tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86749416256330082952024-03-05T02:09:13.520-08:00Alison HardcastleAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-48033749704358716462014-10-26T13:36:00.002-07:002014-10-26T13:38:36.883-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Summer passed by in a whirl of Top Drawer preparation and orders and now here we are in Autumn. How did that happen so quick?<br />
The studio is constantly busy with orders, design work, promotional work to be done and ordering in stock and supplies. Days fly by and I find there's little time for blogging unfortunately.<br />
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I'm looking forward to the next couple of months. With no Top Drawer January to prepare for this Christmas and once the bulk of the Christmas orders have left (nearing that time fast I think) I can look forward to a few months of designing, coming up with new products and making more of a conscious decision about the path our range goes. This will include editing the current range a bit and adding some capsule collections and new exciting products. Three trade fairs this year has tired me out a little and I need the time to step back and properly assess everything before the next trade fair (which will most likely be Pulse in May 2015.)<br />
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In the meantime I'll be opening the studio doors once again for a Christmas Pop-Up Shop and Open Studio. This time I'll also be featuring some of <a href="http://www.dearprudence.info/" target="_blank">Dear Prudence's</a> illustrated cards and gift wrap. If you're in the Yorkshire area we hope to see you on the 15 & 16th of November in Nunburnholme. It's worth a day out in itself to come to the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds and have tea and cake with us!!Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-28409640917311187342014-06-11T14:15:00.001-07:002014-06-11T14:15:07.870-07:00New York done.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I can't believe it's nearly 3 weeks since we got back from New York and exhibiting at the Stationery Show.</div>
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Here's a little snapshot from our trip - both the show and our meandering around the city. </div>
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To sum it up it was:</div>
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- Successful & busy - orders, lots and lots of contacts, interesting leads and avenues to follow up.</div>
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- Fun - How can you not have fun in New York City! </div>
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- Tiring - we walked until our feet nearly fell off!</div>
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- Colourful, inspiring and different - we couldn't have been further away (distance and surroundings) from our little rural studio. All that noise, colour and frenetic activity were a welcome break. It is nice to get back though!</div>
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We came back feeling very happy that we'd taken the plunge and ventured over the pond.</div>
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-20362304997172073572014-05-15T13:00:00.002-07:002014-05-15T13:00:33.439-07:00New York, New York!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've been busying away for the past few months preparing for the New York National Stationery Show and finally it's here. We're flying in the morning and I'm very excited at the prospect of an overseas adventure. Taking my products to another country has been a dream for the past year and I can't wait to see what a new audience thinks. Hopefully we'll have a positive response.<br />
It's taken a herculean effort to get everything ready - planning, ordering, catalogues, invites, new designs... the list has been endless but finally the cases are packed and we're itching to get going.<br />
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In my absence in the studio Sarah (my very competent and extremely organised studio assistant) will be running everything here and making sure orders are processed and despatched as usual.<br />
I'll be posting when I get back - hopefully with lots of great photos.<br />
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Just a few snaps (sorry - from my phone again!) of Edinburgh where we were at the weekend. We went up to my favourite city for the wedding of our friends Jill and Matthew. They (although I suspect Jill more than Matthew!) didn't disappoint with the details and little finishing touches on the day. They'd thought of everything and Jill's interior eye was very much evident. They whole ceremony and reception was held in The Caves so it was extremely atmospheric with candles and low lighting. I didn't get many photos (- mostly of the bride and groom!) so here's just a couple.<br />
We also visited the Museum of Scotland which has been extensively refurbished since the days when I was an Illustration student at Ediburgh College of Art and used to go and draw artefacts and do research. It's now a very light and bright space packed full of exciting things to see. Martha rushed around at the speed of light as all small children do in museums but we did see a lot and I loved the building and the actual space more than anything. I could have spent much longer there just hanging out and people watching.<br />
Edinburgh never disappoints me when I visit. Perhaps it's the affinity you get with the place where you've studied and the friends and memories which go with it but I do feel very attached to it and feel revived whenever I visit.<br />
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So you may have gathered I've been a bit busy to say the least. Time has been marching along punctuated by Open Studio, trade and retail fairs, busy silly season and many many orders.</div>
