Daily Inspiration...

Lovely...

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I really like the flowers in this lovely illustration! This technique is very inspiring for my current project which is very floral.

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Dreamy...

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Love...

                     Dose of daily inspiration...

                             Enjoy!

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Tutorial...

I had my tutorial today and it went really well! It was my first tutorial since being back from London so I got to talk to Julie about my new concept! We talked about my new concept, my inspiration, where I am going to go with it and what kind of imagery I will use in my designs. It was said my new concept is very current and could work really well, but I have to make sure I get the use of imagery right! This week I need to look at other people work and see how I could mix imagery and I need to draw and really gather lots of imagery to work with as next week I want to start to come up with some designs as I need to start printing very soon!

The images here are just a select few images which can represent Britain! What reminds you of British Culture/London?

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The Tweed Run London- 2011

Yes!

Via my Twitter search feed, the London Tweed Run 2011 – Honestly I saw the original tweet come up in REAL TIME (4 days ago). You though must Act Fast if you want to reserve tickets. Registration starts at Noon on Feb. 26th. Last year all 400 spots sold out within 45 minutes!

Now for those you who may be unfamiliar with the London Tweed Run, -- It is the Granddaddy, the first, the original! Here’s my first blog post ever written about Tweed anything. This is the one that started it all.

Source: (my) Twitter

**(this year’s brilliant poster by Zoë Barker) via TweedRun.com

London...

I went to spent Valentines weekend in the amazing city of London! I hadn't been since I was six years old so I had a lot to see!  Such a beautiful city to explore and I found lots of inspiration for my new project at university! I was really inspired by beautiful architecture, traditional red post boxes, and of course British Culture! Everything felt so 'British' even though I live in Great Britain! As the Olympic Gamers are being held here next year as well as celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, for my next project I am going to create a print collection which celebrates British Culture in a contemporary and feminine way using my inspiration from London as well as taking forward the stronger elements from my last project.



Tweed Run - Helsinki Finland in the Winter!

Tweed Run - Helsinki Finland in the Winter!

Helsinki Tweed Run--photographer:Krista Keltanen

This particular ride delighted and fascinated me what with the cold, the snow and all. So of course I’m inspired by the Helsinki Tweed Run– which is understandable coming from a California beach side town where we’ve had a very mild winter.

Wonderful detail here, couldn't help but notice the satchel bag on the handlebars...a DIY ?

All photos in this section ---photographer:Krista Keltanen

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All the above Helsinki Tweed Run photos in this section---photographer: Helmut Rec on Flickr

Helsinki Tweed Run--photographers: Helmut Rec Krista Keltanen

Bright Young Things...

I went to London at the weekend and couldn't help but notice this very unusual window display at Selfridges on Oxford Street. The windows were dressed by a selection of Britain's young talented designers who are definitely ones to watch specialising in menswear, womenswear, accessories and art and design. Limited edition pieces have are also available at London and Manchester pop-up shops and online. The work is very conceptual and interesting. As a designer I find these displays very inspiring in informing my own work. I would like to bring more conceptual ideas into my work.

Photos are my own please credit if used elsewhere.

Shop, see the windows, and meet the designers here.