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!

Tea towels...Salted Caramel Kisses

I received lots of lovely feedback when I produced this recipe as a screen print.  So much so that I've splashed out and printed it onto tea towels!  So if you've run out of space on the wall, or aren't sure that a friend would want a print, this tea towel offers a nice alternative.  Practical, useful and pretty!

Printed in a dark pinky-red (aka maroon) onto a 48mm x 78mm cotton tea towel, pre washed and ironed, ready for use straight away.  Just £10 plus P&P, and available from my 'Not on the High Street' shop.

Not on the High Street

I've finally taken the plunge and opened up a 'Not on the High Street' shop!  On it you'll be able to get digital prints of watercolour illustrations, original screen prints, greetings cards, postcards, pocket mirrors and more.  I'm in the process of slowly expanding my product range, so over the coming months I'll be adding tea towels, tote bags and a wider range of pocket mirrors, cards and prints.

A little note to self, if you spend over £30 you'll get free delivery - how nice is that?

                        

My first order - slipped in a few extra 'hello sunshine' stickers!

My first order was for one of my favourite pieces I do - handmade new baby greeting cards - the Beer, Bottle and Wine design has gone down well in my Etsy shop, so it's lovely to know that Not on the High Street are enjoying it too!

Have a look around the shop here ; www.notonthehighstreet.com/charlottevallanceillustrationanddesign

...that's a bit of a mouthful...really should of chosen something shorter!

I'd love to hear what you think of it, and whether you're more inclined to shop on here or in my Etsy shop?