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Last time I was on here I was about to host my first ever Open Studio / Pop-Up shop. This was a huge success and also very enjoyable. I got to spruce up the studio into a 'shop', make and serve tea and cake and sell my wares to the public directly. It is definitely an experience I would love to repeat perhaps more regularly than once a year.</div>
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The next challenge was Harrogate Country Living Fair. I have mixed feelings about this. It was busy but not as busy as I'd expected for the centre of Harrogate 3 weeks before Christmas and the stress and exhaustion which resulted from 5 days of to-ing and fro-ing to Harrogate out-weighed the benefits I'm afraid.</div>
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In amid the Christmas mayhem I fitted in a lovely wedding stationery commission for my good friends Jill and Matthew. The bad photography (I've been getting lazy again and just relying on my camera phone) doesn't do it justice but the end result was a subtle and beautiful motif perfectly suited to their wedding style. I think they were happy with it too. With two and a half weeks to go to the wedding in Edinburgh I look forward to seeing the whole wedding theme (as an Interior Designer Jill is bound to have thought of every detail and I know there will be a beautiful and very unique look to the whole day). </div>
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Pre-Christmas is always chaotic with me and the usual frenzy of late wholesale Christmas orders, online orders and early Valentines wholesale orders ensures I have little time to do anything other than work. Last year was no exception (especially throwing Top Drawer prep into the mix) but I managed to get everything out in time and had a little break with family.</div>
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The challenge immediately after Christmas was Top Drawer. I was dreading not being fully organised but I somehow pulled it all together in time and the show was an over-whelming success. Re-connecting with my trade customers after Christmas felt like a very natural thing to do as they were all looking positively into the new year and there was very little post-Christmas lethargy. Meeting new contacts and new stockists as well as talking to all my very valued stockists made for an exciting three days. Plus there was a very high standard of products and stands at the show this year I thought - always an inspiration.</div>
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Since Top Drawer I haven't stopped for air as I've fulfilled order after order. I think January may well have been one of my busiest months ever for trade orders as a continuous stream of parcels left the studio by courier.</div>
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I've also said goodbye to Beth - my studio assistant of the last 6 months who moved on to pastures new and a full-time job. She picked and packed brilliantly for the time she was here and I thought I was going to be lost post-Top Drawer until.......Sarah came along. Now I have a new studio assistant and she's been picking and packing and keeping the orders going out for the last 2 weeks. </div>
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So new challenges and creative happenings lie ahead in 2014. I have ideas, plans, notions and NEW YORK! I will be heading to the National Stationery Show in New York in May. So alongside designing and my usual Spring tasks I'll be planning and looking towards May. It's going to be exciting. At the moment I'm a little scared but it's a step I need to take..</div>
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I'll keep you posted - more regularly I hope....! (Apologies for the lengthy post!!)</div>
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I'm opening up my studio for a weekend and having an open studio and small xmas pop-up shop.<br />
There will be cards (lots of Christmas ones), stationery, screen prints, word map prints, bags and a few other bits and bobs lurking in my plan chest. It's a good excuse to tidy up, sell off some discontinued cards, show my wares to my village (!) and have a cup of tea with people in my studio!<br />
If you're in the East Yorkshire area and fancy a nosey and some nice cards then please do pop in!<br />
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9th & 10th November<br />
11am-4pm both days<br />
Honeysuckle House<br />
Nunburnholme, Pocklington, York. YO42 1QY<br />
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A couple of weeks ago I took all my products over to <a href="http://hannahwebsterphotography.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hannah Webster Photography</a> in Leeds for my first ever product photo shoot. It was a great day and we got such a lot done!!</div>
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Here are some of the results (there's over 400 photographs in total!!) but the possibilities are really exciting - very soon my website will have a serious make-over and introduce a bit more 'lifestyle' photography into it. Then I intend to start on my new catalogue and other promotional pieces. It's good to know that now I have a good bank of photos to send out for press images and image requests.</div>
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It's been a great exercise in analysing my brand, what is essential to it and what unites it. I definitely think that these photos will enhance my work and show it off to it's best potential which I don't think I'm always currently doing.</div>
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Thanks Hannah - you did a great job!</div>
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Thanks to Martha's school project we spent the weekend documenting ourselves through photographs. It actually turned out to be a brilliant thing for me too as all too often I forget to take my camera with me and caught up in the usual melee of everyday life I forget to photograph us and whats around us regularly enough.<br />
