Kokon To Zai

Good evening!

I have been out in the real world doing all sorts of things that keep me away from blogging- whoops! In amongst moving house (more studio space- hurrah!) I have completed a few little illustrations for Amelia's Magazine and their coverage of this year's London Fashion week.
There were some utterly fabulous collections this year! One of my favourites, however, was KTZ (Kokon To Zai) for their intense pops of colour and interesting shapes. You can see Amelia's write up and more photos of the show by clicking here.
Stay tuned to see a very special post about one of my favourite places- Paris!

TTFN
xx

Principal Colour

Good evening!

A nice little job for Amelia's Magazine to show you today. It was my task to illustrate Amelia's printers, Alan and Martin of Principal Colour, who do wonderful things in the name of carbon neutral production. They were also at the book launch, and although I don't recall seeing them I am now very familiar with their faces after such a detailed illustration!

You can see the post in it's entirety, including another illustration I put together, by clicking here.

TTFN
xx

1, 2, 3... ACOFI!

Good evening!

Are you sitting comfortably?... Then I shall begin the blog post bonanza!

I have been busying myself with all sorts of things both in and out of the studio lately. A couple of weeks ago, I attended the launch party of Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration in Shoreditch, London. It was a very chatty, buzzy atmosphere and I was finally able to meet Amelia herself, the Ballad Of team and a few of the featured illustrators.

Illustrators Jo Cheung and June Chanpoomidole

The Ballad Of team (Lindsey, Erd and half of Claire)

Matt Bramford, Amelia's Magazine fashion editor.

It was a lovely venue too, at 123 Bethnal Green Road, which is a Grade II listed Victorian building that now boasts three floors of retail treats. If you find yourself in east London, you should pop in for a visit- it's well worth the trip!

More exploits soon!

TTFN
xx

Tea and ACOFI

Good evening!

Well, here we are at the dawn of a new decade- 2011 is upon us! So I shall start the year with some exciting bits of news. Today I received a very surprising but lovely notice... I had received the status of 'highly commended art blog 2010' from the esteemed Arts Media Contacts! The full listing can be viewed by clicking here. Do have a jolly good read because it's teeming with inspiration and I am nestled in among some really fantastic blogs! Honouriffic!




Also, I have received my copy of the beautiful and very fragrant Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration (or 'ACOFI' to the avid social networkers among my readership!). I say fragrant because that was my initial thought when I opened the parcel and all the delectable treats sprang forth. There is just something wonderful about the smell of a brand new book! Amelia had the book printed in the UK using environmentally responsible vegetable inks on FSC approved paper; such is her dedication to ethical production. The publication features the work of lots of other very talented illustrators and profiled designers. If you are interested to read what I have to say for myself about illustration, fashion and park benches, therein lies a sizeable (and slightly self indulgent) interview along with some new work.
The book is stocked at Tate Modern, Magma, Design Museum, Serpentine Gallery, Tatty Devine, Cornerhouse, Arnolfini and many other good independent book stores across the UK (and by early 2011 around the world). Alternatively, you might want to snap up a copy from the Amelia's Magazine shop directly.

Until next time!

TTFN
xx

Bourgeois & Maurice

Good afternoon!

A fun little illustration for Amelia's Magazine today, which features Cabaret darlings Bourgeois and Maurice. Their outlandish fashion sense makes them such a delight to draw! Their new show 'Can't Dance' (click for a little promotional video!) is on now at Sadler's Wells Theatre, a venue dedicated to people that can actually dance.

You can read the full interview with the duo by clicking here.

TTFN
xx

Bubbles at the Market

Good evening!

This is the last little post about my Canadian escapades, honest!
I visited a wonderful, buzzing market in a place called St. Jacobs, which had indoor and outdoor stalls where the Amish were working alongside 'regular' folk. All of the smells and colours were quite fantastic and it was a really brilliant trip!
I love to 'people watch', and there were some real characters! One such personality was a clown named Bubbles (I think I was drawn over by the balloon animals he seemed to be mass producing). Unfortunately it was very busy so I wasn't able to stand and draw any of the Amish people's beautifully understated outfits (photographing them isn't very polite so I refrained), but I did make a small observational sketch from a vantage point!

If you are ever in Southern Ontario, it's really worth a visit.

TTFN
xx

Update!

Good Evening!

I would like to direct your collected attentions to the all new misspearlgrey.com!
New features include a 'Motion' section (which is soon to feature an array of projects in which either my illustrations or creations appear) and a shiny new specialist 'Fashion' section! I'm so excited with the new look and I hope you will love it as much as I do.

Please do pop by and have a look around at your leisure!

TTFN
xx

P.S,

A huge thanks goes out to Andy Tyrrell, who has helped me produce something that looks so lovely!