Vero Moda: Spring 2012 Campaign

Because I've watched this several times today- I thought I should share it with you! It is a video for Vero Moda's Spring 2012 collection, starring Alexa Chung. I absolutely love the collection, which is filled with lace, spots, knits and peter-pan collars (I love all of those things!), and gorgeous colours, like navy, white, cream and pale pink! I want everything in the collection! No doubt you will see another post soon about Alexa's style too, as like many other ladies, I ADORE it!

PS. I also love the feel of this video and the seemingly fun lifestyle of the 'protagonist' and it really something I want to try and put into my illustrations...

Courtney Brims

Another of my favourite illustrators is Courtney Brims. Her work is so delicate and pretty, but also quite sinister. I think this portrays the feel of fairy tales really well, they are childrens tales that we are familiar with and know as being happy and entertaining, but they have been adapted to suit our modern day society, and they were often quite dark originally. I can relate to her work really well because I too, am inspired by fairytales and stories.

For more of her work, check out her website, http://www.courtneybrims.com/, where all of these images came from, or her blog, http://www.courtneybrims.blogspot.com/.

Are you inspired by any stories, myths, legends or fairytales?

Bec Winnel

It only makes sense to me to make my first, non-introductory blog post feature the amazingly talented Bec Winnel. I was very lucky to get work experience with the graphic design firm she works for in Melbourne in year 11 (by 'lucky', I mean that they were the first of the 50 places I called who actually took high school students). After looking up her work I was in awe- they are so detailed and beautiful!- and immediately inspired to seriously consider illustration as a career choice. Every time I see a new work of hers I am always stunned about how sensational it is!

Do you have any favourite artists who have inspired you to create?

All images are from her website, http://becwinnel.com/