Floral Design

I've dabbled a bit in illustrating flowers, somehow they are a subject that often comes up.  And thank goodness I have!  From the days of working at Seasons in Old Amersham, I worked with Annie Rose and she has since gone off and qualified as a florist!  I've seen the beautiful creations she's been making over her course and training at a florist and have been so proud and pleased for her.

It was my absolute delight to be able to illustrate a logo for her.  I've been working more and more with typography and it was nice to put it to good use.  Alongside the illustrated rose the text works really well.  Annie requested we keep it simple in black and white so she can use it across all mediums without having to worry, which is a brilliant idea!  Colours can often come across as too harsh or muted, so her grayscale colour palette will hopefully stay classy where ever it is.

If you're interested in having me illustrate and design a logo for you, please send an email to me at charlotte_vallance@hotmail.com and we can talk business!

The Wonderful World of Tulipop!

I had the absolute pleasure of being at the London launch of 'Tulipop', an Icelandic illustrated childrens brand dreamt up by friends Signy and Helga.  It was lovely speaking to the ladies about their brand and hearing about the characters, and of course to see all of the lovely merchandise.

Helga, (Miss Maddy), and Signy

Signy is the designer and illustrator and Helga in charge of marketing.  What a good team, they really spoke well of the brand and their journey with it.  I'm excited to see what comes next - hopefully some stories for the lovely characters!

Theres a nice range of characters and I was instantly drawn to Bubble, the 'gentle boy' of the group.  Mr Tree is available as a lamp, and they have an adorable ceramic money box which would look awesome out on display in any home.

Here's little Romilly enjoying the 'Bubble' tableware set

I love the alphabet poster!  I have a black version up in my flat :)

If you're familiar with 'Top Drawer' the biannual merchandise event in London, you may of seen Tulipop on your way round.  With their B1 alphabet posters and giant cardboard cutouts of their characters they would of been hard to miss!

Amazing cakes by The Tattooed Bakers!  Tasted as delicious as they look, and the Mr Tree cake must of had at least 5 layers in it separated by jam and cream...oh my!

Character spoons - also available in a sterling silver engraved range.

Bubble stationary range and Mr Tree lamp.

The cutest money box i ever did see!

Dinner sets available in all character ranges.

You can find more out about Tulipop on their website : www.tulipop.com  Where they also have some printable sheets for you to colour in!...or you know, for the kids to colour in.

This event was held at the Icelandic Embassy, which was very fitting, and a nice comfortable space for everyone to look around and chat to the ladies!

Thank you for having me Tulipop!

Do as I say, not as I do.

A quote that has been springing to mind recently.  I had fun experimenting with printing in two colours at one time...expect more of this this year!  These aren't colours I would normally opt for but I'm enjoying them a lot, they have nice soft tones to them.

This lovely screen print has been printed on both a lovely handmade paper that I still had from last Christmas (can you believe it?!) as well as my favourite watercolour paper.  It will be in my Etsy shop soon if you'd like one for yourself.