MORNING INSPIRATION

Hi my lovelies! I hope everybody had a wonderful weekend. My week so far has been very busy, but inspiring! I have been running between photo shoots and interviews like a mad woman but the results have worth the chaos! I caught up with some creative friends who I hadn't seen in a shamefully long time and it was so nice to sit back and talk the arty talk over a wine soaked evening! So now I'm going to sit back and enjoy a un petit café and indulge in a little daydream before I get back to work! x

SOOTHE YOUR COMPUTER WEARY EYES

Lucy Snowe is my new Etsy discovery. Her soft pastel-hued photographs are easy on my computer waery eyes. Here are a few of my picks, but you can choose your own from her shop here.

Win A Print By Caitlin Shearer!

Just a quick reminder that you can win a print by Caitlin Shearer here on Dandelion Daydreamer! Simply click here for your lucky chance :)

Hopeless Romantic!

If you are a hopeless romantic much like myself, I'm guessing you'll enjoy the quirky illustrations of Sophie Blackall, I know I do!

Artist Interview With Caitlin Shearer

Long have I been a fan of Caitlin Shearer's work, who would have thought one day I'd be interviewing her on Dandelion Daydreamer :) Describing herself as a cross between Shirley Temple and Anne Frank, I can't help but feel her painted ladies wouldn't be out of place in that category. Waifishly elegant yet awkwardly beautiful, Caitlin's ladies endorse the alternative beauties of the world. I like them all too much to have a preferential, maybe you could choose it for me?! One lucky reader will win a selection of prints by Caitlin, simply leave a comment below and let us know your favourite. The competition runs until next Tuesday and the winner will be chosen at random...Bon courage lovelies! x

Where do you work from?
My desk in my bedroom by the ocean. (australia!)

Please describe your typical working day?
Waking up early and checking emails, followed by a day of drawing/painting/going to the post office/packing prints/taking photos/re-checking my inbox. then reading, maybe watching tv, painting some more, then bed!

 Where do you take your inspiration from?
David Lynch, Pin up girls, vintage fashion, 1940's films, old hollywood glamour, teenage-hood, the occult.

What mediums do you use?
Watercolour paint, inks, glitter, paper, lead pencil.

What are you wearing?
Navy tie dye tights and a black dress.

Who are you other favourite illustrators?

Enoch bolles, coby whitmore, david downton, laura laine, amy earles, lily piri.

What are your favourite etsy shops?
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lillypiri
http://www.etsy.com/shop/revivalhouse
http://www.etsy.com/shop/perchtmilk
http://www.etsy.com/shop/thevamoose
http://www.etsy.com/shop/gn922001
http://www.etsy.com/shop/alexandragrecco
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SophieBlackall

What is your favourite thing about being a creative person? And the worst? if there is one!
The best thing is being able to manifest your thoughts, whether they be torturous or sublime, and turn them into tangible pieces of art. The worst is having creative blocks, or coming up against people who see the world at such a polar opposite angle, and not knowing how to deal with that.

How do you spend your weekends?
Drawing, watching movies, having parties with friends, drinking cider, dancing, sleeping in.

Do you have any favourite blogs?
http://ablogforblackpaul.blogspot.com/
http://babbletoe.blogspot.com/
http://boyswhoblush.blogspot.com/
http://www.enchanteddoll.com/blog/
http://femaleillustrators.blogspot.com/
http://hannahandlandon.blogspot.com/
http://riikkasormunen.blogspot.com/

Original Art Giveaway!

Don't forget tomorrow is your last chance to win this stunning original drawing by Pretty Little Thieves, enter here and start your week on a happy note :)

How Much is That Puggie in the Window?

If you dig pugs and he's dotty about dalmations, then Georgia Fienne's art will have something for you both! Georgia's paintings exemplify her love of animals, and with some magic brush strokes she brings them to us placed in contemporary and unexpected circumstances. I first discovered Georgia on the New Blood Art site, best news for you is all the art there is rather affordable... happy shopping :)

Home Is Where The Heart Is

I spent the day indoors nesting with The Boyfriend, it really is true what they say, home is where the heart is! These feathered lovers are the latest in the new collection of birdie prints in my Etsy shop. Any two prints in your shopping trolley get a third of your choice to accompany them...for free :)

This Little Piggy Went to the Market...

Yes, these prints by Sharon Montrose feature real live animals! Too cute. You can visit her shop here. Personally all I wanna do is kidnap that little piggy, he's smiling at me! How about you, do you have a favourite?

Wise Owl Guard My Heart

Fresh off the drawing table, I thought I would share my new feathered friend with you. Part of a 10 piece birdie collection, Wise Owl Guard My Heart, is the first to go on sale in my Etsy shop. Drawn in pen and ink and digitally re-coloured, hope she is not too busy tomorrow for Valentines Day :)