Wedding Illustrations

Recently I have been working on a couple of projects that I have been unable to share on here, however, I am pleased to say that I can now share these wedding illustrations as the happy couple tied the knot last weekend, congratulations to Kirsty and Ali Butcher!

A few months back I posted photographs of some wedding invites that I had designed and screen printed for Kirsty and Ali. Kirsty had also asked me if I could design some of their on the day stationary as well as some postcards for their guests to colour in and leave their messages on. I thought this was such a lovely idea, an added personal touch and something fun for people to do together.

Kirsty asked me to illustrate postcards showing the two of them in special places such as their first holiday and where they met. Here are some of my illustrations…

Checking in

It's been a while since I've posted on here so I thought I better check in. I've been busy working on a couple of projects recently although haven't yet got to a stage with either where I can share a finished piece. However I can share this sneak peek of one illustration from a series I'm still working on...

Leaf brooch

Yesterday I made this leafy brooch from copper and silver. I haven't worked with copper before and I absolutely loved it because after it's heated during soldering, it shows the most beautiful colours!
I have made similar shapes for a necklace before now but used a method that involved fully folding the leaves in half which then was really difficult to prize back open after hammering and I had to anneal it about a million times. This time round I stuck to hammering the leaf shape out after bending it at a 90º angle. This was so much easier to work with and still gave a lovely shape and texture. The edges also went nice and wibbly which I love.

Printed and framed!

Invites ready to go!

This week I got all the wedding invites cut to size and sorted into envelops with the particulars and menus. Each green envelope is sealed with a special wedding emblem sticker to match the design on the invites. Here's a little peek at the finished product...

A quick test of the fox...

Friday Sewing Club

Today I decided to end my working week and welcome the weekend by spending my evening learning to make a purse with some lovely ladies at a sewing club. It sounds simple enough but I've never really got along very well with zips so it was good to get some practice and guidance from Sewing Queen Sue. Here's the finished product...cheers Sue!