I say I'm comin' home

A recent illustration (and favourite style inspiration rolled into one), and a song. Hope your week is off to a good start! 

Orla Kiely NYC

I was really lucky over the last while, as I had the chance to create some illustrations for Orla Kiely's NYC boutique. They feature pieces from the brand's S/S 12 collection -which, as with their other collections, is filled with clothing that I'd be quite happy to own! Lots of perfect colours and signature patterns that were exciting to work with, which is right up there for me.

Anyhow, the finished and mounted pieces are on display and some for sale at the store, located at 5 Mercer Street in New York. The first picture is from Orla Kiely's instagram, showing the pieces on display for the first time during the South Soho stoop sale, which the store participated in the other night. I wish that I could make it over there, but just having my work in the store is really nice. 

Enjoy the weekend!

Silver Threads and Golden Needles

Some recent sources of inspiration and possibly also results of procrastination. Here we are:

Girl on a bicycle, London, 1960s. Photo by Phillip Townsend.

 I'm on a bit of an Anna Karina kick lately. 

Pretty Ad Campaign.

Lindsey Wixson: Golden Girl - Muse #28 by Will Davidson, Winter 2011

 Teddy Girls

Philippa Bywater by Julian Marshall

Young Leighton Meester shot by Sofia Coppola for "Prom Queens" in a 1990's edition of Nova. I love the colours!

Jane Birkin, 1966

Michelle Williams for "Boy" by Band of Outsiders

Lovely ceiling installation in Tokyo!

"She despises the whole world; yet she lives only in imagination"

1: Fairy-land by Edgar Allan Poe. 2,3,4: The Snow Queen. 5,6: Beauty and The Beast

Edmund Dulac's fairytale and story illustrations are just so lovely. He used the greatest wintery colours! Come December I'm always thinking of images like these, in particular his work from "The Snow Queen." I think I've posted his work a few times before, but I thought I'd add to the collection one more time.
Images from here.

She's a Rainbow

Current inspiration from Annie French, Ireland, Lula, Maria Mann, Honor Appleton and "The Snow Queen", and here

Morning

Images from Barbara Cole, Edmund Dulac, Degas, Lina Scheynius, Lula, Sarah Moon, Rossetti, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Antoinette, Skins, William Turner
I've been having lots of early mornings lately. I'm still adjusting to it, but its nice to be up at that time when things are very still, you know?
This is my breakfast (and sometimes lunch...) for the week, so far. It kind of reminds me of that crumble I made a while ago. It tastes good with maple syrup or honey in place of brown sugar, too!