Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration Book Tour!

Hello! 

Previously as I try to search in vain for British street parties, I was slightly disappointed at the lack of them in my community. Or it could be the fact its all hidden away, and only invites only??

However, one thing I am invited to, and I am delighted to take part in 'Five of the Best' in Amelia's Compendium of Fashion Illustration Book Tour! Which starts in Convent Garden with Tatty Devine on Tuesday 10th, 6pm-10pm. I will be there with lovely fellow illustrators Jo Cheung and Gemma Millie, chatting, merriment and doing some live drawing!

The book tour will travel around Edinburgh, Brighton, Oxford, Bristol and back to London again. 

There's more information and you can book your place here.

Also I was super chuffed to see a feature about me on Grafik Magazine website! It is a really sweet write up and perfectly describes the way I work. Better than I can describe myself at times, so I can thank Amelia enough.  Check it out!

It seems to be an exciting night and come by if you can. 

Regardless, will keep you posted. xx 

The Launch! Of Amelia’s Compendium of Fashion Illustration

It is the morning after, and it's a great feeling Im feeling, after attending the launch of Amelia’s Compendium of Fashion Illustration and meeting really talented and fabulous people. The venue was 123 Bethnal Green Road, and the party started downstairs in the lower floors, with live band. It was bustling and lively atmosphere if you can tell them the photos!

Also I had chance to meet my fellow illustrators who are also in the book! I found it's really nice to see the face behind the illustration.  I also met jewellery designers, Maxine of Little Miss Delicious with amazing blue hair cute bracelets and Maggie Angus who seagulls/ship earrings I really love! So check them out!

L-R: Me, Natsuki Otani, Lesley Barnes

Me with Zarina Liew

Jenny Robins and her man. 

With Andrea Peterson

Rachel De St. Croix

With Joana Faria.

With the lady herself, Amelia Gregory who worked hard all night. 

Amelia cutting a delicious cake from Lily Vanilli. So much white chocolate!  

It was a great night out, on another note,

 I wish I had chance to meet everyone I missed. Perhaps another illustration meetup in order, methinks...Mmmm. 

If you not had chance to buy the book, you can always link here xxx

Somewhere Sometime: Brick Lane!

Herro! 

Went to the Somewhere Sometime exhibition in East Gallery in Brick lane which exhibits many talented illustrators I know, especially they are in the year above me at Westminster's University.

Rachel of Precious Little

It was really lovely to catch up and see "Life AFTER Uni," the graduate's life. Also as a plus, it was great to see Rachel of (@precious_little) who previously done work for Amelia's Magazine. Check it out! Also check out Rachel blog on Private view. Loads of people to browse and be inspired. 

Riccie, me and Rachel

Including Riccie, a designer/illustrator using collage and papercuts especially of food and litter dropped in various locations of London. The asparagus was my favourite. Yum.

Exhibition on until Weds 7th July. So head over and see! While you're there enjoy Brick Lane. If you haven't been to Brick Lane, to define: it's exhilarating, smelly and exotic and chaotic. Me and my beloved keeps stopping every time there was a stall with odd trinkets, vintage items. He wanted to impulsively buy Plane googles to look bad ass. So next time we'll go to Brick Lane instead of Oxford St.

Pick Me Up London

Hello!  

Today was a lovely day when I met lovely fellow illustrators by harnessing the power of Twitter!

I went to the Pick Me Up! Contemporary Art Fair at Somerset House with Thereza Rowe, Simon Wild, Kate Slater, Jo Cheung and Emma Cowley, also I met Amelia Gregory for first time! Whom I illustrated for London Fashion Week and other various projects. The fair was highly inspiring, learning all the types of printing methodology and also it was amazing meeting in real people, real time as oppose to virtual "kind of second life" Twitter. 

Twitter: 1 VS Facebook: Nil

Oh and Thereza gave me her lovely goodies! So generous ^_^

*Update*: Lovely Amelia posted a review of the Pick me Up London With a Group Photo!

Jo Cheung, Me! Kate Slater, Simon Wild and Thereza Rowe 

Me @ Secretts Thailand Festival

Hello there! Ok, a lot has been going on lately and usually it's one after another, applying for jobs, helping at Mum's restaurant and etc, etc. I using Twitter often, it's easier than blogging at times, however follow me!

Last week on the bank holiday weekend I was fortunate enough to share a stall space with a friend at the Annual Amazing Thailand Festival! I was selling my handmade bags, hand printed greetings cards, books, badges and prints of my work. As you can see above XD

It's was really hot, (apparently last day of summer that 31st Monday). The whole festival was held in a farm in Milford, Surrey, all the food stalls, arts and crafts, massages, fairground, the whole shebang and it was exciting.

Arrived early, to set up the stall in the middle of a field, with my Audrey Hepburn partition, desks and Mum's restaurant table cloths, worrying profusely, couple of the neighbours sensed I was a first timer. Despite all the hustle, bustle and worry and the intense sunshine, ( thank god for the coconut juice, iced coffees and Thai beer and cocktails) it was all good fun. I met loads of people, school kids, monks furthermore I sold loads and got really good feedback, about the products and the credit crunching prices. Woo hoo!

Oh my friends came to see me too! Jo, Emma, Chris, Sam and Ruth came by and it was so lovely to see them all. That made my day too, so I will do this all again, it was worth it.

PS. Couldn't resist sitting on these 'FOOT' Stools and 'HAND' Chairs, XD

More photos of the lovely day here.

P.S.S Thank you to new followers and following my blog!

Take care now!

Goldilocks Flux

Good evening! Long time no blog, I was very busy moving house and now I have moved, yay, but haven't quite settled in. However I did do a new illustration for a magazine based on a British Designer of my choice, Lu Flux. Also I have posted up photos of New Designers here. There were many talented illustrators there, including Robert Sae-Heng, Jana Diemberger, Leanne Wade.

Ben Cain Illustration @ New Designers

Once I settled, I am planning to do more illustrations. Also posting up more photos from events too. Good night and take care!

New Designers 2009

Hello! Im living between two homes at the mo so it was really lovely to be invited to the New Designers Private Awards Night at the Business Centre in Angel. Loads of graduates have exhibited here from product design to illustration, also some illustrators I have recognised from D&AD New Blood not too long ago. Unfortunately my camera had no battery hence the lack of photos, but I will be going there again since it ends this Sunday 19th July. More info can be found here if you want to have a little look.

I have to admit New Designers pretty similar to D&AD New Blood with the exception of a hefty entry price to visit on the day. However it was fresh to see other graduates' work and feel really inspired at the end of the day. More photos to come.

Ohh and by the way, I met the lovely Amon fellow illustrator, whom is very happy with the free latest issue of Grafik magazine when you fill in a reader's survey.