In October 2013 I packed several suitcases and made the move to historic Istanbul. The initial weeks were spent in a hotel in touristy Sultanahmet and life was certainly in flux. I spent my time flat-hunting, drinking Turkish coffee, tickling the local street cats and exploring Byzantine churches. On the process and emotions related to moving abroad I am sure I could write a whole other blog; in short, I found myself feeling rather isolated, but in that isolation my illustration projects gave me a certain security.
Although keen to start doing commissioned work, I was slightly nervous at the prospect of working to a client brief. I was worried I might find it constraining or creatively stifling. However, I pushed on, put out the feelers for Christmas artwork and picked up three glorious snow and icing sugar dusted commissions!
The first request was to create an e-card to be sent out by The Heavenly Pudding and Pie Company, who are sadly no longer trading. Everyone loves a smiling mince-pie and I smiled as I drew these little chaps:
The next commission was for festive artwork for Shopland Sawmills in the UK, who specifically wanted a character creating to represent their business. The lumberjack was lovely to create and features on the e-Christmas card, a festive Facebook banner, as well as on a large printed banner to advertise the Christmas tree sale:
The last of the festive trio was for Team Pixie, a fantastic make-up and special effects supplier in the UK. I researched various pin-up photographs and artwork and came up with a sweet but cheeky yuletide pixie for the team:
Although keen to start doing commissioned work, I was slightly nervous at the prospect of working to a client brief. I was worried I might find it constraining or creatively stifling. However, I pushed on, put out the feelers for Christmas artwork and picked up three glorious snow and icing sugar dusted commissions!
The first request was to create an e-card to be sent out by The Heavenly Pudding and Pie Company, who are sadly no longer trading. Everyone loves a smiling mince-pie and I smiled as I drew these little chaps:
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| E-card for Heavenly Puddings and Pies |
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| Christmas Facebook banner for Heavenly Puddings and Pies |
The next commission was for festive artwork for Shopland Sawmills in the UK, who specifically wanted a character creating to represent their business. The lumberjack was lovely to create and features on the e-Christmas card, a festive Facebook banner, as well as on a large printed banner to advertise the Christmas tree sale:
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| Text added for the e-Christmas card |
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| The banner to advertise the Christmas tree sale |
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| The banner was printed onto a pale background for clarity |
The last of the festive trio was for Team Pixie, a fantastic make-up and special effects supplier in the UK. I researched various pin-up photographs and artwork and came up with a sweet but cheeky yuletide pixie for the team:
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