so, Steve went travelling around the world about a month ago.. 1 month until I meet him in LA..

Can not wait!

p.s i sent him this image before he left to make him feel a little guilty.. i think it worked. tee hee

anyone for tee?

excuse me for the awful pun.

Commissioned by Lacoste, Chinese artist Li Xiaofeng creates a porcelain polo.

found here: https://www.lsnglobal.com/seed/

Roads

sun house - endless spring vs. ...can't remember. I had it saved onto my desktop without a name. someone help me please...

definitely listen to this song though - http://ceremonymanchester.tumblr.com/ you'll find it halfway down the page.

Todd Selby // The Selby

I absolutely love this image. It makes me feel very British. I now want a rooftop concrete garden. I love this photographer too.. http://www.theselby.com/

Toscana

A few holiday snaps taken in Tuscany, Italy.

a few things i love...

As I'm about to move back home after graduating from university, I realised that my bedroom is very much the same as when I was 16 years old. Moving onto 23 and my style changed, the Disney pink and lilac walls doesn't do it for me anymore. It's in desperate need of a change! Even though the thought of moving back home does not excite me in the slightest, I feel that newly decorating it will make the transfer much more enticing.

I was having a browse and came across these sweet garden inspired wallpaper prints and bed linen.

(in order):

http://www.dwellstudio.com -Chinoiserie Duvet Set

http://www.louisebodywallprint.com -Garden Birds // Harry's Garden

Bournemouth Show

River Island presents Graduate Fashion Week

Graduate Fashion Week- Earls Court- London.

my portfolio and cushions were on display on the Bournemouth stand.

Products

Inspirational Pulication

Along with my prints I designed and created a small A5 publication that depicts my inspirations and concept methodology. Inspired by Paul Smith - You Can Find Inspiration in Anything and Todd Selby - The Selby is in Your Place, using features within my personal space I produced illustrations of each feature, inspiration words and and mood board. The book also includes inspirations from other creatives, concept stores and artwork.

The aim of the book is to depict what inspires me as a designer and where my inspirations derive from.

Business Card and Tag

Brand logo (designed by Whiteline Graphics)

Tag - white card and bird printed acetate, purple woollen tie.

Business Card

how I feel...

Final Design, Product and Placement

I received my prints back from the printers but the printer man obviously couldn't do his job properly and they did not look like my designs. Humpf. So, I shall be printing them onto cotton cushion covers and jersey crew neck tees using heat transfer paper and the heat press.. hopefully I shall get my shoot done in time before hand in!

This is a page from my portfolio which I am busy working on as well as FMP. Busy times.

Birds and Botanics

A series of prints inspired by Victorian collections, Botanical Illustrations and Victorian interiors.

My prints will initially be applied to t-shirts and cushions as a sample. The prints can be extended and applied to various other products to extend my lifestyle brand.

Inspiration // Moodboards

Inspiration: product design, architecture, illustration, store concept, photography, styling, current ready to wear garments, and designers. moodboards created using Adobe Photoshop.

The 'Hannah' Brand

So, for Final Major Project I am creating a lifestyle brand. Focusing on print and illustration, I am producing t-shirt and cushion prints inspired by the Victorian era with an accompanying Inspiration Publication and Press Release. This will be the start of my personal little business.. watch this space.

Anthropologie

London concept store, Kings Road.

My Family

A few years back my Dad worked on our family tree and managed to source these photographs. I completely forgot we had them. I love looking at them.

First Photograph- Edwin and Sarah Hawkins, taken around 1900. My Great Great Great Grandparents.

Second and Third Photograph- Lucy and Frederick Hawkins, and in the second photograph, my Great Grandfather Archie as a young boy.

We used to call him Coppy. It's what my Dad named him when was young because he couldn't manage to say his real name. Coppy used to give us 50p pocket money and Pear Drops, then we would play with his Rubix cube or on his stair lift until we got told off. Fun times.

Fourth Photograph- Lucy Hawkins and her parents.

Inspire me please...

English eccentrics, miss-matched furniture, fine details, ornate yet jumbled, peculiar and prim. Art, tea, gardening and twill. China, flowers, wood and animals.