Inspiration: Tomi Ungerer - One of the absolute best!

On Sept 6th I saw the documentary Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story

Tomi is one of my all time favourite illustrators (his economical line!! his humour! his fabulous kids books! his incredible political posters! his saucy erotic drawings!) and I can't recommend the doc enuf. Thanks so much to Glenn Sumi for the reco. :-)
Watch the trailer here.

Bella Foster's Central Park

Bella Foster's Central Park. Gorgeous.
Sold through Wayne Pate's shop. Check out the shop - his work is also great.
Love the complete monochromatic palette and looseness of her work.

A-mazing: 'Outside the box' by Joseph Pelling.

How adorable are these espresso sipping characters?

I like to think "Outside the box"


Animated short film Outside the box by UK based Joseph Pelling.
One of the best things I've ever seen.
Love the illustration, animation and writing.

File under Wish I wrote that

By UK based writer Sally Beerworth who started the Joy of Ex Foundation after going through a tough divorce. Wonderful.

This was how i felt this morning

Do I have to get out of bed?

wow. I wish I drew this but it was done by the wonderous UK based Pia Bramley.
I just discovered her through Pinterest. Am impressed by the vulnerability + fearlessness in her images.

Inspiration: The Beauty of Maps

I'm watching an amazing documentary called the The Beauty of Maps which is a 4 part BBC series.
Found via swiss miss.

Through it discovered British artist Grayson Perry.
Here he is describing his Map of Nowhere from 2008


Love this - his ingredients of the Individual
Note how small talent is in relation to Confidence and Lady Luck. :-)
Wish I thought of that.

Sarah Lazarovic's Alternative Hierarchies of Needs

In Globe Focus section Saturday.
Quite great.
Sarah is also a filmmaker and has the premiere of her film No Heart Feelings at the Royal this week.

Jessica Hische's Invoice for Day Ruining

Graphic Designer Jessica Hische has designed an invoice for clients that ruin her day
Fantastic.
Wish I thought of it. :-)

Influences: Wallpaper Designer Tracy Kendall

Last night attended an evening with UK wallpaper designer Tracy Kendall. I've admired her work for several years - especially her fantastic cutlery series. Her enormous knife fork and spoons are so bold + beautiful and were a definite influence on me when I created my oversized book covers and scissors. They definitely fall under the category "Wish I thought of that first!

She is now moving into wall coverings with 3 dimensions. On display were several of her new designs including wonderful papers made of buttons and puzzle pieces. Must also be mentioned Tracy wore great argyle leggings and red shoes. Very 'quirky British'.