These are just a few of the photos we took on Sunday afternoon at <a href="http://www.dutchhouseyorkshire.com/" target="_blank">Dutch House</a>, Crayke (near York). We'd never been before (I only just learnt it existed last week when I chanced upon Cecile on Twitter). It was a good find - art, peaceful wild gardens and a cafe with delicious Dutch cakes, pies and pancakes. It was great to chat to Cecile and we'll certainly be going back.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-6709000836938123212013-09-26T12:35:00.002-07:002013-09-26T12:35:31.681-07:00Colour is where it's at...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You can't beat a juicy bit of colour. The autumn sunshine has been highlighting the colours around and you only have to look at my work to know how important a strong block of colour is to me.<br />
Strong pastels against beautiful brights at Bridlington beach last Sunday (top 4 images).<br />
Fantastic coloured formica school desks in my local vintage shop (may well be going back to buy these tomorrow!!)<br />
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This week has mainly been about planning my pending photo shoot, website updates (finally getting around to planning/creating much-needed changes), delivering framed prints to <a href="http://www.artandrosegallery.co.uk/" target="_blank">Art&Rose Gallery</a> (my local gallery in Pocklington - owned and curated by my next door neighbour Emma-Jane) and new designs/products. And of course sending out orders of both everyday and Christmas cards. A wonderfully varied week!Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-32018103513728791772013-09-05T13:13:00.001-07:002013-09-06T01:12:22.584-07:00Busy organising<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been missing from here the whole of the summer holidays I'm afraid. It's not that I've just had the whole summer off - far from it in fact. With it being the summer holidays I had my daughter at home with me most of the time (or lovely grandparents and holiday club looking after her also) so working has been somewhat sporadic. I have managed to work quite a lot but having had a busy period of orders concentrated over the whole of August I mainly spent all my working time keeping on top of despatching orders and doing admin jobs. All the other more lovely parts which make up my working day have had to wait. </div>
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Yesterday Martha started in reception so I now have 5 clear days a week for the first time in over 4 years and I'm delighted. Obviously I'll miss her hugely but I feel very fortunate that I spent a lot of time with her when she was young while growing my business at the same time. I've spent 4 and a bit years juggling work and being a mum and I feel I had the best of both worlds. She's been at nursery/pre-school and grandparents a lot of the week over the past couple of years but it's all been a bit more ad-hoc and required strategic planning every week. I'm really looking forward to the straightforwardness of dropping her at the same place every morning and being in the studio bright and early.</div>
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So the past 2 days I've been doing some serious organising. In a way it feels like the start of term for me also - new beginnings and all that. I've finally finished painting and installing back in the old metal shelving unit which was in my studio as part of the former owners storage. I like the fact that a part of this once very dark and boring shed is back in use again. A little bit of it's heritage before it became a studio. It looks a bit office-y but I need somewhere for the files I use to keep my designs in and it's perfect.</div>
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There's been a steady stream of deliveries to the studio all week resulting in finding room to store over 10,000 envelopes! (6500 cards on their way next week!) Beth (my new and very sunny studio assistant) has been busy picking and packing orders and I've been putting away the new stock of Christmas cards (oh yes - it'll be upon us in no time!)</div>
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All in all a busy and organising sort of week so far. And I have many plans which I'm making too. </div>
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That's for next week..... can't wait!!</div>
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At the weekend I went across to north Wales to the opening of a new exhibition at <a href="http://www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/" target="_blank">Ruthin Craft Centre</a>.<br />
The exhibition 'David Frith, Margaret Frith: 50 Years of Brookhouse Pottery' is a celebratory exhibition marking the couples 50 years of industrious creativity since starting up their pottery together in the 60's. Instead of it being a retrospective the large gallery space contained nearly all new work (some of which only came out of the kiln the day before!) This shows how hard they work and how dedicated they have quite obviously remained for the last 50 years to what they do.<br />
As they're my sister's in-laws I've known <a href="http://www.brookhousepottery.co.uk/" target="_blank">David and Margaret</a> for a few years and they've never stood still. Despite turning 70 this year they continue to build (quite literally with kiln sheds popping up left right and centre at the Brookhouse!) on their success and strive to do more with their pots.<br />
I couldn't resist a few photos of their pottery also. I love seeing where the magic happens with creative people. It's always special to gain a little insight into everyday practices and working life.<br />
