Feature in this months Homemaker Magazine

Alongside Illustrating this years downloadable calender for Homemaker magazine I was also asked to share a bit about my work, background and creative process. You can read it in this months issue.

2015 Calendar for Homemaker Magazine

A few months ago I was asked by the lovely people at Homemaker Magazine to Illustrate their 2015 downloadable calendar. It's free to print here

Editorial Illustration for Juno Magazine

An editorial piece for Juno Magazine about helping a friend through a divorce.

A few of my favorite pairs

 I am loving the new lease of life trousers seem to be experiencing lately. There are so many fun and colourful pairs out there at the moment. I decided to illustrate some of my favorites!

1. ASOS
2. USC FASHION
3. YMC LONDON
4. MADE UP!
5. TOPSHOP
6. ASOS

Valentino Favorites

Here's a Illustration I made today of some of my favorite Valentino Outfits.

My Holiday/Christmas Card for 2014

I have just added this years Christmas card to my Etsy Shop. Had a lovely day painting this whilst listening to festive swing and eating large amounts of biscuits.

Veggie Pattern

A new pattern I made of some of my favorite veggies plus a scattering of yummy blackberries.

My Illustration for Juno Magazine

 I created an illustration for the latest issue of Juno Magazine to accompany an article written by Jonathan Ervine about Paternity leave.

New Prints in my Etsy Shop

Hey All! I thought I would share some new prints I have just added to my Etsy shop. It was about time too! You can take a look at my shop at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HollyMaguireuk

New Pie & Inks

Here's a few new Pie & Ink's I have made over the last few weeks. I am really enjoying the challenge of producing these and am finding myself becoming fasted and more confident about the colour and content I use for each piece. It's a great exercise. Here's hoping that one day I'll have enough to fill a book!

Pie & Ink

Pie & Ink is a illustrated recipe blog I started recently to share foods I have made and loved. It is also a great opportunity to build on my food illustration portfolio. At the moment I am attempting to post every week or two so keep your eyes peeled for more!

My birdbox for the Drawn in Bristol Summer show

I thought I would share my painted bird box for the drawn in Bristol Holiday Homes Summer show.

 I decided to go with the theme of stationary for my box. Be sure to go check out the show at Number 1 Harborside next Thursday. I can wait to see all 30 pieces together!

Illustrations for Kit Magazine

I was asked by Kit magazine to produce some Illustrations for their June online lifestyle & fashion publication. It was a really fun project, I particularly loves doing the foodie images! Expect to see many more of those in the future!

Illustration for a review of the new east London restaurant, Bones.

 Illustration for a article about The Attendant a cafe residing in a former Victorian mens toilet.

Illustration for a review of The Stylist's Rail, a regular wardrobe sale of clothing from a collection stylists to vintage aficionados.

  Illustration for a article about Pink Parcel, a once a month postal service that sends you the essentials, and a few treats, during a ladies time of the month.

A new pattern on wedding stationary

I seem to be churning out the patterns lately! For some reason I find it incredibly relaxing making a new pattern fit together and then applying it (or elements of it) to a context is really satisfying. I think the elements work well on wedding stationary borders.

New patterns on products

Here are a few new pattern designs I have been working on over the last week. I also used the PSD Covers actions to apply my designs to products to see how they might look. If you haven't used PSD Covers before I suggest you give them a try. They are free, simple to use and look great. It's always fun to visualise your designs on a product!