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illustration & design
something wicked this way comes
celebrating the launch of collagecvlt collective.
fierce & femme
a collagecvlt exclusive
inspired by a piece I originally created for Paris Collage Collective week nineteen.
woodland enchantress
a collagecvlt design refresh
inspired by, and featuring, one of Emily’s stunning headpiece designs – available in her Sticky Pinz online store.
indigo skies
a collagecvlt design refresh
inspired by a piece I originally created for the Black Collages Matter project, organised and curated by Brittany M. Reid. The Black Collages Matter movement is an ongoing call to collage artists that asks them to create and submit pieces that centre Black subjects to increase Black visibility in the collage community. Along with this project, Brittany collaborated with {th ink} publication to release a special Black Collages Matter art book to showcase artists who have participated in the project, donating the proceeds to the Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective.
ode to josephine
a collagecvlt exclusive
celebrating the amazing life of iconic entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist Josephine Baker.
earth priestess
“ for some, she came in a dream.”
a collagecvlt design refresh for Earth Day.
save the bees
a collagecvlt exclusive
help the bees for Earth Day! Proceeds from shop purchases featuring this piece go to Bee Foundation Netherlands and Operation Honey Bee.
golden autumn
a collagecvlt design refresh
inspired by, and featuring, one of Emily’s stunning headpiece designs – available in her Sticky Pinz online store.
candy queen
a collagecvlt design refresh
a redesign of a piece originally created for Offbeat Collage Club’s ‘ offbeat dinner party’ project.
flowers of summer
“ life, now, was unfolding before me, constantly and visibly, like the flowers of summer that drop fanlike petals on eternal soil.”
in celebration of the blooms and all their tiny birds.
flower work
“ flower work is not easy. remaining soft in fire takes time.”
for the Aprillage prompt, ‘ scent.’
sweet music
“ the older the violin, the sweeter the music.”
for Fragmented Collective and the 100 Day Project.
together in the garden, part III
celebrating World Collage Day with Loobyroux Art Club’s postcard-themed open call ‘ reconnection’ – also inspired by the prompts ‘ garden’ for Glue Together, and ‘ flower’ for both Annuallage and Erase un Collage.
together in the garden, part II
celebrating World Collage Day with Loobyroux Art Club’s postcard-themed open call ‘ reconnection’ – also inspired by the prompts ‘ garden’ for Glue Together, and ‘ flower’ for both Annuallage and Erase un Collage.
together in the garden, part I
celebrating World Collage Day with Loobyroux Art Club’s postcard-themed open call ‘ reconnection’ – also inspired by the prompts ‘ garden’ for Glue Together, and ‘ flower’ for both Annuallage and Erase un Collage.
les baigneuses, part II
“ next to the sea in the autumn, your laughter must raise its foamy cascade, and in the spring, love, I want your laughter like the flower I was waiting for, the blue flower, the rose of my echoing country.”
les baigneuses, part I
“ I rose from marsh mud algae, equisetum, willows, sweet green, noisy birds and frogs.”
hallo, rabbit
“ hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “ is that you?” “ let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “ and see what happens.”
for Paris Collage Collective week thirteen.
fell into the fall
for Absurdist Collage Club week sixteen’s challenge prompt, ‘ the fall.’
I will vanish
“ I will vanish in the morning light; I was only an invention of darkness.”
for Absurdist Collage Club week sixteen’s challenge prompt, ‘ the fall.’
lion
from the Minchiate Francesi Tarot, by famed seventeenth century engraver François de Poilly.
inspired by the original ninety-seven card minchiate deck, and created for an early Aprillage prompt, ‘ lion.’
verseau
from the Minchiate Francesi Tarot, by famed seventeenth century engraver François de Poilly.
inspired by the original ninety-seven card minchiate deck, and created for Glue Together’s prompt, ‘ water.’
the key keeper
murder mystery collective
our second character from the ‘ murder mystery collective’ project – an upcoming set of trading cards for collagecvlt.
the archer
murder mystery collective
our first character from the ‘ murder mystery collective’ project – an upcoming set of trading cards for collagecvlt.
emerald city
for April’s ‘ oz’ prompt from Absurdist Collage club, and another Aprillage prompt, ‘ lantern.’
chez la marchande de pavots
based on a classic 1920’s illustration by French master George Barbier.
a time for making wishes
celebrating Ostara, the vernal equinox – or the first day of spring.
amour
from the ‘ Grand Etteilla Tarot’
inspired by Jean-Baptiste Alliette’s eighteenth century fortune-telling deck.
