tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83174936779847039862024-03-13T09:13:16.621-07:00 Freya Rose IllustrationsFreyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-5471586245805221132016-12-14T10:00:00.005-08:002016-12-14T10:00:51.556-08:00Amersfoort BoardgameAt the beginning of this year I started a project that sadly got neglected for a while.. In 2017 I'm hoping to finish it and thought I'd give you all a sneak peek!<br />
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I'm very proud to say I live in a beautiful medieval city with some amazing buildings. I decided I wanted to make a boardgame that would show off all the landmarks of our city and a few other local favourites. My hope is that this game will be played in a few of our very pretty pubs. I haven't completely figured out the rules yet but might add a drinking element to the game too. There's still quite a bit to do to finish it but I can't wait to start working on it again. Here's some more sketches to show the process so far! X<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-66344128304071335002016-12-14T09:42:00.000-08:002016-12-14T09:42:09.329-08:00Christmas cards!Every year I design Christmas cards for my mum's amazing charity called <a href="http://www.matharegirlpowerproject.com/" target="_blank">Mathare Girl Power Project</a>. This year I decided to use the same collage technique as I used for my final project <a href="http://freyaroseillustrations.com/2016/10/18/hiraeth/" target="_blank">Hiraeth</a> that I graduated with this summer. It was incredibly fun to do and I'm really happy with the results!<br />
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They are for sale and all proceeds go to helping girls in the Mathare slums in Nairobi. If you are interested in buying a set (<span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">€5,- for five cards) </span>please send me an <a href="mailto:info@freyaroseillustrations.com" target="_blank">email</a>! Send some love this Christmas and contribute to a great cause at the same time, it is very much appreciated. X<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-39756696400788760952016-02-28T15:02:00.001-08:002016-02-28T15:02:34.844-08:00ThrowbackI really really miss London at the moment but am working on new stuff for my finals that I'm very happy with. Will post that soon but for now here are some illustrations from the summer in London!<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-88098150519589630802015-07-21T06:54:00.004-07:002015-07-21T06:54:34.579-07:00Sketchbook #3I am back in the Netherlands since last week and haven't sorted out all my drawings etc yet so there will be more! Also I have so more pics on my camera that I really want to post and work with for illustrations too, but I have lost my camera cable. As soon as I have found it or got a new one I will be posting more again.<br />
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Even if it's just to make sure this whole London trip wasn't a dream. Because to be honest that's what it feels like being back home!<br />
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Anyway, for now here are some pages from my sketchbook :)<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-54631928147802499952015-06-30T15:30:00.000-07:002015-07-02T15:54:21.864-07:00V&A!Long post incoming!! I went to the V&A this saturday and thought I'd share some pictures of the things I loved.<br />
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It is absolutely enormous and even though I spent about 4 hours there I think I only saw about a third of everything in the museum!
I was going to go to the Alexander McQueen exhibition but seeing as there were timed slots I decided not to go and to wander around the museum instead. Which was a good decision as I saw so many amazing things!
First off, just look at this for an entrance. The Rotunda Chandelier by Chihuly is an amazing sight. And it weighs more than 1500 kilo's!
