Belated March 4th illustration

An illustration about March 4th. The date which brought us the first recorded case of the 1918 Spanish flu, ushering in a global pandemic that killed 50-100 million people, the landslide election victory for Robert Mugabe in 1980 starting him on the not very long road to dictatorship and the 2001 bombing attempt of the BBC television center.

(Nice things did happen on the 4th of March too, like the US congress sitting for the first time, effectively putting the United States constitution into effect as well as the writing an proposition of the Bill of Rights and the first female member of the house of representatives is elected.)

Flotian Exhibition in Beijing

Some of the Hurdy Gurdy members would like to let you know they have work being exhibited in the first Flotian exhibition in Beijing that opens this week. If you happen to be in the area go check it out. There are loads of great artists involved. You can learn more about Flotian here. Above image by Alix Bigois-Jeambrun

One day, One event, One illustration: 25th February

On the 25th February 1841 Pierre Auguste Renoir was born. 

One of the most independent painters of his period famous most for paintings of female nude. 

Valentines Craft workshops, Valentine @ Late Museum of London

One Day, One Event, One Illustration: 18th Feb

Continuing our new online project I present to you the story of Elm Farm Ollie; the first cow to fly in an aircraft on the 18th February 1930! 
They milked her mid flight and parachuted cartons of fresh dairy goodness to the spectators below - no word of a lie.
In homage to Elm Farm Ollie (otherwise known as Sky Queen) here is my very own flying cow. 
I thought after the recent UK horse-instead-of-cow supermarket scandal it was only fair that cows have a bash at the 'mystical flying creature' niche market.

By the way guys - the Valentine's Workshop was a roaring success! Stay posted for pictures!

One day, one event, one illustration

Hello guys!
We are back with a new exciting illustration project!
Every Monday, one member of HG will illustrate an event or a birth that happened on that specific day!
Today, it is my turn, and here is what happened 36 years ago...

On 11th February 1977 was caught off in Nova Scotia, Canada,  the heaviest crustacean, a 20.2kg lobster!! This is the heaviest lobster that has been recorded since. Yes I know, that's massive and huge on your plate... Here is the illustration that goes with this crazy catch.

What do you think? Would you like to have a lobster pattern in your home like this one?

We also have another exciting event taking place at Museum of London. We will be running Valentine's workshops on 14th February! It is already sold out but stay around, we will share pictures with you!

WE ♥ PATTERNS

Hey hey hey guys!

We hope you had a good holiday, ate good food and spent some quality time with your loved ones!

We had a great time in our respective families and now we are back and ready to rock 2013 with new projects and events.

But for now, here is some news from our illustrator / designer, Alix!

You probably know it now, but Alix is specialised in decorative and narrative patterns illustrating fairytales, films, flowers and everyday objects. 
She recently produced some work for the new wallpaper and fabric company Mitas & Co., run by the lovely Rachael. Mitas & Co. showcase young designers’ work and offers a big variety of styles and designs where it is difficult not to fall in love with at least one! Each design is available on wallpaper and fabric and on different color range (they all have lovely names!): soft sorbet, vintage mustard, garden variety, bastille day and much more! 
Alix had the great opportunity to see her work exhibited alongside other Mitas & Co. designers at the famous Home London trade event at the beginning of the week. And Rachael got very positive feedbacks on the collections. YAY! 

But enough words for now, pictures talk best!

Moby Dick, Alix Bigois-Jeambrun - Copyright © 2012 Mitas & Co.

Nottingham Lace,  Alix Bigois-Jeambrun - Copyright © 2012 Mitas & Co.

The Pequod, Alix Bigois-Jeambrun - Copyright © 2012 Mitas & Co.

Peg O' My Heart, Alix Bigois-Jeambrun - Copyright © 2012 Mitas & Co.

The Mitas & Co. stand at Home London, 2013


We hope you enjoyed the work and please let us know what you think. 

Talk to you soon :)