questionnante
from the ‘ Grand Etteilla Tarot’
inspired by Jean-Baptiste Alliette’s eighteenth century fortune-telling deck.
amitié
from the ‘ Grand Etteilla Tarot’
inspired by Jean-Baptiste Alliette’s eighteenth century fortune-telling deck.
summer wilds
‘ death’s summer coat’
a true source of magick
for Absurdist Collage Club’s prompt, ‘ the source’ – and Loobyroux Art Club’s prompt, ‘ magic.’
gardens within, part II
fern & flower
for Absurdist Collage Club week fifteen.
gardens within, part I
veiled peaks
for Absurdist Collage Club week fifteen.
stay golden, part II
desert golds
stay golden, part I
night blooms
yasha
“ did the stormlord heal your heart? or are you still sad?”
inspired by Critical Role's aasimar barbarian, Yasha Nydoorin.
la belle époque
something a little sentimental
for Paris Collage Collective week eleven.
little bird
“ little bird have you got a key?”
a remix of a piece originally created for the ‘ symbiosis’ project, and inspired by Feist’s ‘ Caught a Long Wind.’ Features the beautiful nineteenth century book cover ‘ Flora Symbolica’ by John Henry Ingram.
after the fire
“ after the fire, the flowers bloom.”
double vision
new moon in aries
in celebration of fresh and beautiful beginnings.
the curious bartender
inspired by the stunning early twentieth century illustrations of Shigeru Sudō.
beetle blossom
inspired by the stunning early twentieth century illustrations of Shigeru Sudō.
beneath cherry blossoms
“ what a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.”
she is your mirror
for a Collage Arte prompt, ‘ twins.’
spring
“ is the spring coming?” he said. “ what is it like?”... “ it is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”
for a prompt from Loobyroux Art Club, ‘ circle.’
blue moon
celebrating the rise of April’s super moon with an entry for Quebec Collage’s ‘ blue’ World Collage Day event.
tarot
yo
bob
tarot
yo
bob
tarot
yo
bob
tarot
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bob
indigo skies
“ let me die from having being drunk on indigo skies, my liver... overflowing with stars.”
inspired by a piece I originally created for the Black Collages Matter project, organised and curated by Brittany M. Reid. The Black Collages Matter movement is an ongoing call to collage artists that asks them to create and submit pieces that centre Black subjects to increase Black visibility in the collage community. Along with this project, Brittany collaborated with {th ink} publication to release a special Black Collages Matter art book to showcase artists who have participated in the project, donating the proceeds to the Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective.
fragments
“ I attain a different kind of beauty, achieve a symmetry by means of infinite discords, showing all the traces of the mind's passage through the world, achieve in the end some kind of whole made of shivering fragments.”
a collage collaboration with super-talented Amsterdam-based creative coder, Maxim Schoemaker. This piece combines photographic elements with multilayered vintage collage fragments, inspired by Maxim’s amazing fractal grid designs.
offbeat dinner party, part II
the dessert course
a sweet second piece for the Offbeat Collage ‘ offbeat dinner party’ project and Glue Together’s ‘ nostalgia’ prompt.
offbeat dinner party, part I
the main course
the first in a series of two pieces for the Offbeat Collage ‘ offbeat dinner party’ project and Glue Together’s ‘ nostalgia’ prompt.
the harvest
“ the air felt thin and bursting with life... the world sucked in a breath and held it, waiting for the chime of midnight to ring, and then it slowly exhaled, blowing all the unseen things far back, away from the world of the living.”
created to celebrate Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and published for licensing on Artgrab.co.
big mood
“ you lied to us. you gave us false hope. you told us that the future was something to look forward to.”
published for licensing on Artgrab.co.
lush
dreaming of growth and daring to hope.
layers of rich and vivid green for a Paris Collage Collective challenge, with portrait photography by Teddy Tavan, and vintage nineteenth century hummingbird illustrations by H.G. Bohn at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
feast
“ once, if my memory serves me well, my life was a banquet where every heart revealed itself, where every wine flowed.”
inspired by a piece I originally created for the Black Collages Matter project, organised and curated by Brittany M. Reid. The Black Collages Matter movement is an ongoing call to collage artists that asks them to create and submit pieces that centre Black subjects to increase Black visibility in the collage community. Along with this project, Brittany collaborated with {th ink} publication to release a special Black Collages Matter art book to showcase artists who have participated in the project, donating the proceeds to the Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective.
earth priestess
“ for some, she came in a dream.”
