Chris Nielsen’s From Shore to Ocean Floor Out This Month

Following on from the success of Balloon to the Moon, Phosphor's Christopher Nielsen has teamed up with Gill Arbuthnott again on From Shore to Ocean Floor, which will be published by Big Picture Press on 30th September.

"From sandy beaches to mysterious, inky depths, this beautiful book is the story of ocean exploration, from shore to ocean floor. Seen from space, Earth is a swirl of blue and white. The blue is Earth's oceans, which cover 70% of its surface... yet the ocean is the most unexplored region of our planet. From Shore to Ocean Floor is the story of how humans went from building the first boats, to discovering the secrets of the deep. Marvel at incredible scientific discoveries, be dazzled by some of the most exciting new species and admire the incredible men and women who took the very first steps below the surface. This spectacularly illustrated book comes from the author and illustrator duo of the award-winning Balloon to the Moon."

Balloon to the Moon won the 'Children’s Trade 9 to 16 Years' category at the British Book Design & Production Awards, and it's hoped From Shore to Ocean Floor will be just as successful.

Pre-order From Shore to Ocean Floor here or head over to Christopher's Phosphor portfolio to see some more illustrations from the book.

NEAL LAYTON TAKES A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

This book was inspired by David Attenborough, who said: "No one will protect what they don't care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced."

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Lucy Rose updates Heron Valley’s titular Heron!

Lucy Rose has created an updated identity for Heron Valley; a Devon – based cider and juice producer, who also happen to be local to Lucy! The updated identity takes their majestic Heron icon and gives it a more artisanal, botanical feel.

The client and Lucy worked together to come up with a composition that could be complimented by Art Deco/ botanical borders, “this was a relatively fast process as I think the client and I had the same ideas in mind.” Opting for a vintage colour palette (a perfect match for Lucy), the final design soars with subtle sophistication but remains grounded with earthy warm tones.

“This project has been so great to work on and I enjoyed every bit of it. For a while I have wanted to work on some more packaging- based briefs and so when this job came up, I was thrilled to get another opportunity to. I think also the company being local to me and so friendly has just made the whole process even more special.”

Lucy Rose is represented by The Artworks

Dawn Cooper illustrates plants to encourage pollinators for Candide’s Festival of Flowers branding!

Dawn Cooper has illustrated 10 pollinator-friendly plants to include in your gardens this spring and summer as part of Candide’s Festival of Flowers; an online floral takeover celebrating people, pollinators and plants! Dawn also illustrated the branding of the festival itself, a beautiful Dawn Cooper floral fiesta!

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Stunning New Work by Marie-Alice Harel

Feast your eyes on Marie-Alice's updated portfolio featuring her personal project, the artbook Bird People. 

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Anjelica Roselyn | Florals for Bicester Village Re Opening

Anjelica Roselyn creates a joyful series of floral illustrations to celebrate the re opening of Bicester Village. Point of Sale , signage , murals a wrap around of seasonal blooms.

Anjelica Roselyn is represented by Lipstick of London

Wrapped in Nature

Working with HARDHAT Agency in Australia, Annie Davidson designs a full wrap illustration for Yarra Trams, celebrating 175 years of the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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Tropicalia – Francesco Lo Iacono x L’official Italia SS20 collections

"Tropical palm trees and luxuriant forests. Exotic bestiary and wild patterns. Botanical-artsy suggestions and labyrinths of luxuriant foliage. Welcome to the (new) jungle! "

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Caroline Smith

More and more we are discovering in these unprecedented times  how important an outside space, or balcony is to our wellbeing. Some artists are particularly inspired by their gardens for their work.

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ucy Rose Cartwright’s latest book trailer shows the cities we live in and who we share them with!

The trailer for Lucy Rose Cartwright’s new book “Wild City” starts off with a city townhouse, revealed to be surrounded by all kinds of flora and fauna, some expected, but some… definitely unexpected! Flamingoes?!

These are the kind of reveals and unexpected communities we can expect to find in “Wild City”, an exploration of cities round the world and the creatures we share them with. Illustrated by Lucy Rose Cartwright and written by the award winning natural history author Ben Hoare, the book takes the reader from London to Singapore to Rio de Janeiro.

Initially approached to create the cover and a few sample spreads, Lucy’s illustrative approach was then used throughout the full book. Lucy worked closely with designer Laura Hall to make sure that all the correct animals and feature of each city were included before working up her sketches into full colour illustrations!

The danger with working on images like these however, is enjoying getting lost in the details a little too much, “I had to be strict on how much time I could spend on each page, it was very easy to get caught up in adding too much detail.” But being strict didn’t mean that Lucy didn’t enjoy the brief, “I really enjoyed this project and felt so grateful to be part of it. The most exciting time for me is when you first receive the brief and you sit down and sketch out all your ideas, I still sketch all of my roughs by hand rather than using my iPad as I love the physicality of drawing on paper. ”

Wild City is out via Macmillan Kids Publishing in Autumn 2020.

See the full trailer here.