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From the main entrance I went to see the exhbition <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/what-is-luxury/">What Is Luxury?</a> which was very interesting. There were some really good installations and I loved finding out why the artists had created them and what they were made of. The highlights for me were the Fragile Future Concrete Chandelier by Studio Drift and the Jellyfish installation by Steffen Dam.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steffen Dam is fascinated by the air bubbles, ash marks, soot residue, cracks and crookedness that appear in the glassmaking process. In his work he enhances the aesthetic and illusory qualities of these unexpected and unpredictable irregularities. Here he combines impurities with layers of carbon and siilver foils to create hyper-realistic jellyfish forms within the solid glass 'specimen jars'.</td></tr>
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Another really cool thing in the What Is Luxury exhibition was this;</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hair Highway speculates about future sustainable materials. As the human population continues to grow and the world's natural resources diminish, human hair could become an increasingly viable alternative. The objects on display are made from a combination of hair and bio-resin, creating surfaces which evoke rare and endangered materials such as horn and tropical hard woods. The project resulted from research into the Chinese hair trade and alludes to the ancient Silk Road, a trade route for goods and cultural values.</td></tr>
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The texture of this immediately caught my eye as I thought it was really pretty. it was only after watching the film that accompanied it that I realised it is made of HUMAN HAIR! How fantastic is that?! The installation is called Hair Highway and is made by Studio Swine. </div>
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I wandered around for a bit on the ground floor and then took the glass lift all the way to the 6th floor to see the ceramics collection. Which was amazing! I love pottery and ceramics and the colours and designs of some of the plates, bowls and vases were beautiful.</div>
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This plate stood out so much for me! I can't believe how old it is as the style reminds me of something you would see in the shop now! I researched the symbolism of the artichoke and it says online that it is eaten at easter in Italy and shows the exuberance of the green nature and holiday feasting after the long winter, so I'm guessing this would be an easter plate! I wonder if the hare is the easter bunny of the 1450s..<br />
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The use of yellow in this design suggests north African influence.</td></tr>
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I can't remember what the name of the artist was but it depicted a wale hunt!</td></tr>
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Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?</div>
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I loved the grace of the girl in these Doulton tiles, reminds me of Mucha's ladies. It's a bit kitsch but it is really beautifully painted.<br />
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After looking around the ceramics collection I took my time looking at the paintings, stained glass windows, photographs, tapestries, theatre costumes and the shop. This may sounds like a lot but there is honestly so much more to see! I really want to go again!<br />
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Millefleurs means a thousand flowers. The name conveys the floral profusion that covers the meadow or forest floor in this very popular style of tapestries. Millefleurs tapestries often included small creatures which could be symbolic. The unicorn represented chastity, since only a virgin might tame it, and invulnerability, as its horn was an antidote to poison.</td></tr>
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This tapestry was HUGE, it was really hard to photograph so you can't really see how big it is I'm afraid. It does show you better on the V&A site <a href="http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84543/tapestry-unknown/">here</a> though!<br />
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I love Turner's work, I could look at them for ages, the colours are just magical and I love looking for the little details. Like these little crabs that I spotted in the top picture (part of the 1st painting). At least I think that is what they are, it definitly reminds me of walking along the beach and finding bits of crab shells in the sand. And just look at the light in the waves and sky on the other pictures, from far away it is hard to see but from close up it looks like there are about 30 different colours and tones in that one small bit.</div>
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All in all another great museum trip! I really loved the V&A and hope I'll get to go again before I leave on the 13th. But even if I don't, it's not going anywhere and I'm definitly going to be back! </div>
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I've got a busy week this week, it's the last week of my internship at Rob Ryan and this weekend my brother and his girlfriend are coming to stay which I'm really looking forward to. I am planning on doing another sketchbook post though so keep your eyes peeled for that.</div>
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Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-27159870298886303282015-06-29T13:38:00.000-07:002015-06-29T13:38:28.086-07:00Name Change!Decided i'm going to keep this blog updated after my time in London too, to keep myself motivated and keep whoever is interested updated on what I get up to!
So it only seems logical to change the name then too!
Also; just two more weeks until I go back home again! Time has flown by.. I will be doing more London related posts though!
