Sale

With it being the sale season now Christmas is over I thought I would join the buzz and now all notebooks and wallpapers are now at a reduced price saving up to 25%. So have a nosey and get them quick 

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Amyloudesigns29

Christmas

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. With all of the celebrations going on I haven't had much time for drawing or designing but on Christmas Day everyone was very impressed with my own wrapping paper that I designed. Gift bags for my own designs will be on sale in the new year.

New collection

I have posted my new collection up on society 6

http://society6.com/AmyLouDesigns

Minor done

My minor project is now fully complete and handed in. The project has flown. Had ups and downs but all worked out in the end.

 

 

Wallpaper

Now on my Etsy is wallpaper. I am starting to fill up my designs for wallpaper and see which ones are a little most popular. They have added crystals to give them a bit more sparkle and be different. They get printing in the US currently so I have to wait for the shipping but I am hoping to fine a manufacturer in the UK that can do the same thing, With it being produced on removable paper I think this is an advantage and you don't even have to use paste, it just takes water. Thought I would also give you a sneaky look at the new designs that will soon be available, hope you like them.

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Amyloudesigns29

Thornback and peel

Well two weeks placement done again. This time I was at Thornback and Peel and having to live in London which added to the experience. I liked the London life but much prefer it up north the busy lifestyle and busy city got to me after a while. The placement was good with lovely girls working there and it easy enough to learn the techniques that they used. Mainly working on the production part of the business like folding napkins and hankys but the satisfaction of getting the orders out made that part worth while. Seeing the different designs and the way the studio worked made it worth the money.

Print workshop

Back working in the print room completing a workshop that taught me how to print a length of wallpaper. Was a long busy day but was worth it in the end just next time I will be producing my own designs. 

Now on Spoonflower!!

www.spoonflower.com/profiles/amyloudesigns

Exciting news!!
My designs are will soon ready to be made into wallpaper, fabric and wrapping paper. They are standard sizes and high quality. Keep your eyes pealed for the day that they go live but in the mean time have a little nosey.

Drawings

Been a busy bee today sorting out my sketchbook so that I am happy with it and it is bursting with drawings using different techniques. All my own photos throughout with the colours been changed to make them more interesting. 

Zoe's cabinet

While being in tent I went to see Zoe Murphy to see how she was doing after I had been for my placement. With her stand at Tent looking as beautiful as ever and hearing the exciting new plans she has lined up she then went to show me that the work I helped her print while I was there is in a magazine.

Inspiration

With inspiration all around me it is always good to explore and visit places that will help you. With beamish the other day and then going to the railway museum in York on Saturday. Getting lots of photos and seeing all the different mechanisms. But it's not all about going to different places there is inspiration everywhere even the pipes under a boiler fit well with what I am drawing. 

Beamish

With uni well underway again for my third and final year. I have been putting all of my effort it to going out gaining research that I need to make my drawings look more exciting. So today I spent the day in Beamish Museum looking at the different machinery that was used throughout the industries. Lots of new inspiration and images to put into my work. Images soon of all of my recent sketches. 

Tent

I have spent my day at tent working with Katherine Morris who is the designer at Earth Inke Wallcoverings, showcasing her latest designs that are available to pre order. Had a fantastic day gaining new knowledge and information from her as well as a look around the rest of the show to gain inspiration. I now have a little collection of business cards to add to my book. Here is a little look at the stand that I was working on. 

http://earthinke.co.uk

New products!

I have been busy working away again at new products I could make and bring to you. I am now making notebooks that are A4 and A5 and have my designs on them with ribbon ties and crystal detail. Hope you like them 

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Amyloudesigns29

New collection

I have recently been working on a small collection that was inspired by my trip to Kent where I took photos of flowers and some of them had bees on them. I made these into a collection for my mum to chose from for canvases. Hope you like them as much as I do. 

Zoe Murphy

With all of her experience owning her own company and screen printing on furniture, which I have never seen done before I had an amazing two weeks on my placement in Kent.

 I spent my time in her studio in margate in a crazy work space that was filled with furniture and swing boats all waiting and ready to have their make overs. We sanded, painted, printed furniture as well as a few deliveries and adventures to find stuff to make mood boards. 

An amazing two weeks where I learnt lots of information and gained heaps of motivation so that I am all set and ready to put back into practice when I go back to uni ... Excited! 

Thank you to Zoe for having me, making me feel welcome and filling me with inspiration. 

Etsy

I am now on etsy more items will get added in time but here is the link for you to have a quick look

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Amyloudesigns29

Society 6

I am so pleased with the work that I produced this last project that I have put it on a website called society 6 for anyone to buy as a number of different products, such as just prints, cushions,T-shirts and iPod covers. They ship to the UK and it is all to a very high quality. Have a peek at what is available.

http://society6.com/AmyLouDesigns

The Big Apple

Well my life gets busier. Not only have I handed in all of my second year work done a work placement in London and got some networking done but I have just got back from New York City after I had some pieces of my work on a stand in Surtex trade show. After a week of what feels like racing around the city to see everything I think that I squeezed everything possible in, seen the Statue of Liberty, went to the Top of the Rock, Times Square and walked over Brooklyn Bridge and that is just a small part. With inspiration round every corner and my ideas starting to come together for the start of third year can't wait to start drawing and doing more research over the summer. 

London: pulse

As one of my work experiences I went to help a small company called Small Eye on their stand at the trade fair Pulse in Earls Court. It was a great experience being in London and seeing how the trade show works and the people that are there. It also gave me time to network and go around and speak to other companies and it gave me an opportunity to get in touch with other work experience opportunities. Working with a smaller company allowed me to ask her more questions and get a good understanding of how the company works. It was a great experience. 

Second year

With second year finished another year has flown by. My work has moved on from what it was at the start of this year and with the skills I have learnt on illustrator I think this was a great success for me. I have worked hard on the final module and I am pleased with my outcomes. So I have put photos of my latest wallpaper designs that I got printed on a1 and added crystals as finishing touches 

Gift

I have just completed another project which was gift working live with hallmark. I looked at Alice in wonderland as a theme and focused my work being for kids. There are my final boards