Today we are introducing to you up & coming surface pattern designer Jessica Hogarth! Talented Jessica is based in Yorkshire & therefore takes a lot of her inspiration from the Yorkshire coast. She has a passion […]

Anke Weckmann is an illustrator originally from a little town in Germany but moved to London to pursue her design career. Anke studied illustration at Camber College of Art & then she went onto Kingston […]

As Olympic fever has set in everywhere… I wanted to share this ‘Quirky Union Jack’ design with you. Hope you like it & go team GB!

Some fantastic news to share about another talented designer friend & fabulous contributor to the e-course, Jessica Swift! Not only does she have a new notecard range out with teNeues, featuring her ‘Matryoshkas’ (Russian dolls) […]

I recently received a freebie sample of my new USA licensing design & product. I’m so happy to announce that the design is being sold on the Barnes & Noble website & within their stores! […]

Morning bloggers and happy Monday! Some fantastic illustration for you today by ‘Memo Illustration’, ran by Helen Entwistle who is a freelance illustrator and screen printer based in Leeds. Her work includes self-published zines such […]

Mary Kate McDevitt is a letterer & illustrator based in Portland, OR. Mary Kate graduated with a degree in Graphic Design& Illustration in 2007. She then worked as a designer in Lancaster, PA for 2 […]

I have some very exciting news to announce today! I have just signed with fabulous USA agent ‘Lilla Rogers’! Lilla Rogers is an illustration agency, internationally representing artists since 1984! “We license & sell work for […]

Very talented young artist Robyn Taylor, who you may remember I commissioned to create a biography image for me (see previous blog post & image below) after being blown away by her talent with a pencil […]

I am excited to share with you a fantastic blog run by a lovely friend of mine called Creative Sketchbook. The blog is run by Gemma Robinson & is ‘dedicated to share art & design […]

My lovely friend Helen Stevens at SurfacePhilia, & fantastic contributor to the e-course, has just released two new ranges! She is now selling mugs with entrepreneur Mary Portas in association with House of Fraser & has just developed a […]

Ben Javens is an illustrator born in Yorkshire, but is now based in Birmingham since graduating with a degree in Fine Art from the University of Central England. Since graduating he found his love for […]

Happy Monday bloggers!Some fresh talent to share with you today from a student of the ‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (the e-course)’, Lindsay Pardo! Lindsay is an up-and-coming, self-taught designer who has […]