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I loved seeing so many great illustrations in one area, from artist I did know and artists I had never heard about. A highlight for me was talking to <a href="http://www.lucilleclerc.com/">Lucille Clerc</a>. I had seen her work loads of times at Print Club as I had been doing stock takes and photographs of her prints. She was lovely and it was so nice to meet her! I absolutely love her detailed, magical prints of London. It is because of her that I really want to visit Kew Gardens before I go home. Just look at this print!<br />
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I also really enjoyed the ICINORI stand, I've seen the book <a href="http://icinori.com/livres/issun-boshi/">Issun Boshi</a> in the Tate and booshops and I love the illustrations. They are so colourful and instantly grab your attention. They had some lovely prints for sale at the stand too. </div>
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I also did a clay workshop with artist <a href="http://charlottemei.com/">Charlotte Mei </a>which was a lot of fun! There is a pictiure of the whale I made on my instagram (link in bio). I felt like a child working with clay again and it was very satisfying creating something without thinking to much about it and just doing it! </div>
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All in all I had a great afternoon. I took quite a few pictures as I found it hard to take everything in in one go because there was so much to see! So here are some more pictures! All of the illustrations really inspired me, it seems the more different things I see the more I see clearer which way I want to go. All the brilliant books and stories that were told in these rooms, I really hope I will be able to add some stories of my own to the magical world of illustrated books!</div>
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Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-83843655826378421152015-06-15T15:41:00.000-07:002015-06-15T15:41:02.902-07:00Masterclass with Alexis Deacon!Yesterday I had a masterclass with Alexis Deacon at <a href="http://www.houseofillustration.org.uk/">House of Illustration</a>! It was part of ELCAF and a great day! I will definitly be going back to House of Illustration too as they have some great exhibitions at the moment and their shop is a treasure trove full of wonderfully illustrated books, including some of <a href="http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/authors/alexis-deacon">Alexis Deacons</a>!<br />
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We will take the plot of a classic tale and enrich it with details from our own lives and imaginations. We will then split the story up between the group, asking which moments need to be shown for the story to be told. We will explore how the needs of the narrative will shape or choices when drawing down to the last detail, considering how every element we include can either help or hinder what we are trying to communicate."</div>
We created a new version of the story of Snow White in which we thought of a different element for every part of the story. It was then split into 14 parts, Everyone got the task of drawing one part of the story using ink. In the story Snow White wanted to create a chaotic natural space in a controlled, structured environment ruled by the Evil Queen. In my scene Snow White found a new safe haven where she could create her garden/home. She was led there by the animals of the city instead of the animals in the woods in the original story.<br />
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I'm quite happy with my illustration considering we only had two hours to do it! It's clear that I spent more time on the animals' building than the surrounding buildings, if there was more time I'm sure I would have done that differently. But it was good working on a deadline and having to make quick decisions on composition, focus and characters. I drew the character of Snow White in the very last 10 minutes and that is my favourite bit in the drawing!<br />
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It was great getting tips from Alexis, it's clear he understands how stories work and which bits are more and less important. You could tell he has a great eye for composition and how to carry your eye to the more important bits of the drawing. He gave me the tip of making more of a triangle for the Snow White character to walk in which really draws your eye to her.<br />
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All in all it was a great day and I definitly learnt some great things! I loved working so quick with just a scene to go from, I could really let my imagination run free and that made my drawing free too. The biggest issue I have with work most of the time is not trusting my skill and instict and a lot of work being too constricted by that, so this really was a breath of fresh air!<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-89503142336779928812015-06-15T15:15:00.003-07:002015-06-15T15:15:54.832-07:00Sketchbook #2Post two with a few of my sketchbook drawings!<br />
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One of the many highlights for me was Nicholas Hlobo's stitched and weaved drawings. I love the technique he has used and that even though they seem so random they look they tell great stories. And after reading the description and meanings of the different materials I definitly saw them in a different light.<br />
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I stumbled upon Lorna's work on instagram before I came to London and was immediatly drawn in by her colourful pictures. I even emailed her about an internship but since she works as freelance that wasn't really an option. I have been following her work ever since though as it puts a big smile on my face. I love her 'naive' style of drawing and especially her collections of drawn animals!<br />
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Through Facebook I found out about ELCAF, a comic and arts festival that is being held in different locations in East London on the 20th/21st iof June. I have just booked my tickets and can't wait to go! The programme looks amazing with loads of fun workshops, interesting talks and exhibitions. And I have bought a ticket to a masterclass held on the 14th of June by <a href="http://alexisdeacon.blogspot.co.uk/">Alexis Deacon</a>, how exciting is that!<br />
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I'm hoping to do a few of the workshops that take place at the festival too, these are the ones I would really like to do;<br />
