paper.
