March 8, 2012
I am an illustrator and designer from the South West of England.
My work is influenced by my time spent as a graphic designer working on a broad range of projects, specialising in pre-school gift and activity led stationery.
You can view my previous design and illustration work in the sidebar pages, this included Zany Zoo for WHSmith, Little Bugs for Sainsburys and RetroMetric for Paperchase. I now work with a broad variety of major book publishers from all around the world. Visit my online shop to view my products including mugs, greeting cards, apparel and gifts.
My Agent details: The Organisation
www.organisart.co.uk email The Organisation
Lorraine Owen – London Office
69 Caledonian Road, London, N19BT, United Kingdom
New York Office
42 Delavan St, New York, NY, 11231, United States
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May 22, 2012
My baby alphabet design is now included with my other designs that are available as children’s wall art from Happy Spaces
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March 14, 2012
I’ve finally finished my new baby alphabet. An a to z of things to do with babies.
I’ve used a soft colour palette and watercolour textures, and a very soft checked background. More information on the availability of this as a canvas print to follow.
Tags: baby abc, baby alphabet, baby artwork, baby designs, childrens abc, cute baby alphabet, nursery alphabet, nursery artwork
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March 12, 2012
South West Illustrators (of which I am a member) have a newly revamped site, featuring local illustrators and lots of new artwork:
Tags: children's artwork, childrens illustrators, south west artists, south west illustrators
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March 8, 2012
Here are some photos of books that I illustrated for Holland Publishing, they are published by Little Star Creations an imprint of Holland Publishing. The first book (shown above) See-Saw-See Colour of a Bee is all about colours, the second, (shown below) See-Saw-See Shape of a Pea teaches children to look for shapes.
Tags: childrens books, colours, educational books, see-saw-see colour of a bee, see-saw-see shape of a pea, shapes
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March 1, 2012
I’ve been really busy lately working on bits and pieces for Bologna Book Fair.
I found this little sausage dog character that I’d done a while ago and had forgotten about, so I thought I’d post it as its been a while…
Tags: cute dog, cute pet, dachshund, dog, sausage dog
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December 14, 2011
I’ve only managed to get 4 from my baby alphabet posted up here so far as I’ve been busy on book and pattern projects. Hopefully the next time I put this work up it will be when it’s all finished!
Tags: abc, acorn, alphabet, baby, baby abc, baby alphabet, cow, cute alphabet, duck
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October 13, 2011
These are 2 cloth baby books that I also worked on for Campbell Books. Soft, huggable baby books for a baby boy or girl, the sample book that I’ve received is really lovely, very soft and tactile.
Click here to pre-order for February 2012.
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October 12, 2011
Two more Squirty Bath Books will be available in February 2012, now there are Squirty Elephant and Squirty Croc in addition to Squirty Frog and Duck (see earlier post).
I worked on these fun puppet bath books for Campbell Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. They are hand puppet bath books with a squirter at the bottom of the cover.
To pre-order these books click here.
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October 3, 2011
It seems like a big number to me, so I thought I’d mark the occasion, this site has received over 100.000 hits so far. Thank you for taking the trouble to have a look at my work!
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October 1, 2011
…The Map of the World artwork shown below will be available from mid-October from Happy Spaces.
Also I’ve re-posted here some news from Happy Spaces about being nominated for an award:
We’ve just found out that we are a finalist in the Sheerluxe Online Shopping Awards – *happy dance*! As you can tell we are super excited about this and wanted to say a very big thank you to everyone who has already voted for us. We also wanted to ask very nicely if you love Happy Spaces and our products, please, please, pretty please, vote for us here (http://www.sheerluxe.com/online-shopping-awards.aspx) – thank you kindly *cheesy grin*!
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July 1, 2011
I was asked to design a children’s world map for Happy Spaces, an exclusive gallery for children. This project was a great way to improve my geography knowledge and also to think about the kinds of animals and places which would appeal to children and inspire them to think about travel and adventure! Here is the final design:
Tags: boats, children's wall art, children's world map, cute animals of the world, cute children's map, fun world landmarks, geography for children, map of the world, planes, world map
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June 6, 2011
Insects and Flowers along with 4 other prints available from Happy Spaces are currently on sale in the London and Manchester Paperchase stores as part of a trial, so if you are nearby it would be worth going in and taking a look:
Tags: bee, butterfly, children's artwork, cute pictures, dragonfly, flowers, Happyspaces, insects, insects and flowers, Paperchase, plant pattern, prints for children, spider
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May 31, 2011
Samples of three books which I illustrated for Korea Hermannhesse arrived last week, these phonics books tell the story of Amy the cow.
These pictures show – front covers, endpapers and a spread from each of the books.
Tags: amy bakes a cake, amy the cow, amy's june tune, amy's rose, brooke keith, cute cow, educational books, korea hermannhesse, laila hills, phonics book
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May 23, 2011
I’ve been working on a new illustration lately which I filled with pattern and painted textures.
