From Hong Kong to China..

The beginning of 2011 has been very busy! I am in Hong Kong once more working on another Holly Brown project. Recently been to China also for a very fleeting work visit. I blogged more about this on my website.

Catch Up

So much to catch up on in the lead up to Christmas!! Hardly know where to start!

After our tour of the south finished at the beginning of December we were home for a week before flying away back to Hong Kong to visit our friends from Holly Brown and plan more exciting projects with them. It was lovely to see Hong Kong at christmas time - I didn't take enough photos to do it justice unfortunately. The temperature was very pleasant too as it is now considered winter time in Hong Kong - most days a average of 17-23 degrees, 40-60% humidity. After a very quick week there we are now back in NZ and busily trying to catch up before Christmas arrives and sweltering in the mugginess of summer. :)

In the meantime I have been working on various projects - one of which I am creating birthday illustrations for. I also have a few exhibitions planned for 2011 so that will keep me busy over the holiday period.

Also happy to announce that one of my Holly Brown illustrations was selected as Runner Up in the latest judging for issue 21 of Creative Quarterly magazine. (you can see it in their online gallery here - scroll down to my name to view). I was stoked as the judging is of a very high standard and there are so many awesome illustrations submitted.

Coffee Coffee Coffee

Holly Brown Illustrations

Holly Brown - Lady Gelato

The First Dance

The Fantastical Coffee Machine

Coffee Hula

These are recent illustrations I made for a great cafe called Holly Brown in Hong Kong. Holly Brown specializes in fine Coffee and delicious Gelato. Find out more about our trip to Hong Kong on my website blog

A Sea of Umbrellas

I have spent the last few days getting acquainted with Hong Kong and all her temperatures! Its the monsoon season at present and today was an excellent example of why it is important to have a good umbrella - the first one we had broke under the weight of this mornings down pour so now Jay and i have one each which works well but you have to be careful not to get poked in the eye by passing umbrellas on crowded foot paths.

I have been working on a project for the past month creating illustrated artwork for a cafe called Holly Brown here in Hong Kong and now we are here to finish off the project with photography. This week I will photograph coffee, cup cakes and gelato which will be a lot of fun. The shop is almost finished being constructed and we have meet some awesome people from around the world who have all been brought in on the project. Im looking forward to working with them all. Time now to get some sleep for the big week ahead...

Come Fly with Me..

Ive been a bit slack on the old blogging lately as I have been busy working on an exciting project involving illustration and photography. Ill blog more about it soon but today I head to Hong Kong to continue the adventure there. The only thing Im not looking forward to is the sudden change in temperature.. had trouble finding enough summer clothes! Stay tuned and Ill let you know more about it...

P.s Thanks to everyone who visited the Stuff You Can Wear exhibition! Hope you enjoyed it!