Gary Harvey- Fashion With A Conscience

Each of these stunning dresses is inspired by vintage couture and made from recycled materials. Newspaper, trench coats, denim jeans, army jackets and even laundry bags.

To see more of Gary's stunning creations and to read about them visit the London Fashion week section on his website.

http://garyharveycreative.com/

Art That Inspires Me- Ana Bagayan

Lovely delicate illustrations

Dreamy colours

Doe-eyed girls

To see more of her work visit:

http://abagayan.blogspot.com/

http://anabagayan.com/

I Love Lolita Shoes

I love Lolita shoes. They are the cutest coolest shoes around. Sadly they are not easily accessible here in Australia. So if I want some I have to shop online, and I have never been big on buying shoes over the Internet. But I think I may finally give in and buy some because I just found a great website that has oodles to choose from and their prices are soo much better than those on eBay. Above are a few of my personal favourites. My only problem now is narrowing down my choices.

So if you too are drooling over these babies the place to find them and many more Lolita products is www.milanoo.com

If you get some before I do let me know how their service is.

Secret Garden Inspired Dress

I am a collector of many things, but vintage sewing patterns and old books are among my favourites. And the latest piece that I am working on for my portfolio is inspired by these two.

I found this 1953 girls dress pattern in an antique store, It was just so cute I couldnt resist. So I decided to use it as inspiration combined with one of my favourite books The Secret Garden. I have always loved the image on the cover of my 1956 edition, which I have made into an embroidery design that will be repeated along the hem of the dress.

Fashion Sketches

I have been a buzzy bee recently. I am working hard at putting together a portfolio for my entrance into a Bachelor of Fashion Design. I really really want to be doing this course next year so I'm giving it my all. As a result Ive been neglecting my blog. But as I finish of my work I'll try take photos and post them.
So far I have completed two outfits, I will be starting the third tomorrow. As soon as I can I'll try get some decent photos of them.
I have also been working on some fashion illustrations, theres heaps of half finished ones that are still missing feet and things. To be honest I've always really worked straight from my head, skipping out the design sketches. So I working on developing my own style and I am quite happy with where its going. I wanted a combination of my love for fashion and my love for art. They still need to be coloured, but what do you think?

Art That Inspires Me- Kim Yong Hee

I am in love with the artwork of Kim Yong Hee. She is a Korean illustrator who has done previous work as a character designer. She mostly commercialises her illustrations for T-shirts, stationary and other products.
She has a really beautiful style. Her colours and characters are just lovely.
The handpainted guitar is amazing, I'd love to try painting my own.

If you are interested in seeig more of her work you can find it here:
http://blog.naver.com/nicong79

Handpainted Accessories

I have been busily collecting supplies, scribbling down ideas and experimenting. As always I have far too many half finished pieces. But I'm perfecting my processes and working toward new ideas.

Things are happening in twos at the moment. 

Wood is my material of choice. 

And for some reason I can only find one of each sock.

Somewhere between the moments that I'm running around like crazy and avoiding my work I have managed to finish a few pieces. My doll face pendants, eye brooches and cameo twins. I've also started a new painting which I'll post another time.

New Finds And Snipets Of My Space

I have been a bad little blogger lately and im sorry for the decline in posts. I have been trying to work hard at producing some products and making preparations for my etsy store. There's just so much swirling around in my head, some days it feels like its going to pop.

Mum brought me The Handmade Marketplace It's a really great book filled with useful tips and the beautiful illustrations of Emily Martin (the black apple). I have been reading up  and steadily working my way towards opening shop. But Im a perfectionist,  I want everything to be perfect and I too easily keep get caught up in the details. My partner is always telling me off.
I'll keep you posted as things get closer.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.