Mr Boddington's Studio

Mr Boddington's Studio is another gift boutique that I'd not heard of - and again - I love their stuff. Everything they do is done in an illustrative style. Here's a picture of their 2014 calender... I wouldn't mind owning it myself! Would definatley recommend checking out their stuff.

http://shop.mrboddington.com/collections/calendars/products/criminals-calendar

Rosehip

Rosehip is a gift/stationary boutique that designs cards and gift wrap based on vintage designs. I'd not heard of them before, but I think their designs are lovely. It's all really fun and playful - I especially like the tape measure wrapping paper (02) - it proves that you can make a great design out of the simplest of things!

(01)
Greeting Card - £2.24

(02)
Double Sided Gift Wrap - £1.50

References:
(01) - http://www.rosehipcards.co.uk/greeting-cards-and-notecards/blank-cards/geometric-greeting-card-with-foiling-7.html
(02) - http://www.rosehipcards.co.uk/gift-wrap-gift-tags/double-sided-gift-wrap/double-sided-giftwrap-tape-measure-spots.html

Finished

Finished my Photoshop piece today. I don't think it's brilliant, but I don't think it's awful for a newbie. We had to choose 1 of 4 pieces from other artists to work from, so I chose Richard Hamilton's '$he'. (second picture)

Emma Bridgewater

Emma Bridgewater has a really distinctive style - she uses mostly reds and pinks and everything she designs is really feminine. I have some Emma Bridgewater cake tins at home and I absolutley love them. They are covered in her iconic little red hearts, just like the tea jar in (04). Her collection of home gifts are really pretty - I like that everything looks hand painted with a watercolour effect. I've picked a few of her iconic items so that you can see:

(01)
Small Lamp & Shade - £89.95
(02)
Milk Jug - £29.95
(03)
Cake Plate - £39.95
(04)
Tea Storage Jar - £29.95

(By the way, if you get a burning desire to buy me that tea jar, don't let me stop you)

References:
(01) - http://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/en/uk/lamps/sampler-small-lamp+shade/invt/1sam011405
(02) - http://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/en/uk/jugs/sampler-milk-jug/invt/1sam011432
(03) - http://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/en/uk/plates/sampler-cake-plate/invt/1sam010066
(04) - http://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/en/uk/pink-hearts/pink-hearts-1-pint-tea-storage-jar/invt/1pih010122
  

Week 5 - Sets

We're working especially on composition this week, and I've finished my A2 drawing set - now on to the sketchbook work!