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It's a huge achievement to have been so prevalent in the ceramics world for so long that they must feel very proud. - But I suppose to them it just feels quite normal. I just hope that my enthusiasm for what I do stretches into my 70's and I too can still be enjoying creating work and striving to do more and make more in 30 years time.<br />
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If you love a good map and in particular a well designed map that's a little bit different and presents the information in a curious and beautiful way then this is the book for you. It's called 'A Map of the World: According to Illustrators and Storytellers' by Antonis Antoniou (published by <a href="http://shop.gestalten.com/" target="_blank">Die Gestalten Verlag)</a></div>
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I received a copy for my birthday and it's so beautiful to look through it's been living on the coffee table for the past week as I can't stop picking it up. All the maps are so unique and clever I'm feeling quite inspired.</div>
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I've been a big fan of Alphabet Bags and their sister company The Calm Gallery for many years so I was very very pleased indeed to be asked to join with them on their latest collection and provide a design for the Artists For Alphabet Bags range.<br />
They've teamed up with me and 7 other artists (Berinmade, Dinara Mirtalipova, Erin Mcintyre, Hazel Nicolls, Karin Akesson, Laura Seaby and Seb Lester) to bring you cheerful designs from around the world on sturdy natural cotton totes. And I'm in very good company as the other designs are fab!<br />
They're launched today so head over to their <a href="http://www.alphabetbags.com/shopall/artists_for_ab" target="_blank">website</a> and have a look. My design - 'The Best Is Yet To Come' bag is now in stock in my <a href="http://alisonhardcastle.bigcartel.com/product/the-best-is-yet-to-come-alphabet-bag" target="_blank">shop</a> and you can read more about husband and wife team Lucas and Hayley of <a href="http://www.alphabetbags.com/" target="_blank">Alphabet Bags</a> and see the other designs on their website.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">All images are courtesy of Alphabet Bags.</span>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-31880943335074407002013-07-12T14:11:00.001-07:002013-07-12T14:11:15.769-07:00Fresh summery colours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The balmy summery days have made me think about beautiful hazy colour combinations.<br />
The top two images are <a href="http://www.imogenheath.com/" target="_blank">Imogen Heath Design</a> - perfect colours for long summer days.<br />
The quilts in the middle are by <a href="http://megcallahan.com/quilts" target="_blank">Meg Callahan</a> - I just love the clean striking designs even though its not quilt weather!<br />
I saw the work of <a href="http://www.mae-engelgeer.nl/" target="_blank">Mae Engelgeer</a> (bottom image) in this months Elle Decoration and I think the unusual design and colour mix work so well and look so fresh.<br />
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I've had a busy week working on a new commission/collaboration. I've really enjoyed getting my teeth into it this week and working in the studio with the door open and the sun streaming in. Long may it last....!<br />
Have a great weekend.<br />
<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-76989134665362806002013-06-26T14:31:00.001-07:002013-06-26T14:32:57.795-07:00R & R in Devon <br />
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I spent our much-needed holiday in Devon relaxing, spending time with my husband and daughter, beach-combing, reading, rock-pooling, dodging the rain and eating too much!<br />
I also spent the week with my my camera around my neck. Instead of rushing around I was looking - and properly looking - not just fleeting glances at everything as I rush around absorbed in my hectic timetable (which is the usual case). It's so important to look around and I was determined that even though I switched off from work for a week I would switch on my mind to seeing the patterns, textures, colours, type and everyday inspiration going on around me.<br />
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I also couldn't resist a photo of the lovely cream tea (complete with tea pot and tea cosy) we had in the gardens at Periwinkle Tea Room, Silworthy.<br />
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We finished off our week with a [contrasting] brief stop in London to visit family. Sunday morning was a visit to Columbia Road Flower Market and morning coffee at <a href="http://www.lilyvanilli.com/menu7/sweet-tooth/" target="_blank">Lily Vanilli's</a> - a great way to spend a Sunday morning.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-80037896765116472212013-06-07T06:28:00.001-07:002013-06-07T06:28:08.570-07:00Don't forget Dad!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't forget your Dad on the 16th June. All Father's day card designs are in the <a href="http://alisonhardcastle.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">shop</a> and seeing as I've been super slow at updating my shop with my new designs (and because the sun is shining - still!) I'm doing free shipping on Father's Day cards for this weekend (UK only I'm afraid). Snap them up now!<br />
<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-58879050347709861472013-05-24T14:22:00.004-07:002013-05-24T14:22:51.094-07:00'Whatever The Weather'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a long time since my last post and it's a bank holiday weekend again! How did that come around so quickly again?!<br />
So Pulse is done and dusted. It feels a bit after the event to post photos now (you can see some on my Facebook page) but it went well and I met lots of new people, chatted to existing stockists (finally putting faces to some names), took orders and caught up with friends - both of the trade show world, blog world (finally met Virginia from <a href="http://www.roddyandginger.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Roddy & Ginger</a>) and old friends from University days. All in all a throughly tiring but worthwhile 3 days again.<br />
