Using a blend of collage and digital imagery, Bozena Rydlewska aka Bozka, creates fantastical forms of life, filled with colour. We like the intensity created by layering so many elements together. The birds and insects found in her imagined forests are hybrids of multiple ruffles, tufts, patterns, and feathers. But, as much as they are bright […]
Sugar Rush Colour Illustrations of Natsuki Otani
Natsuki Otani, is a Tokyo-born illustrator currently working in England. We like the boldness in her colour choices, which create a rush of bright cheeriness on viewing them, and yet there is a more serious, thoughtful element to her work as well. Natsuki’s hope is that her illustrations can make people happy, even if for […]
Botanical Illustration by Catell Ronca
Catell Ronca‘s botanical illustrations have the freshness and bite of their subject matter. She creates textures using paints and inks before cutting out the separate forms and layering them together to make her intricate digital collages. I like the contrasts she makes by moving between thick blocks of colour to letting the ink bleed or […]
Monochrome Designs of Johanna Basford
I’m happy to talk to Scottish designer and illustrator Johanna Basford for this feature who’s pattern work is outstanding. She has a host of awards and has had her black and white pattern designs used by clients like the BBC, the V&A, The Body Shop and Hendricks Gin. Her detailed and controlled work exhibits a […]