Kate Bush: Inside the Rainbow - Ivy Illustrations

Introducing an exciting new project I have been working on with design agency Parent, ivy illustrations for a newly published book, Kate: Inside the Rainbow. Featuring unseen photos of Kate Bush, by her brother - John Carder Bush. (Little, Brown Book Group)

Image: Parent

Here is a little bit of my working in progress with the ivy drawings through to their final publishing.

Image: Parent

Image: Parent

For queries and commissions please get in touch: claretheresegray@gmail.com or visit www.claretherese.com

Hand drawn floral save the dates

I have just been working on some floral save the date cards for my lovely friends Miriam and Jake, here's a bit of a record of the ideas and the final result!

Floral hand painted guestbook

A lovely project for my friend Katie's wedding. A hand painted floral guestbook, for people to fill in on the day. It was a labour of love with each page featuring a different illustration, here are just a few of my faves.

Wedding Card

Recent hand drawn card for good friends Tom and Lucy's wedding, featuring their pooches, Bungle and Wilson!

Artisan Summer Sale

Artisan summer sale arrange in a local village hall with two creative friends, milliner Eleanor Houghton and baker, Victoria Pickford.

 Works in progress for the sale..

Spring birdy lino print / design

Hello friends! Sharing a print I made earlier this week which I quite like, and which looks quite pretty transformed into a pattern for interior furnishings..

Hand-pulling the design!

Et voila the final print!

Surface Pattern Design development for homeware and furnishing.

Click on the images below to see a few more of my recent linoprint designs..

          

A first winter in Hampshire

Good frosty morning, it's freezing here! Thought I'd share some of the highlights of the inspirational things I've seen here in Hampshire in the past couple of months - pics mainly via my Instagram