So this is the second week of Behind the Scenes here on my Blog and I hope you enjoy looking into how each of these art pieces were made for Drawlloween this year!
Drawlloween 2020 Week Two
Etsy Shop Reopening
After having completed MerMay for the first time I felt I had a few subjected pieces I could see myself selling and began to re-brand my Etsy Shop and create these new listings..
My First MerMay
Around this time in my Embroidery Journey it has come to the month of May and I had decided to try and join in on the Instagram Challenge MerMay..
The Sunflower & Dragon Egg
When I came home from seeing all the gorgeous colourful paint strokes that made up Van Gogh’s paintings I found myself imagining how those individual strokes of colours could translate into threads in the floss I use within my embroidery..
French Knots & Negative Space
And so this letter series began, starting out as gift pieces for family and friends I really loved how this simple little concept produced something so sweet..
There’s a First Time for Everything
Embroidery is one of those things I have wanted to try for many many years, seeing lots of artists on Instagram create beautiful things with the technique. So when I had quit my job at Argos last year and had some free time on my hands I knew this was something I wanted to try... Continue Reading →
New Portfolio Online
With this extra free time on my hands I thought it was about time I sorted out a new Online Portfolio, I wanted it to be an individual site on it’s own separate page from this one. I wanted the images to be the focus but to also be able to find out the details... Continue Reading →
Sunshine & Blue Sea
For those of you who don’t know about MerMay it is this rather popular Art Challenge on Instagram with over 308k posts this year! It was started by Tom Bancroft a Disney Animator and Character Designer with different words for each day to prompt the artwork. 14 ♦ Adrift For today's prompt I... Continue Reading →
Tails and Scales
For those of you who don’t know about MerMay it is this rather popular Art Challenge on Instagram with 168k posts in the past 13 days! It was started by Tom Bancroft a Disney Animator and Character Designer with different words for each day to prompt the artwork. 7 ◊ TranquilI've always loved that Riviera poster... Continue Reading →
375 Days
Hi Everyone! So I know it has been a while since I last posted on here 375 days in fact! It has been a hell of a year full of lots of changes, work and projects and this is the main reason my blogging has taken a slip. But I hope to change this and... Continue Reading →
