Sparkle Creations- Creation of Charlotte

This is my second post today, creation of Charlotte!
This character was designed with "Mothers day" theme in mind. But as Sparkle has mentioned in her blog, she can be a very versatile stamp!

You can purchase the stamp at Sparkle Creations website, which is due to launch in a few days! And below is the card designed by Sparkle Smith using the stamp. She is the owner of the Sparkle Creations company. A lovely boss to work with!

And below is my version of Charlotte with rose. I chose subtle grey for her dress to give her a more sophisticated look!

Bookmark Illustration

"Allergy Awareness" week is an annual event held in New Zealand. Last year I was contacted by Allergy NZ company to design four lovely bookmarks to promote their organization.
"The aim of Allergy New Zealand is to raise the awareness of allergies, to provide support and represent the interests of people living with allergies, especially children and their families."


This year we have added a new design to the collection o bookmarks. You will find them around schools, libraries, hospitals and community centres. On the front are cute illustrations (with some reference to the them of Allergy Awareness) and on the back are useful information regarding allergy.

This year I went with a boy-ish theme, packed with common allergy food (shellfish, squid, fish and crayfish) with the message "STAY SAFE". I wanted to portray that you don't have to be weak or sick to be allergic to something, a healthy active person can also be affected by it!

Sparkle Creation- Creation of Oliver!

Here goes the development of Surfing Oliver. Actually Oliver was initially designed as a St Patricks Day character (since I came up with his character in March). But we decided to save that for next year and go with surfing theme to keep in time with the Sparkle Creation Rubber Stamp launch date!

Below is card designed by Sparkle Smith (owner of the Sparkle Creation company).

Nice and bright  and summery! You can purchase the stamps from the Sparkle Creation website from the 10th of July!

And below is my finished version of Surfing Oliver. ENJOY!

Sparkle Creation- Creation of Rin

Here goes another post for Sparkle Creation Fans.
Creation of Lantern Rin! She went through two roughs, notice that she started off rather chubby and less-asian-looking. You can buy the stamp from Sparkle Creation site.

Below is Sparkle's design using the stamp! Love her choices of papers. The butterflies look great too!

And below is my version of the Lantern Rin!

Sparkle Creation Rubber Stamps- Creation of Turntable Josh

Here goes my first post for all the Sparkle Creation fans. I have been asked by the lovely Sparkle Smith to be the illustrator for her new rubber stamp company.For the first series I came up with 8 lovely characters. I will be showing you how the character Josh was developed.

He went through three roughs before finalizing. Can you see how his face became cuter every step? I often learn my client's taste while going through the rough process. Sparkle loves cute and whimsical!

And here goes the finished illustration. You can purchase this rubber stamp from the Sparkle Creation site. The online shop will be launching on the 10th of July!

Sparkle has come up with a beautiful design using the Turntable Josh stamp.

And below is my coloured version. Since I don't have time or the resource to make cards, or have the confidence to come up with a good design after seeing Sparkle's design, I will be doing what I do best with the stamps!

I will be showing my version of the finished illustration! ENJOY!

Two of my works were displayed at the 2010 Original Art Sale Show last weekend held at the TelestraClear Pacific Centre. Both were fairy small canvas works titled "Alice and Rabbit" and "Snow white".

2010 Original Art Sale Show is one of the biggest art sale shows in NZ, held across three days. You have to be chosen by the show producers to get a spot to display your works and get the chance to sell your art to the public. This year there were over 1,400 artworks on sale!
I just got a call from  the producer saying that both my works were sold!
YAY!!!
Whoever bought my paintings, THANK YOU! I'm sure my babies are happy at their new homes!
Hopefully next year I will be chosen again to take part in the sale show. And next time I will manage my time better so that I can do much bigger paintings!

Billie Books 5 & 6 now online!

Read the first pages of Books 5 and 6 of the Billie B Brown series on the Billie website!! For those who doesn't know, these series are written by the wonderful author Sally Rippin and illustrated by ME! Wonderful series for readers from age 7+.

So far there are 4 books out in the stores in Australia and New Zealand. Books 5 and 6 will be available in stores during August! Check out Billie website for fun games and more updates!