Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Artist Review: Batya Cavens

I am thrilled to be able to share some inspirational art with you every Tuesday morning as Rachael's new 'Art and Creative Writer'. This week, we're featuring the mixed media collages of Batya Cavens.

Batya grew up and worked in Tel Aviv, Israel before moving to Canada in 2002. She previously had her own  studio producing a wide array of clothes, accessories and home furnishings but now concentrates on creating art.

She has an urban graffiti/street art style created with layers of collage and naive, expressive painted motifs. Her work is available for sale at Saatchi Online and she has a website with more work and details of her exhibitions here. Have an inspirational week, Justine x










Monday, May 20, 2013

Lilla Rogers Launches Global Search For New Talent!

I'm thrilled to share some very exciting news with you today brought to you by my very own brilliant & super talented agent Lilla Rogers! Lovely Lilla has teamed up with my wonderful & award winning business partner Beth Kempton. I cannot speak highly enough of these two ladies, they really are a dynamic pair and this opportunity is not to be missed!

Here's some information about the AMAZING competition!

One of the world’s most successful art agents, Lilla Rogers, has launched a Global Talent Search competition to find the next big name in art.
  • Most exciting competition to hit the art world in years
  • Winner will be represented by one of the world’s top art agents
  • Thousands of entries expected 
Lilla Rogers, founder of the Massachusetts-based Lilla Rogers Studio, has sold art for products worth over $100 million in markets across the world. The winner will be represented by Lilla Rogers Studio for two years, and win a host of licensing contracts. This is an incredible opportunity for artists to showcase their work, get noticed, and for the winner to catapult their career to a whole new level.

Lilla Rogers says “This is sure to blast an artist’s career into the stratosphere.  We already have some of our art director clients wanting to get their hands on our winner!”

The competition will be run completely online, with judging by an expert panel of industry specialists including Anthropologie, Chronicle Books, Paperchase, Design*Sponge, Crate & Barrel, Real Simple Magazine and Quarry Books. There will also be a public vote to choose a ‘People’s Choice’ finalist. Registration is open now and the competition will be run in several stages over the summer. The winner will be announced on October 3 2013. This competition is the first of its kind, and is possibly the most exciting competition to hit the art world in years.

The Global Talent Search is open to any artist over 18 (based in any country) who is not currently represented.

Find out more and register here: http://www.lillarogers.com/global-talent-search

About Lilla Rogers Studio
Lilla is the founder of Lilla Rogers Studio, a visionary art agency that represents some of the most sought-after artists in the world. The Studio has licensed their artwork on a huge variety of products, from bathing suits to teacups, piggybanks to wall décor. An accomplished illustrator and painter herself, Lilla has been in the business for over three decades. The Studio’s client list includes Crate & Barrel, Pier One, Land of Nod, Chronicle, the New York Times, Moda, Blue Q, Crate & Barrel, Paperchase, and hundreds more.
For more information:
Lilla Rogers is available for interview on request.
Enquiries to: Beth Kempton (school@lillarogers.com)





Airess make up

Today I wanted to introduce to you the lovely Airess (a talented team of make up artists). For those of you that follow the blog will know I'm now in full wedding mode for my big day this Summer!

As soon as I chatted to Airess I knew I wanted to book them, they listened & understood what I wanted. I was thrilled to find out that they also used 'Airbrush' make up (I've this applied for TV before & I'm a huge fan!). I don't want to reveal my exact choice of make up ahead of the wedding but after the big day I plan to share lots of wedding images so stay tuned for more... (I can't wait for the special day to arrive!).

"Airess has a team of three professional makeup artists, specialising in ‘Airbrush’ techniques, which is particularly popular for Bridal makeup. HD performance makeup wont let you down when exposed to high resolution wedding photography.

Airbrushed makeup lasts for hours without the need of touch-ups; giving brides the added confidence that they will look beautiful all day and evening.

Our team travel the whole of Yorkshire to makeover brides and their bridal parties, either in the comfort of their own home or at any venue of choice".

If you are looking for make up arists north of England then I would highly recommend Airess!






Above images courtesy of Airess

For more information you can visit their website here, follow them on Twitter or connect with them on Facebook





Above images taken from Pinterest - a selection of gorgeous beauty icons!

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Interiors roundup: Emma Bridgewater

I am so excited to be sharing gorgeous interiors with you. As Rachael Taylor’s new Interiors roundup editor, I will be posting every Thursday afternoon with my weekly update of all things Interiors. This week, we have beautiful pieces from the Emma Bridgewater collection!

Emma Bridgewater has a gorgeous collection of ceramics and I can't get enough of them! The little spot is just the cutest that I have ever seen, you can view the full collection here and I strongly recommend that you do! I would love to hear if anyone has the same passion for matching crockery as I do? Enjoy the rest of your day! Emily x









Beauty Breakdown: Orla Kiely

Good morning creative people!
Welcome to a Beauty morning with me, MaJo :) Every Thursday I'll delight you with gorgeously packed beauty products (and every now and then, I'll even throw you a beauty secret).

Today I'm showing you the beauty packaging of one of my favorite surface pattern designers: Orla Kiely. Orla Kiely is an Irish designer moved to London to make her dreams come true. Her work is absolutely fascinating in spite of its minimal shapes. I love her retro and Scandinavian influences, as well as her amazing use of color. She's been called by The Guardian the 'Queen of Prints' so she must definitely be in any surface pattern designer radar, and I couldn't miss showing you her amazing work used on beauty products. Enjoy :D
image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired

image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired
image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired
image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired

image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired

image courtesy of Orla Kiely
image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired

image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired

image courtesy of Keep Me Inspired

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read. See you next week with more inspiring designs. Have a great day, MaJo.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Silvia Portella

Recently Rachael announced that she is now a proud member of the Lilla Rogers Studio. For the next few months we have decided to feature a regular weekly showcase from Lilla's esteemed group of designers & Illustrators. Today we bring you the lovely Silvia Portella.

Silvia Portella is an illustrator based in Berlin, Germany but originally from Barcelona, Spain. Silvia originally worked as a graphic designer, but soon realized that illustration is her passion. Silvia uses hand-drawn imagery which is then manipulated digitally. Looking at different designs, children's books, blogs & traveling keeps Silvia inspired. Silvia has many clients including Bravo Magazine, Poketo & many more. Enjoy, Hannah.













Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Beauty Breakdown: Snowberry magic

Good morning creative people!
Welcome to a Beauty afternoon with me, MaJo :) Since last Thursday I was given the opportunity of a personal post, I'm delighting you with gorgeously packed beauty products today (by the way... thanks Rachael for allowing me to share more about me last week).

Today I bring you fabulous packaging of New Zeland's brand Snowberry Beauty. The brand was created by cosmetician Soraya Hendesi when she lacked to find beauty products she could trust. She describes her products as 'authentic skin care', and that same adjective is the one I would use to describe the packaging created by the amazing London artist Rob Ryan. Ryan's specialises in bold, colorful and story-telling paper-cut art, which beautifully complements the idealistic, magic and whimsical standards of the brand. Please enjoy this wonderful illustrations that evoke fairy and nourishing worlds, and then let me know if they didn't just make you dream, smile and want to buy them... hihihi.




 

 



 


***all images were courtesy of Snowberry Beauty***
 
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read. See you Thursday morning with more inspiring designs. Have a great day, MaJo
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