House of Illustration Exhibitions June 2016

A couple of projects due to be released very soon! I cannot wait. I have also been working a lot on my own work in between commissions, I am hoping start bringing the work online in the coming months.

In the meantime I have been spending lots of time visiting galleries and exhibitions. Always nice to get the creative juices flowing. 

Today I went to the House of Illustration to have a look at their Soviet Children't book exhibition and of course the Quentin Blake exhibition galleries.

I was really fascinated by the compositions of some of the children't book layouts and also the choice of colour and the limited palettes, really got me thinking about the place of colour in my work.

Quentin Blake's BFG work obviously lovely, some lovely half tones with ink I too enjoy working with. 

Of course the exhibition also brought back fond memories of reading the BFG for the very first time. I finished all the school books in infants and my year two teacher kindly lent me her copy of the BFG which I promptly spilt black current juice over.

For more work and sketches from my gallery visits feel free to follow my Instagram account @ruthemmafox

One of The Final Illustrations For A Small album Art Cover Project

Hog and Fitch are a new Conservation Cleaning and Collections Care company providing services to historical houses, galleries and museums.

They approached me with a brief that required me to draw a number of their tools. These are the final designs they have chosen to take forward. The project will be used across their website , on all promotional materials and also on their equipment and tool rolls. More to follow… 

Development - Hog and Fitch Branding

Hog and Fitch are a new Conservation Cleaning and Collections Care company providing services to historical houses, galleries and museums.

They approached me with a brief that required me to draw a number of their tools and create a logo design. This is one of the ideas we were keen on, however in the end felt that the final design was stronger.

Hog and Fitch - The Drawings

Hog and Fitch are a new Conservation Cleaning and Collections Care company providing services to historical houses, galleries and museums.

They approached me with a brief that required me to draw a number of their tools. These are some of the drawings we began to develop. The project will be used across their website , on all promotional materials and also on their equipment and tool rolls.

Another new project I can't share yet…

Soon though!

Walter's Tool Library - The Drawings

The library is filled with tools collected by Walter (below) and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. 

The Project is based on a beautiful English Heritage site in the heart of the Lake District.

Exciting New Commission Project I Hope To Share With You Early 2016

In the meantime…

Walter Of Walter's Tool Library

The library is filled with tools collected by Walter (above) and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. 

The Project is based on a beautiful English Heritage site in the heart of the Lake District, 

more drawings to follow. 

*New Illustration Project* , Walter's Tool Library

Walter's tool library is a project funded by the Heritage Lottery Scheme. The project is housed on an English Heritage site and allows people to find out about traditional tools and also borrow them.  I will be illustrating the project and Walter himself. Drawings to follow.

For Walter's Tools Website Click Here

A New Set of Pattern Designs To Come Soon..

Currently working on a project that I can't share yet! Hopefully soon though!