Tea & Crayons Heart :: Autumn

Hello loves. Are you all well? 
Being busy Crayons as we all are, the blog has suffered a little bit lately...
However, stay tuned because we are sure to show you what we have all been beavering away on very soon! For now, we have some autumn-inspired loveliness that we have been enjoying recently (all image sources linked below).

Sparklers

Bobble hats

Fireworks

Snoods

Hot chocolate

What are you guys loving now that the seasons are changing?

HEY THERE PUMPKIN PIE

Hello lovelies, just wanted to wish you all a happy October and hope you are enjoying this lovely autumn, getting cosied up with friendly books, hot chocolate and copious amounts of blankets & tea. 

HAPPY SEPTEMBER!

Happy September lovelies! Sorry this blog has been a bit left out lately, things are very busy at T&C HQ but there are lots of lovely things lined up for the Autumn! In the meantime, we're on twitter @teaandcrayons, tweet us your illustration/ design blogs to be put in the line up for some creative features on here. Also keep your eyes peeled for more lovely prints from us crayonettes that will soon be added to our lovely etsy shop http://etsy.com/shop/teaandcrayons

Have a lovely week darlings!

FRIDAY FIX: HANDWRITTEN NOTES

Hello lovelies, oh my goodness this is the last day of August! Which means pretty soon we will be all layered up in pretty wool scarves, cosying up in corners with our favourite books and hot chocolate(s) But it does seem that the summer is lingering for a while yet and so I wanted to share these milkshake pink darling notes with you all, there's just something about a handwritten message which I love. What are your favourite things about the end of summer, beginning of Autumn? x x

LIONHEART ISSUE 2: WARMTH

Happy Friday lovelies! We've been very busy here at Tea & Crayons headquarters, getting on with lots of lovely illustrations and cosying up from the rain (rain in July?!) I wanted to share with you what I've been up to, that is receiving a rather lovely package in the post, only to find it's the new issue of Lionheart, which I illustrated the cover for. Hooray! I've been in love with Lionheart from the start, so it was a complete honour to be asked by the lovely Hels to illustrate the cover  ♥ ♥ ♥


Lots of treats in the new Lionheart, including pieces from lovelies The Aviary, Shipshape Studio, crayonette and beautiful mama Fritha, super sweet illustrator Madi Barrett, the lovely Olivia from whatoliviadid, lovely illustrators Holly Exley and Daria Hlazatova, our very own wonderful Abby Wright as well as beautiful photography, amazing written articles and lovely illustrations ♥ A massive thank you and high five to the amazing Hels Martin, editor and creator of Lionheart ♥ You can also still get your lioness/ lion paws on the delectable issue one: bravery, which is just as beautiful and if you haven't already get your mitts on the new issue

Have a fab weekend lovelies, what are you all up to?

♥ ♥ ♥

T&C Inspired: Jessica Gowling

After all the excitement of uncontained, we've finally had a moment or two to catch up on the interweb, and welcome our creative friends to our blog! The lovely Jessica Gowling has shared some of her favourite work with us <3

Name: 

Jessica Gowling

Where are you from: 

Canada, the great white north

Tell us a little bit about your work: 

I am an avid animal lover, and my company name is "nature's my friend," (because we make art together). I am obsessed with textures: fur, scales, and similar repetitive natural patterns have always been some of my favorite things to draw. I suppose I would label my work as "animal portraiture" since I mostly focus on individual creatures; I view them as special beings with their own stories to tell.

Who, what and/or where inspires you: 

Wild animals, line, process, detail, nature, texture, time, voids, fleeting moments, drawing, touch, learning, memory, intimacy, nostalgia, narrative, chance, love, anatomy, letters, postage stamps, and Canadiana collectively motivate my practice.

What’s your favourite tea: 

Green tea is always a go-to but I am currently loving a loose leaf Mango Apricot tea as well.

Links:

BLOG: http://naturesmyfriend.wordpress.com

SHOP: http://www.etsy.com/shop/naturesmyfriend 

TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/jessicagowling

I adore these postcard sets, not just because I am the fan of a creature, but how she's photographed them for her shop too. I want a nice rustic door to put some pretty things on

We love a wolf as well! 

x

Tea & Crayons hit Shoreditch

First of all a huge thank you to everyone who came down to Uncontained Boxpark in Shoreditch East London yesterday and had cake with us, we had a blast drawing corgis, crowns and hanging with the guys at Shellsuit Zombie and 55DSL! 

They took all these lovely photos, there are a few more over at the flickr, take a peek. 

(Rachel P, Rachel L & Abby W!)

Unfortunately we were 3 crayons short but they were very much there in spirit, we missed you Natasha, Kay and Fritha very much! Much love for all your support and help organising the day, we couldn't have done it without you! One day we will all be together <3 

There are rumours of a video involving a beer can and a screw driver so you won't want to miss that one...

xx