Morning Dew

Hello lovelies,

Once again, I have been distant from my blog, but I am updating to show you some of the work I have been feverishly working on during the time since I last posted.

I'm working on some covers for publications for three Shakespeare plays. I chose a play from each of the three genres - history, comedy and drama and started to illustrate some concepts for them. I wanted to select characters that were most intriguing to me from each of the plays, so they could be the focal point of the cover design. So far I'm just trying to illustrate and test to see what works and what doesn't, so below are examples of what I've been drawing.

Illustrations of plants for Hamlet - some rue, fennel, a violet and a daisy.

Puck illustration for A Midsummer Night's Dream book cover.

Falstaff illustration for Henry IV Part One book cover.

Ophelia illustration for Hamlet book cover.

I've also been working on other stressful projects (including the making of my portfolio) so I wont be able to post for a while, a few more weeks until I've finished classes, then I might have a few spare moments to write. But as of now, I have barely any time.

So good-bye until next time!

Pearls of Wisdom

Hello lovely readers, ♥

I am incredibly sorry for this extensive delay in regards to updates on my blog, but university is so demanding I barely find time to properly feed myself and sleep!

"Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster."
~ Shakespeare.

For this post I will be focussed on the colour I am most inspired by at this moment and that is white. Simple bright white or pearlescent shades reflect pristineness and purity, untainted by other elements and are just existent singularly. It is the simplicity of the shade that draws me in, like the blank sheet of white paper that I face before beginning a new illustration or design, it is the stepping stone to something more, the foundation which is built upon by layers of various mediums; the empty canvas with so much potential. I feel that paper is largely unappreciated and taken for granted and in it's most simplest form, it can be the starting point for something wonderful to be created. I particularly note this in the paper art that I have observed, as well as these paper eyelashes by Paperself. I just adore how beautiful the shade white can be, it is so lovely and clean and complacent. Sometimes the most simplest of things can be the most beautiful.

I hope to be able to blog again later this week, as I have one week off before I go into my packaging design intensive course (pray for my soul, I'm not sure I'll be able to make it as I am only just recovering from finishing a harrowing 1st semester!) But at least I will be getting it out of the way quickly (it is a 3 week course) and it will hopefully make my final semester easier to deal with, then this degree will all be finished! It is so scary to think about, these years have flow by so quickly! But I am still considering coming back for a masters/honours or a specialisation diploma. We shall see what happens!

Until next time, I shall leave you with this cute song I have been coveting recently. x

Cub Scouts - Evie