I particularly wanted to use a pattern that was based on a paisley design. I painted this in acrylic, using the head of a pin dipped in paint to add in the dots.
I like the contrast of painterly areas and textures against smooth clean shapes, the stripes shown below were done using an edge of card dipped in paint, I also use textured art paper which I paint or spatter using a toothbrush to get the effect that I want. I can change these textures into different colours and add them into the final artwork.
Tags: boat, cat, children's artwork, cute poem illustrations, edward lear, guitar, music, owl, pea green boat, poems, poetry illustartion, pussycat, sailboat, sailing, sea, the owl and the pussycat
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April 22, 2011
We are moving house very soon, so I’ve taken the opportunity to design a change of address postcard, I’ve blurred the address just to withhold my address online. If you need to contact me please contact my Agent at The Organisation.
The card features my daughter and also my dog Stanley, he is an unusual mix of schnauzer and cocker spaniel, but as he is basically a ball of black fluff, he presents a challenge to illustrate, he is also incredibly difficult to photograph successfully.
We are moving to a seaside town which I’m sure will provide lots of fresh inspiration, once I am settled I will be scouting around the town for ideas and I hope to bring out some prints in the future.
Tags: beach, beachball, black dog, cardboard boxes, change of address card, cocker spaniel, cute dog, moving, moving card, new address card, new home, relocation, schnauzer, schnauzer cocker spaniel cross, seaside
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March 22, 2011
An image on the theme of ‘sport’ as we are fast approaching the London 2012 Olympics. I’ve just created another online store called The Team Winners Store, see more here… Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: athletes, athletics, dash, fast, jog, joggers, london 2012, london olympics, olympics, race, runners, running, running race, sports, sporty, sprint finish, sprinters, winner
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March 8, 2011
I have been working on a variety of note cards, announcements and invitations for my store, after getting a query on this site.
Baby Announcement Card, with 3 stages of life shown by a caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly. This card is fully customizable, the name, date of birth and weight of the baby can be printed on the front, with space for extra details in a colour panel on the inside.
Baby Shower Invitation – also customizable.
I’ve also added a more general note card and bag with the same design.
Tags: baby, baby announcement, baby card, baby gift, baby shower invitation, butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, cute new baby card, flowers, funky plant, ladybird, ladybug, new arrival, new baby, plant
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January 7, 2011
I found a long forgotten sketch that I’d done a while ago, so I’ve worked it up into colour, using textures and pattern.
Tags: cute jungle characters, guess who, jungle, jungle bugs, lion, snake, spider
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December 16, 2010
This Ballerina design was awarded a ‘TBA’ – one of Today’s Best Award on Zazzle. Which adds to the one that I got for a previous mouse pad design.
I’ve been adding designs to my store that have a customizable name incorporated within the design, here are some more examples:
So far I have done art prints/canvases, mugs, T-shirts and iphone cases, and it’s easy to type in your own name or the name of a friend if you’re looking for a unique gift.
Tags: Ballerina tee shirt, ballet clothing, ballet T-shirt, cute ballerina design, personalized dancer clothing, zazzle
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December 1, 2010
Here are a couple of posters I’ve done this year for my local school’s PTFA. The events are themed, ‘Winter Wonderland’ for this Christmas, and ‘Wild West’ for the previous summer fete. The school’s colour is purple which I incorporate into the designs.
Tags: christmas posters, school posters, wild west posters
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November 16, 2010
These bright and colourful Squirty Bath Books which I worked on for Campbell Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, are available online to pre-order. They are hand puppet bath books with a squirter at the bottom of the cover. The samples I’ve received are lovely, and it was a fun project to work on:
Click here for more detailed product information about Squirty Frog and Squirty Duck Bath Books.
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October 8, 2010
Tags: award, bird, branch, butterfly, cute bird, insect, ladybird, ladybug, today's best, zazzle
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October 4, 2010
Click here to visit my new online shop, I will be uploading new products and designs in the future to add to the range.
There are mugs, cards, clothing and gifts featuring my new designs. Designs can be customised with your name, and designs come on a range different sizes.
Tags: laila hills shop, laila products, online store, zazzle
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July 18, 2010
“Sword to Words uses anagrams to show children that they can turn a negative thing into a positive. By simply switching the letters of disagree, it becomes is agreed. Real life photographs of the sometimes cruel adult world can change into the happy and carefree thoughts of a child with a simple change in attitude. Sword to Words can teach people of all ages a valuable lesson.” Tami Su
I have created the inside illustrations for the positive words with happy, bright and colourful illustrations, a selection of which can be seen here:
Sword To Words is available from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Books-a-million
Tags: anagram books, books for teachers, educational picture books, Sword to Words, word play books
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March 5, 2010
Happy Spaces has recently launched their website, where you can browse for, and purchase, lovely printed canvases for children.
I have a number of my designs available now!
Go to Happy Spaces to view the artwork.
Happy Spaces Gift Cards are also available if you are buying for someone else.
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