Eeeek it is SPRING!!!! I don't know about you but I am quite happily welcoming some sunshine and warmer weather back! Here is this month's free desktop background for you to enjoy, featuring my happy 'picnic hare' on the way to visit with his friends and have a picnic!
Simply click here to download and enjoy!
Here is some recent illustration work for the Pipsqueak Market featuring their upcoming event, Market at the Movies!
As always the illustration brief was incredibly creative and featured the chipmunk family of 'Pipsqueaks' out and about at the movies.
I've included some details below as it's not too late to get tickets for the event!
Featuring 'Ricki and the Flash', a glass of champagne or wine, and of course a market with lots of stalls, it promises to be a fun night. It is coming up on Saturday August 29th from 5-10pm at the Capri Theatre, Goodwood. Tickets can be purchased beforehand or on the night. See details below to find out more.
Happy August everyone!
Here is this month's free wallpaper for you to enjoy and hopefully it will brighten up your office :)
Simply click the link to download and enjoy!
In other news there has been lots going on around here but I must apologize for my absence during July. I couldn't seem to dodge this year's rounds of colds and bugs and have had to try and take things a bit easier :) I will try and write about everything soon and fill you in with what's been happening!
x Lauren
Happy June everyone! Here is this month's free wallpaper for you to enjoy featuring a cute illustrated bird and a blue watercolour background! I hope it will brighten up your
office and that the calendar will keep you organised too.
Simply click here to download it and enjoy!
I am extremely excited to release some new and
colourful original paintings!! I decided to extend my Flourish Series and
create a few more artworks in this range. They are all for sale and are being offered at a great price. They feature different
animals (deer, horses and an elephant) in bright colours and
metallic gold. Below are some photos and more information for you to
see.
Please contact me
if you would like to purchase some or find out more. There is nothing
quite like having an original painting in your home, and this colourful
range will brighten up any room.
Decorating a nursery can be tough! Where to start? What colours
should I use? Do you want to keep using the room as a nursery in future?
With our new range of Nursery Prints here at Sail and Swan, we thought
it would be good to show off some of the cutest nursery set ups we have
come across! Hopefully these Whimsical Baby Nurseries will give you some
ideas for what colours to use, how to display artworks, and even how
you can theme your baby’s nursery! There are so many different themes
you can use in a nursery, and many are good for both boys and girls!
The first two images below were found at littlehandsillustration.com. The rest were found at Style Me Pretty Living. If you would like to see our Sail and Swan range of nursery prints, then simply click here.
I hope you enjoy!
I’m currently still in the process of working on some designs for my card collection, and thought I would it would be nice to get some illustration inspiration with lovely Autumn colours! Autumn colours can be bright and vibrant but also toned down and understated..they're incredibly interesting I find! And came across this quote which I love:
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
Albert Camus
So I hope you enjoy these images below and feel as inspired as I do!
In order from top to botton is: Fruit Illustration by Marisa Seguin, Children's Book Illustration by Migy, Watercolour Artwork by Grow Creative Shop, Animals Illustration by Greg Abbott, and Leaves Pattern by Carin Berger.
Happy Autumn everyone! I must admit that I'm a bit devastated to be saying farewell to summer but I certainly enjoyed it while it lasted.
Nevertheless Autumn is also a great season filled with crunchy leaves,
hot cross buns, warm sunny days and even some rain too. Well it's time to
celebrate bringing our scarves out again, so
here is a great way to start off your month with our free Lion Wallpaper and calendar for you to enjoy!
This month we have featured our lovely lion friend with his vibrant orange mane. He is also available for purchase in our online shop as an art print. Simply click the link here to download and enjoy this free wallpaper!
I am incredibly excited to share our new range of art prints with you!
These are from our inspirations range and feature everything that I
absolutely love - hand lettering brush script writing and beautiful
quotes. Every girl needs something to keep her motivated, inspired and
help her to remember how beautiful she is. It's easy to feel down and
doubt ourselves, and that's why I decided to create these so that we can
spread some positivity around the place and even encourage a friend or
two. These prints are based from my original artworks and include all of
my favorite quotes, sayings and Bible verses - plus a couple of my own.
They are available for purchase in our online shop.
Happy February everyone! Here is a cute valentine's desktop background to brighten up your office! Simply click the link
to download and enjoy. Honestly I don't know where all the time goes! One
minute it was Christmas and all of a sudden Valentine’s Day is around
the corner eeek! I have been busy working on new designs for our up and coming
extended stationery range, plus still in the process of setting up our
own online shop. It’s lots of hard work but hopefully soon it will be
well worth the effort soon! For now I am in this intense bubble of busyness and creativity!
