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the lovely illustration swap

Howdy folks how have you all been? Well I’ve not really been blogging lately as we’ve just moved a couple of weeks ago meaning no Internet. Bloody heck it’s been ages since I’ve updated well anything. I’ve been busy updating my Etsy shop making new things and trying to actually make money from it…..

Yesterday I met up with the peeps from S1 Magazine and did a small interview with them in Nando’s. YES!!! They came all the way from Sheffield to see me which I have to say thanks guys! I’ll update you with more of that later on.

Meanwhile I took part in the lovely illustration swap organised by the super talented Natasha Thompson and my pretty pink package was ace! (See the pictures above.) She sent me some nice vintage paper and some Clipper tea along with other gems. You can take part in it by heading over to her blog and signing up for it here. Thanks Natasha!

Have a super duper fun weekend!!

ByJo Cheung

September 3, 2010

Illustration

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Mail Me Art

Hello everyone! Having a good weekend? I am, well sort of. Anyways I’m part of the Mail Me Art Project, the envelop above is what I submitted. And although I never managed to go to the opening night from the photos it looked really good. I can’t wait until the book comes out I’m so excited!

ByJo Cheung

August 7, 2010

Exhibitions, Illustration, London

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Haus Stories

I’ve been a bit busy lately so not had much time to blog. This is an illustration for Haus Stories a project set up by the lovely Sandra Deickmann. I really enjoyed this as a lot of the elements are from my own photos and collections of ceramic animals. And it’s more of a personal insight too, I love kitsch objects, bright coloured shoes and tiny dogs of course. I wanted it to be surreal/ dreamy as I do actually day dream alot haha

I hope Sandra likes it 🙂

Gia-London website

Woohoo! Gia-London website is now officially online! After almost a year’s worth of work I have to say I’m so happy to see it up. We had a little party/ sample sale to celebrate see here for the photos.

At the very start of the project Najia the creative director was happy to let me do what I thought was an interpretation of the Gia world, something nostalgic, playful and fresh. After lots of prep work and so on I used these elements and created the web pages and desktop backgrounds, icons, the Gia Birds well everything.

This experience has been throughly amazing and extremely worth while, partly because I started this project when I was doing my major project. At the time when I told one of my tutors they were like, “Er don’t do it because you only have one chance to do your major project.” Hmm well frankly I DISAGREE with this and I did it anyway. Surely the whole point of being in uni is to do as many things as possible, to gain as much experience as you can before you graduate. it kinda just shows in your portfolio you haven’t been doing uni work but things outside. I’m not going to go on a tangent but you should really take advantage of your time at uni and explore as much stuff as you can. And now I’m in a position where I would LOVE to do some work experience but can’t really to afford to work for free.

Do what YOU think it’s best in your personal interest and DON’T let your tutors dictate what you should and shouldn’t do because like I said experience is really going to get you somewhere especially now that it’s pretty tough.

I’m now the freelance graphic designer and illustrator so designing e-mail banners and newsletters, packaging, backgrounds…. fun fun fun! I want to do more things like this, never really considered being a digital designer but now I am!

Cut-Click

My Owl and Shapes illustration is featured in the first print edition of Cut-Click zine. You can buy it here. Woo hooo! This issue features Tigz (front and back cover) along with Simon Wild, Lesley Barnes and loads more amazingness.

I have not had much time to blog as I’ve currently been updating my Etsy shop….. yes giving this another go………. plus some other exciting things which I will mention in the future kinda don’t want to jinx it haha.

Hope you all have a great week! And what’s happened to the weather anyway??!!