Inspiring: Barbara Gilhooly {maker/artist}

small biz, surface design, the crafted object

Barbara Gilhooly’s work is seductive in its multilayered colours, its bright patterns and flowers, its hints of mid-century style. And she amazes with her variety of mediums and breadth of skill – painting, printmaking, wire and wood sculpture, just to...

Inspiration : Carmel Debreuil {painter/illustrator}

illustration

    Carmel Debreuil says that one of the greatest things about having been drawing and painting so long is that she doesn’t have to worry about whether the nose is straight or the eyes match. “I can spend more time thinking about the story....

Small biz : Saatchi Online

small biz

  I’m ALWAYS keen to support independent artists wherever I can, so it was good to find such a beautifully curated online venue such as Saatchi Online. Saatchi Online is a site for buying and selling art, with numerous categories including drawing,...

Design How-to : Balance

tutorials

  Welcome to my next post in the Design How-to series. This one’s on the principle of Balance. Balance considers the visual weight of both sides (or top and bottom) of a piece of work, i.e. how well the dominant features ‘fill the space’.    ...

Design How-to : Direction

tutorials

  Welcome to the next instalment in my series on Design How-To. (You can find the rest of the series here.) I trust you’ve been enjoying it so far! And I really hope it’s been helpful. This post is on Direction.   Lines can lead your eye in a...