31 January 2015

Stars Love Valentine Moodboard


Stars Love Valentine Moodboard
Yes, love is in the air!  I don't know if romance and seeing stars or giving gifts is for you but these are some ideas for something a little bit different and for all ages.


My Heart Ornament

Keep Calm 

Bedroom

Red Lantern

Jumper

My iPad Mini Cover

30 January 2015

Summer Forest Bear in Bright Pastels : New Range

Summer Forest Bear Range
Art Print
Purple Cushion
Bright Pink Cushion
Bear in the Forest Cushion
Forest Cushion
Bright Yellow Cushion
Soft Green Cushion
Deep Pink Cushion

Following on from work I've been creating, I now have a lovely summer range of throw cushions and art prints ready for anyone revamping their home, office or apartment.  Bring summer on early with these lovely pops of colour - have fun choosing your selection or pick just one in your favourite colour for your new sofa or updated couch.  I'd love to see how they look, so if you do decide to pick any please send me a photograph displaying them in your room!  That would be fantastic! 

28 January 2015

Society6 Risograph Zine Competition

Time Lost - Bear In The Forest
I don't know how I managed to work on so many illustrations for this competition but I think it was because I enjoyed finding out about the risograph process and that spurred me on to try different themes, ideas and techniques that might be successful with the process.  But this is truly the last one and it's all up to the judge(s) now to choose.  I'm now going to create some lovely accessories from this illustration and I'll let you know how things go.


27 January 2015

Society6 Competition For Risograph Zine

Seven Ages of Man
I'm so enjoying trying different methods of creating for the risograph zine brief.  I took my inspiration for the them of 'lost time' from ageing and remembered Shakespeare's 'Seven Ages of Man'.  That gave me the starting point for number 4 entry.  So far, the illustration is available as an art print and poster.

24 January 2015

Riso Zine Competition Entry #2

Lost Time Birdie : redroadstudio : society6
My 2nd risograph entry (completed 3 so far) on society6 based on the theme of lost time.  I took it literally with a clock losing time and used a gaudy faded vintage elements to the illustration.  I have till the end of the month so you never know I may come up with another ..... I'm thinking about it .....

23 January 2015

Riso Zine Competition : Society6

Lost Time Evolution
One of my entries to the Riso Zine Competition on Society6.  I've enjoyed trying out new concepts using the risograph technique and would love to get just one in.   Please feel free to go on to my store and 'like' any of them - any help would be gratefully appreciated!

21 January 2015

January Moodboard : Vintage Ogee in Green & Peach

Start my new year with a new range of work and every now and then create a moodboard as suggestions or ideas featuring great images, artwork and products.

My Vintage Ogee Pattern - Products - Paper

Table setting by Southern Vintage Antique China + Furniture Rentals 

Peaches Sticker Retro Design

Vintage Sari Fabric Link

Flowers Photography by Rebecca Arthurs Photography  found at Elizabeth Anne Designs

Jade Green Interior

18 January 2015

'Lost Time' Zine Competition Entry


Lost Time Ticking
And here's the new design I mentioned earlier.  It's an entry to Society 6 'Lost Time' competition.  Art work had to be suitable for a Risograph process, which is a mix between screen print and a Xerox.  It was created in Japan in the early 1980's as a low cost document duplicator.

Work had to be in limited colours with a light coloured paper background - white being the preferred choice.  Art work should be prepared with some amount of overprint and bleed as layer registration is not perfect.

Lost Time Ticking is my entry so wish me luck!!  I won't hear till the end of January if I'm successful but I really enjoyed working on this. 

17 January 2015

Fine Line Pen Patterns - Back To Basics

LOST TIME TICKING : SOCIETY6
Some drawings I've been working on just before the end of the year and I've so enjoyed using an old favourite of black and white with my fine line pen and some new Chinese ink to play with (which is fab!).  One of them has been developed as an entry for a zine competition on Society6.  It's called "Lost Time Ticking' so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

8 January 2015

World Sales Map 2014

RED ROAD STUDIO SALES FOR 2014
January is my month for spring cleaning everything from my studio to reviewing my sales for the previous year and planning what's next.  It's also a time to appreciate the people who buy my work and just how far each design, piece of art or accessory reaches.  I decided to produce a wee map of the world and record where it all went.  Now that I see it, it just shows how small I am and how huge the world really is LOL.  So many countries to pin and that can be a challenge for me in 2015.

Zazzle was mostly USA sales, so that was interesting to find out as I've just been with them for about 6 months now.  My design work and art commissions went to London, Belfast, Paris, China, France, Australia, Turkey, Los Angeles and New York - WOW so grateful for this.  Thank you everyone!!

3 January 2015

Thank You 2014

Nordic Star Duvet Cover
Boho Daisy iPhone 6 Case
Boho Border iPhone 6 Case
Vintage Paisley iPhone 6 Case
So many thank you's to give for 2014.

I started 2 new shops with my 'redroadstudio' hat on - my last 3 sales for December 2014 in zazzle were for the above, iPhone 6 cases being very popular!  Thank you my lovely customers!!

society6 proved just a popular but a more mixed selection sold and my very first duvet cover sold.

Enjoying Instagram too and now about to work on my strategy for 2015 - wish me luck!  It's going to be a busy time.

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