Flora and Fauna Cards

Brand new greeting cards featuring designs from my 'Flora and Fauna' series and my Moth illustrations are available now from the Etsy store! New for Autumn 2017 the cards are the perfect pocket sized pieces of art to frame, give as a gift or even have nestled among your house plants.

The pieces of the 'Flora and Fauna' series, also available as A4 prints, celebrate in the rich history and symbolism of flora and fauna in traditional culture and folklore. Each piece is carefully created to communicate specific messages to the viewer, celebrating both the beauty of nature and its deep rooted messages.

The Moth illustration cards, one featuring British Haw Moths and the other, Tiger Moths, indulges in my love of Moths and their beautiful, vibrant patterns. Who said Moths were boring?!

To check out the new cards available on the Etsy store now Click here!

New card series

New cards featuring my original artwork are now available to buy from the online store at:

http://dansemacabredesigns.bigcartel.com/

The new cards feature work from my Sanctus Strix series, inspired by the ancient symbolism of the owl throughout history, and their relation to good and evil in a number of cultures.
The crow also makes a fleeting appearance within the collection of cards, with two designs featuring artwork from my new, reworked series of expressive crow portraits.

Danse Macabre Store

I am very pleased to announce that the official Danse Macabre Designs Big Cartel store is live! The store has been specifically created to stock my cards, and other products that I produce over time. I am aiming to improve the design of the store over time, and integrate it with my blog, but being no web wizard this is 'work in progress', and for now you have a fully functioning, slightly dull, store.

So please give the link below a click and visit the store to see what products are on offer presently!

http://dansemacabredesigns.bigcartel.com/

(Please Remember that this is a brave new world for me, and to expand my product range I need your support. The more cards I sell, the more money I can invest in building the business, so dont think your support is unappreciated or doesn't count!)

Bunch of Fives

The artwork for the 'Bunch of Fives' collection is finally complete, and has just been submitted to the printers. So as I wait with a mixture of eager anticipation and horrific nervousness to receive the cards, the time feels right to reveal all that Ive been working on, and the concept behind the collection.

The 'Bunch of Fives' collection is designed to be an exciting, different approach to expression and greeting cards. Each design is inspired by Traditional Tattoos and incorporates traditional imagery, as well as age old symbolism. Every card expresses a different sentiment, which is intended to be very personal, but versatile.

The initial idea for creating the collection came from the feeling that this art form and style rarely receives the attention it deserves, and that alternative people have no access to creative, different greetings cards which truly express what they think and feel, or which reflect their art, culture or personality. My aim in creating the collection was to design a range of cards which did exactly this, in a fun, honest way.

I feel really pleased with the finished designs, and the support Ive received has been absolutely phenomenal. Thank you all!

Below are the eight designs which I chose to send to the printers:

Studio progress: Bunch of Fives

The new 'Bunch of Fives' project is moving forward at great speed. I'm really pleased with how everything's coming together. Its been a very rewarding challenge to work in a different style to that which I'm accustomed to.

Many of the designs which I am currently working on have been developed from sketches in my 'Ideas book'. The 'Ideas Book' is a bible like book which I carry absolutely everywhere and is thoroughly jam packed with anything my head conjures up. This unholy relic has a vast backlog of work which needs realization, some of which is being developed now.

The idea factory has been working overtime of late (both day and night at times) so expect lots of weird and wacky things. I really cant remember a time when I felt more creative or was having more ideas, which is a truly wonderful thing, I just need considerably more hours in the day!