Hey there! As you would have noticed by my last blog post entry being way back in 2012, I don't really update this blog anymore. If you would like to see my current work please head over to www.felicitygardner.com  or you can follow me on facebook www.facebook.com/FelicityGardner

Curvy book launch and exhibition

Curvy is fast approaching! If you live in Sydney be sure to come to the book launch and exhibition on the 9th of May. I am so excited to be a part of this book and I can't wait to get my own copy. 

Hey dee hey dee ho

This lullaby was sung to me and my brother's and sister's by our parents when we were little. I have never forgotten it, and thought it would make a nice illustration. Hope you all like it! sweet dreams :)

you are my sunshine

My partner and I will be moving into our new house really soon now, so I made him a little house warming gift from myself. I can't wait to move in and hang it up!

bespoke zine issue 6

Hey guys,

Even more exciting news! My illustration is the cover art for the new issue of bespoke zine. It's ready to pre order now from bespokezine.com so make sure you get your copy! I am loving seeing my illustration used as banners and advertising bespoke. It is such a sweet little zine filled with lots of interesting articles on art and craft, photography and all things vintage. To be the cover artist for this issue is just so amazing and such great exposure for me. I am feeling very lucky!

The Fried Hula

Hello World,

So I just submitted this illustrated recipe to They Draw & Cook. I hope it gets put up, it's my own special recipe I made up for BBQs. Being a vegetarian I get sick of eating salads when everyone else eats sausages and burgers around me. The Fried Hula has become a hit with vegetarians and meat eaters!

Curvy

More exciting news! I submitted some works into Curvy and Bat Dog has been successful and will be printed in Curvy 2012! I am so excited I absolutely love Curvy and to have my illustration published in their amazing book is such an honour! Apparently 1108 female artists submitted their work from 40 countries around the world. I am not sure how many were selected but I was one of them! Some of my favourite female illustrators have been in this book so I am just so excited to be a part of it. If you don't know what Curvy is check out http://curvy-world.com/

Market Time!

Hey guys!

The next two Saturdays you will find me at Balmain Markets in Sydney selling prints, original artworks, cards and a new Zine created by myself and 3 other illustrating buddies. So if you are in the area come by and say hello! And maybe help me fill my money box :b Here is a pic of my new business card which I am soooo happy with!

No pictures but exciting news!

Hello World! So I found out two days ago that one of my illustrations will be the cover art for issue 6 of *bespoke* zine! Which is fantastic, I have never had a cover before! Check out bespoke here: http://bespokezine.com/ Also I will now be selling prints of my works at markets as my prints were delivered today. You can also now see me on facebook with my own profile page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Felicity-Gardner/177028605736384 I hope all those links work. I promise to have new work out soon, I have millions of ideas dancing in my head!

website reconstruction

Hey there!

If you were popping over to www.felicitygardner.com and found yourself here it's because I am currently working on a spanking new webpage. So for now have a scroll through my blog and hopefully felicitygardner.com will be up and running again soon :) If you like what you see feel free to contact me at felicitygardner@gmail.com

Migration Myths

So I was asked to be part of Spoonful Zine issue 6 and the brief was to create an illustration of a hummingbird. Not knowing all that much about humming birds I did a little research and found a really funny myth about their migration patterns. For some reason people had trouble believing these tiny birds could migrate unassisted and therefore came up with the theory that they hitchhiked a ride on the backs of geese. This is completely untrue but the idea made me laugh so I tried to create a kind of retro travel poster for hummingbirds. Hope you like it!! You can check out the zine at just by clicking on the neat little round button below :)

woodland creatures are so hot right now.

Hello again!

Recently I went to a craft market in Sydney and I noticed that almost every stall was selling items that had either owls, foxes, rabbits or deers/ stags on them. It made me laugh, but with the intensions of selling my work at markets soon I thought I should get in on the woodland creature action as they were selling like hot cakes! So I am selling out in my own quirky way I guess. Ah well...

Bath Time!

Another illustration for the spoilt series, inspired by dog spas. I hope you get a giggle out of it!

I think this illustration also works really well for this weeks theme on illustration friday which is Fluid :)

Monster and Me

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The past few days I have been working on a little story I have made up about a girl and her monster. Here are one of the first finished illustrations. Enjoy!

Gangs of Hyde Park

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So a few years back while I was in London I went for a walk in Hyde Park. For some strange reason a gang of squirrels and pigeons chased me out of the park. Ever since then I have wanted to illustrate this image and I have finally given myself to do this. I hope you enjoy it!

wedding invites

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So after a holiday in fiji and coming down with a horrid case of swine flu, I am up and drawing again! Currently I am working on another album cover but i also just finished making up some wedding invited today that I am very happy with. I cant wait to see them printed, here is just a little sample of the front of the invite and the RSVP card. Its for a laid back backyard wedding where they will be serving pizza and gelato for the guests meal. Hope you like it!