Cups and Mugs for the RSPB & Roy Kirkham & Co Ltd

Delighted to see my work on a new spring range of beautiful fine bone china mugs and cups for the RSPB in collaboration with Roy Kirkham and Co Ltd... Can't wait to get my hands on them for the kitchen!

Some of the designs exhibited at this years' Spring Fair on the Roy Kirkham stand

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.

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..

          

Hand-painted anniversary mugs

Just over a year ago, both my sister and I were getting married and visiting this week has brought back some happy memories! I found some mugs and a card I hand-painted for my sister as a thank you on her dresser, and don't think I shared them here at the time. Super easy and lovely thank you gift inspired by the Burleigh asiatic pheasant crockery designs.