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I've been up to my eyes in orders since but I have some plans for over summer to keep me busy once the orders have quietened down a little. I would love to have an open studio, there's a couple of collaborations in the pipeline, new products and a few website tweaks along with plans for trade fairs next year (perhaps farther afield this time?!...)<br />
In the meantime I thought I'd post one of my new prints - 'Whatever The Weather.' I've been meaning to do something weather-based for a while and the odd weather over the last few months spurred me on. So this print is to celebrate our preoccupation with the great British weather and all it's opposites and phrases. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It finally came together last bank holiday Monday so obviously I too am inspired by and preoccupied with the weather!<br />
Printed in an edition of 100 - each signed and numbered - it's now available on my <a href="http://alisonhardcastle.bigcartel.com/product/whatever-the-weather-screen-print" target="_blank">shop</a> or I'm also giving away one of them if you head over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alison-Hardcastle/328684613902251" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page this weekend and like and share the post.<br />
Happy bank holiday - hope it's glorious sunshine where you are!<br />
<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-1220090724613586152013-05-06T14:00:00.002-07:002013-05-06T14:00:43.832-07:00Sun and work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My bank holiday was filled with sunshine but mostly looking at it from my studio door! I've been busy preparing for Pulse next weekend. I have my usual endless lists and things to do. I'm still hoping to get a sneaky print finished and into my catalogue in the next two days!! Plus I've been packing my new social stationery packs ready to launch at the show. I've been planning these for ages so feel very excited to finally be showing them.<br />
Even though I was working it wasn't so bad - I had the studio door open for the first time and worked in silence with the sun shining in and the moo-ing, baa-ing and tweeting for company. Very peaceful and just what I needed to be as productive as possible. I was quite tempted to take something outside to do.....! I settled for a picnic lunch in the garden with my husband and daughter and then a pub tea as reward for working hard!<br />
<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-70776898385773746072013-04-19T05:25:00.002-07:002013-04-19T05:26:35.632-07:00Geo Graphic - A Book for Map Lovers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I meant to blog about this last week but didn't get around to it.<br />
I received my copy of 'Geo Graphic - A book for Map Lovers' last week all the way fro Spain. It's published by as Spanish publisher - <a href="http://www.indexbook.com/libro.php?idLibro=1468" target="_blank">Index Books</a> - who seem to specialise in creative and inspirational publications and they asked Angus at Snowhome and myself many months ago if they could feature the Word Maps. We of course said yes as it looked like it was going to be an interesting book to be a part of.<br />
The book looks at cartography and the development of the map as an essential symbol of design. As I discovered when I did my talk for the BCS last month maps are increasingly used not only for their simple cartographic uses but in all sorts of different and fascinating creative uses and applications. Many people are turning to the map form and interpretations of the map to inspire new and exciting projects. Maps have always been used to categorise and catalogue the world around us and are a fantastic tool to categorise and catalogue information and ideas for design purposes also.<br />
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There are great examples of some maps in the books by fellow creative people and collectives.<br />
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The examples above are <a href="http://www.armellecaron.fr/art/" target="_blank">Armelle Caron</a> & <a href="http://www.nancygoodmanlawrence.com/NancyGoodmanLawrence.com/Home_Collage_Gallery.html" target="_blank">Nancy Goodman Lawrence.</a>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-70575551190561226592013-04-15T12:30:00.001-07:002013-04-15T12:33:25.657-07:00Last week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week was one a bit out of the ordinary for us.<br />
I was contacted back in January by a Belgian lady called Adeline. She wanted to improve her English and preferably in a creative environment. Last week she stayed with us for the week and helped me out in the studio. - And she was very helpful indeed. She packed cards and updated my website shops and generally helped me out and in return I showed her out to screen print.<br />
It was lovely to have some creative company in the studio for the week and we talked about books, upcoming fairs/markets, websites, ideas and passive houses while we worked.... It was great to broaden my horizons a little for the week and have a refreshing change to the usual routines. It also made me realise how much I miss the chit-chat of a shared studio situation.<br />
In short I'm very glad I said yes back in January and that I've met a new creatively like-minded friend.<br />