inspired by a piece I originally created for the Black Collages Matter project, organised and curated by Brittany M. Reid. The Black Collages Matter movement is an ongoing call to collage artists that asks them to create and submit pieces that centre Black subjects to increase Black visibility in the collage community. Along with this project, Brittany collaborated with {th ink} publication to release a special Black Collages Matter art book to showcase artists who have participated in the project, donating the proceeds to the Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective.
enchanted woodland floral headpiece
in collaboration with award-winning costume designer Emily Stuart.
inspired by, and featuring, one of Emily’s stunning headpiece designs – available in her Sticky Pinz online store.
golden autumn floral headpiece
in collaboration with award-winning costume designer Emily Stuart.
inspired by, and featuring, one of Emily’s stunning headpiece designs – available in her Sticky Pinz online store.
faerie goddess flower crown
in collaboration with award-winning costume designer Emily Stuart.
inspired by, and featuring, one of Emily’s stunning headpiece designs – available in her Sticky Pinz online store.
worlds away, part II
a little hungry in the heart
the second of two little pandemic-era pieces about loss.
worlds away, part I
invisible silver threads
the first of two little pandemic-era pieces about loss.
tiger mountain
a remix of classical early twentieth century sources with modern elements, for Glue Together’s ‘ more winter’ theme.
wishful thinking
dreaming of warm spring days.
created with Glue Together’s ‘ purple’ prompt in mind.
summer dreams
time for change, part II
spring dreams
time for change, part I
featuring portrait photography by Godiva Omoruyi of 4th Finger Studios.
freedom
the symbiosis project, part XVI
created for a multi-genre, multi-artist gallery show at Vrij Paleis Art Centre, Amsterdam.
yellow heart
the symbiosis project, part XIV
created for a multi-genre, multi-artist gallery show at Vrij Paleis Art Centre, Amsterdam.
hope
the symbiosis project, part X
created for a multi-genre, multi-artist gallery show at Vrij Paleis Art Centre, Amsterdam.
social distance
the symbiosis project, part VI
created for a multi-genre, multi-artist gallery show at Vrij Paleis Art Centre, Amsterdam.
fresh air
the symbiosis project, part II
created for a multi-genre, multi-artist gallery show at Vrij Paleis Art Centre, Amsterdam.
isolation
the symbiosis project, part I
created for a multi-genre, multi-artist gallery show at Vrij Paleis Art Centre, Amsterdam.
dream journey
“ I dream with my eyes open.”
created and designed for licensing on Artgrab.co.
this way for awesome
a fancy fantasy desert façade for Paris Collage Collective.
soft
“ what is the greatest lesson a woman should learn that since day one she’s already had everything she needs within herself it’s the world that convinced her she did not”
featuring a combination of handcrafted elements with vintage natural history illustrations and beautiful portrait shots by Saltanat Zhursinbek.
label fables: japan
world collage day
for Edinburgh Collage Collective’s ‘ label/fables’ project.
chinese lotus full moon garden
based on a painting by Wu Guanzhong, and eighteenth century illustrated panel from L’Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet.
star map: city lights
tapestry, comforter and throw pillow design for Society6.
fierce & femme, part II
for the Glue Together prompt ‘ eyes.’
fraise
for Februllage, Paris Collage Collective and the 100 Day Project.
micha barsties
custom typographic art piece; a surprise birthday gift for an architect from his children.
a combination of adjectives, geometric shapes and architectural elements, designed to reflect and resonate with Micha, the recipient of the piece.
pisces
geometry of love, parts I – IV
inspired by the music from Geometry of Love, the fifteenth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre.
akamuti organic and ethical skincare: product catalogue cover design
ongoing illustration and design work for a client of over ten years.
wraparound cover design and illustration for Akamuti’s upcoming product catalogue.
akamuti organic and ethical skincare: product catalogue
ongoing illustration and design work for a client of over ten years.
botanical ingredient spot illustrations, figure designs, and double-page spread profile silhouettes for Akamuti’s upcoming product catalogue.
rebel witch book cover
‘ carve the craft that's yours alone’
book cover illustration for Kelly-Ann Maddox’s ‘ Rebel Witch’ – published in April 2021 by Watkins Publishing.
rebel witch, part I
‘ let’s begin’
full-page sigil illustration for Kelly-Ann Maddox’s ‘ Rebel Witch’ – published in April 2021 by Watkins Publishing.
rebel witch, part II
‘ make it happen’
full-page sigil illustration for Kelly-Ann Maddox’s ‘ Rebel Witch’ – published in April 2021 by Watkins Publishing.
rebel witch, part III
‘ let’s keep growing’
full-page sigil illustration for Kelly-Ann Maddox’s ‘ Rebel Witch’ – published in April 2021 by Watkins Publishing.