I'm so excited to show this logo rebrand that I designed for the Bay Bridal Fair
a few months ago. Lisa has just launched her new website for the Bay
Bridal Fair and it looks amazing! She originally came to me with the
idea of fashion sketches, watercolours, and glitter. What girl wouldn't
be in their element with a brief like that?! This was a really fun
project and Lisa has been a pleasure to work with! I'm so excited to see
the website released, and if you'd like to find our more then
definitely head across and check it out. The Bay Bridal Fair are one of
Adelaide's largest Wedding Expos, with fashion shows and plenty of music
and entertainment on the day - not mention plenty of exhibits and stall
holders to see which is really handy if you are a bride-to-be and need
help with your wedding planning.
If you are in need of a Logo Design or a Rebrand we'd love to work with you - why not contact us and get in touch? We'd love to discuss your ideas.
Woohoo happy first day of SUMMER! To celebrate, we have this lovely
Christmas Wallpaper that you can download and enjoy! It will brighten up
your desk and hopefully put you in the mood for some Christmas carols.
It’s not long to go now before all the celebrations begin so you can use
the calendar we’ve provided to get yourself organised and prepared.
Christmas presents, food shopping, packing for holidays, finishing up at
work..there can be a lot to do leading up to Christmas – so – stay
organised and it will be mush more enjoyable for you :)
Simply click here to download this Christmas Wallpaper and enjoy!
On another note we will be making some significant changes to our
website over the Christmas period in order to make things easier for
you. We are aiming to make our ordering system simpler and quicker, and
we will be bringing in much more of an online shop to the website.
Hopefully the website will get a bit of a refresher in terms of it’s
design too so there’s a lot to be excited about! We are constantly
trying to refine and improve what we do, so if you have any feedback
about your experiences with us please let us know!
Can you believe it's that time again...to celebrate a new month here
is November's Free Desktop Background for you to enjoy! I have brought
out this lovely pineapple pattern in a colourful and vibrant celebration
for summer! Simply click here to download and enjoy.
Bring on drinks by the pool, warm weather and sunshine, and trips to the beach!
I hope the calendar will help keep you organised and that this lovely design will brighten up your office space too :)
PS
- is anyone enjoying this pineapple trend as much as I am? Everywhere I
look there are pineapples..on cushions, art prints, fabric....loving
it! There is something so appealing about the awkward and spiky shape of
a pineapple, not to mention their gorgeous bright colour.
Hope you enjoy :)
Happy Spring! Even though it’s still a bit
frosty we’re starting to get some lovely sunshine and warm days coming
through. To celebrate here is a free Spring Illustration desktop background for you
to enjoy! It features one of my original illustrations and will
hopefully brighten your work area – and day :) Simply click here to download and enjoy!
And if you have any ideas for future desktop backgrounds please let
me know as I would LOVE your ideas! To view more of my illustrations
simply click here.
Yep that’s right! I have another Free Wallpaper for you to download
and enjoy for the month of August :) This one is based on my original
illustration titled ‘You Sculpt’ and features some lovely blue and
neutral tones. Simply click the link to download and enjoy this pretty design at home or in your work space.
Have any feedback on my previous wallpapers? I’d love to know your
thoughts and hear any suggestions or ideas for future projects!
Thanks and I hope you enjoy!
Lauren
Well it’s been a while since I’ve posted some updates on my recent
work. So what do I get up to at Sail and Swan headquarters then? Here is
some recent illustration work of mine that I thought you might like to
see!
This first image is an illustration for an advert that I created for Leslie Manning Events, an
event business in Washington DC and New York City. Leslie was wonderful
to work with and had plenty of vision and detail in mind for this
project which made it very enjoyable for me! I was spoilt with the
amount of colour and detail that I was able to incorporate into the
design.
Wow! I've been so busy lately that I haven't even had the chance to
show you some photos from That Dapper Market a couple of weeks ago!
First of all I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who came
and made it a great day! It was lovely to meet all of you and thank you
for all of the feedback and comments! I had a great time meeting
everyone as well as having a chat to the other stall holders there.
Here are some snap shots from the day for you to see :)
PS - If you happened to miss out on any art prints on the day, please feel free to contact me or visit my online shop.
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