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!

Design Juices Recently Featured My Work , You Can Read More Here…

Design Juice Feature Click Here To Read

A Portrait To Accompany The First Tool Drawings And Pattern Collection I Created

This is a drawing of my late Grandfather, his engineering tools
inspired my first fabric collection.

Tool Box Last Used in 1959

I recently revisited my original tool project and have created a finalised illustration from sketches and photos taken
 when opening my late grandfather's tool box for the first time.
The box was closed in the late 1950's and left untouched. 
The drawings made during this project were the start of my first tool based project and 
my interest in recording themes of traditional craftsmanship and bespoke making.


More of the drawings are on my website
http://www.ruthemmafox.co.uk/drawings.html

and a selection of the patterns from my original project
http://www.ruthemmafox.co.uk/patterndesign.html

Pattern fabric design based on tea drawings

The ideal cushion to rest on for a spot of afternoon tea!

These cushions are currently available in East London ! Short run only. 

Cards Now Available From My Online Shop

This is a selection of cards I have opened my new online shop with.
Please feel free to visit the link below to enter shop

http://www.ruthemmafox.bigcartel.com

New products are soon to follow!
Designed and printed in Great Britain.

All of the cards above have a small drawing and description
on the reverse.

London Cloth Company special, reverse side of card.

London Cloth Company, Drawings Continued … A Selection of Pattern Design From The Project (Pre-colour)

London Cloth Company Special

London Cloth Company, The Drawings

This is a selection of images I drew as part of a project with the London Cloth Company.

The London Cloth Company was established in 2011 and is the first micro-mill to open in London. The company supplies fabrics produced by skilled crafters on looms dating as far back as the 1870's.

I documented the tools, machines and abstract parts used in this extraordinary establishment through drawing and photography. Looking through boxes of parts and old tools, I left with a huge archive of photos and sketches to work from.
This is a selection of the final drawings.