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Take a look at <a href="http://www.madebyade.be/accueil/" target="_blank">Adeline's website</a> and keep checking back as she'll be launching her new crafting company Fleur de Champs website very soon.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-60574326820628736672013-04-02T14:03:00.003-07:002013-04-02T14:03:25.892-07:00A farmers wife <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's not very glamorous and not the most chic designer environment but this is the reality of my life out of work time. My husband is a farmer and although we don't live on the family farm ourselves we do spend a lot of time there especially on weekends. Whilst helping out with the lambs this Easter weekend I had a little wander around with my camera phone (hence not best quality - I'm getting lazy not taking my camera out as much these days - need to change this..) and snapped a few dusty corners and bits of interest. I concluded that the lambs are not very good subjects though - this was the least blurry of all the photos - too frenetic and lively for my amateur photographing!<br />
Sometimes it takes looking through a lense to notice all those little nooks and crannys which you walk past so often and don't see.<br />
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Back in the studio I'll be spending this week shoe-horning as much work as possible into the few days (and evenings) at my desk that I can manage - Easter school holidays continue to cause me problems! One more week to go....Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-15254381129598326732013-03-22T14:45:00.003-07:002013-04-02T14:42:40.444-07:00Friday snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a creative week full of designing new things, planning for Pulse, creating press releases and generally trying to get a bit ahead in time for the Easter Holidays. As usual I'm still way behind where I hoped to be at this point in the year but I've got into a bit of a creative zone towards the end of the week so lets hope I can sustain it for a few weeks and get all the plans into action. The ideas have been flowing freely and spilling out onto paper it's just getting them drawn properly, inked, scanned and cleaned up and then made into the something special (and whittling down the good from the bad). I'm having a big focus on social stationery at the moment and hope to have some new packs to show at Pulse if all goes according to plan. I feel very excited about new possibilities and ideas. </div>
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Above is a preview of my new 1-5 kids age cards. I have so many children to buy for (friends of my daughters) and I struggle to find simple cards which are not gender specific and in fruity bright colours rather than the traditional blues and pinks. </div>
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The images in grey and orange are a bit cryptic. - Something I've been working on today which when I separated it into layers was almost as good as when whole. I liked the abstract versions. Can you figure out what it'll say when put together.....?</div>
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Another note - you can also now find me on twitter @AHardcastle2 - the world of twitter was beckoning and I could resist no longer!</div>
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I had a lovely fleeting trip to London yesterday to do my talk for the <a href="http://www.cartography.org.uk/" target="_blank">British Cartographic Society</a> event at SteerDaviesGleeves. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was a very enjoyable day full of enthusiasm and inspiration for maps. I was one of 7 speakers who talked about a huge variety of map based topics and projects. My talk was entitled 'From Surfing to Porpoises: Typography as a Mapping Tool' and I talked about type and my relationship with and use of type, how the maps came about, how I worked on them, problems and challenges which arose and how the choice of hand drawn type affected the outcome of them (it went a little more in-depth than that but you get the idea...).<br />
Other talks featured Smell Mapping by Kate Mclean, 'Multiple Maps of the Videogames' by Dr Alison Gazzard, Mapping the Community by Artist and Sculptor Anya Beaumont and Media Map Design by Prof. Peter Vujakovic. Such a variety of topics but with many common threads running through. At the end of the day we realised just how personal maps can be and the attachments which we have with all maps.<br />
After a day in one room concentrating it was great to get some fresh air with a walk along the South Bank, late afternoon tea at the Tate Modern cafe and then a spot of book shopping in the Tate shop. Then back home to rural Yorkshire after my day in the city!<br />
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Apologies for the slightly blurry photos - I only had my phone with me and I don't seem to be very good at using it!Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-44587242005091329782013-02-26T13:13:00.003-08:002013-02-26T13:13:44.725-08:00M-u-m-m-y<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been inspired by my daughter who came home singing 'm-u-m-m-y, she's my mummy' - apparently they're learning Mother's Day related songs this week at pre-school (who knew there was such a thing - but I'm not complaining as it's very cute and not very often I get such attention!!) - so I thought I'd post my Mother's Day cards so all those other Mums out there can have a little bit of attention too!<br />
They're all available in my <a href="http://www.alisonhardcastle.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674941625633008295.post-7589225140298183532013-02-18T05:56:00.000-08:002013-02-18T05:58:46.542-08:00New! in the Luckies catalogue....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Having always sold directly from my own range I've never experienced having products I've worked on in any catalogues other than one of my own so I was rather excited to receive my copy of the new Luckies catalogue which features the Word Map range including the new USA version alongside all their other products.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371896184711376239noreply@blogger.com0