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Anyone who knows me knows I love animals, skulls and taxidermy. And seeing as mum loves fossils we thought it would be the perfect place to go. I had seen a lot of it last time I went but completely missed the birds area! I loved seeing all the old Victorian taxidermy. Even though it also makes me a little sad seeing the huge amount of stuffed animals collected by the Victorians, they have done amazing scientific research and the Natural History Museum really shows that.<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-33016384437106493002015-05-19T07:23:00.001-07:002015-05-19T15:43:18.678-07:00Sketchbook #1Here are some drawings from my sketchbook! I will be doing more of these posts to show what catches my eye around here in London.<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-72526117629577512792015-05-19T06:40:00.001-07:002015-05-19T16:00:50.866-07:00Warner Bros Studio Tour!Hello again!<br />
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It's been a while since I posted, I've been so busy. I'm either working at the Print Club or visiting places in London. My mum was here last week from tuesday until last sunday. We went to a lot of places I had wanted to go since I've arrived in London, number one; Warner Bros Studio Tour!<br />
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Now you may think what has Harry Potter got to do with illustration.. but honestly there was so much illustration and graphic design there! It was an amazing day seeing everything that was designed especially for the films, the sets, the clothes, the books, the newspapers, the props, potion bottles and magical animals and trolls. There was so much to see and we spent nearly five hours there!</div>
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I loved seeing all the little details you don't see in the films, the daily prophets, the covers of their schoolbooks and the Weasleys Wizard Wheezes packaging. And ofcourse Diagon Alley, the Hogwarts model and the Hogwarts Express were amazing to see. But seeing as this blog is about illustration i have selected photographs that show the design and illustration that stood out to me most!</div>
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It was a magical experience and I would recommend it to anyone who loves Harry Potter but also loves prop and set design. Working on something like this would really be my dream job and I'm sure the photo's show why.</div>
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-65936283728155752032015-04-29T14:57:00.001-07:002015-04-29T15:35:22.317-07:00Pick Me UpI spent this afternoon wandering around <a href="https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/pick-me-up-2015">Pick Me Up</a>, a graphic design and illustration festival at Somerset House. Pick Me Up is a festival that showcases young talent in illustration, graphic design and other related disciplines. There were a lot of different techniques to see, screenprinting, riso printing, paper craft and animation. The festivals is divided in a few different sections, the Pick Me Up Selects area where 12 up and coming artist show their work, there is an area where collectives, galleries and studios show their work and also organize workshops and there is the Pick Me Up Platform, where there are talks, debates and demonstrations.<br />
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There were so many things to see and do and I had a really good time! All the artists at the festival were different and their work was very inspiring. I loved seeing the sketchbooks too, it was great to see the proces behind the work that was on display.<br />
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<br />Freyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296331001713042497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317493677984703986.post-87755623153522831832015-04-26T06:41:00.002-07:002015-05-19T07:51:05.551-07:00The first two weeks.<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been in London nearly two weeks now! It seems like a long time but it has flown by.</div>
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I arrived by coach on wednesday the 15th and was picked up by Lauren, the lovely girl I'm renting my room from in Canning Town. </div>
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The morning after was my first day at the<a href="http://printclublondon.com/"> Print Club</a>. I got there at ten and met up with Kiera and Elliot, who I had been emailing with about my internship there. They were really nice and I got to work straight away. There was a screenprinting workshop that day and I got to help the studio technicians, together with another girl Lilly. It was great helping out the people at the workshop and at the same time getting a little reminder myself exactly how screenprinting works. My hands are itching already to get going and start printing myself. </div>
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The print club has a great environment, besides the workshops there are always artists working in the screenprinting studio and in the artist's studio's next door. There is a really laid back atmosphere and I felt really at home there. </div>
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The next few days I did some sightseeing and drawing across London. I met a really nice girl Carijn on the bus and we met up at the weekend too to do some touristy stuff. Walked acoss the Thames, took pictures at the Big Ben and had a really good night out in Camden. It all felt a bit surreal to be honest, but I was glad that I had people around me because I knew it probably won't be like that all the time. Sunday me and Lauren went to Choccywoccydoodah cafe, a place I had always wanted to go! It didn't dissapoint, the cakes were amazing and real works of art. Also had the best hot chocolate ever there!</div>
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After the weekend it was back to work at the Print Club, helping with another workshop and sorting out the screens and other general maintenance. Also I went to the Natural History Museum, Tate Modern and the Sherlocked convention, which I will do seperate posts about! </div>
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The coming week I will be going to the Pick Me Up festival, a graphic design and illustration festival at Somerset house, doing some screenprinting at the Print Club and finding some more places to draw in London. So more posts and illustrations to come! </div>
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