New sites....

Hello - just to let you know I'm no longer updating this blog.  I'm leaving it 'out there' as a happy little time-capsule of my work over the past few years.

For new work and regular updates, please check out the following sites:

sarahbowieillustration.tumblr.com
facebook.com/SarahBowieIllustration
sarahbowieillustration.wordpress.com

Thank you!

Sun is shining, so...

...and most of all, enjoy!  Happy Wednesday :)

I'm at the Ha'Penny Flea Market - Sat 18th

Hello all - I'll be in the Ha'Penny Flea Market this Saturday, 18th at the Grand Social (used to be Pravda), 11am - 5pm. I'll be selling prints, handmade books and artwork, including the original 'Remedies for the heart' (pencil, acrylic & watercolour). Hope to see you there, and please let anyone know who you think may be interested. In the meantime, toodle-pip :)

Heart remedies

Remedies for the heart: take twice daily with a drop of optimism, a pinch of patience, two bananas and a kiwi fruit. Happy Valentine's Day!

The Silly Tourist Postcard Collection

Presenting a range of postcards inspired by generations of silly tourists who go away, take silly photos of themselves and send people silly little messages about the silliness of their holiday.



These silly postcards come in gift-packs of five unique cards, each one printed both front and back with delightfully silly greetings and a silly little tourist. Each card is printed from an original drawing by me, and each gift-pack is tied in a glorious ribbon and a hand-made tag.

And the greatest silliness of all? Gift-packs are now available to buy from my shop on Etsy!

For close-up photos of all of the cards in the collection visit: http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Silly-Tourist-Postcard-Collection/3088179

Hello from....

No. 2 of my 'Silly-tourist-postcard-collection'. Am due to hie me to the printers this Thurs to get all 5 printed up. Looking forward to seeing the hardcopies!

Bridal wear...

A sketch I did this morning at the Chester Beatty - this Manchu bride's elaborate head-dress and poor, lost little face grabbed me. Photographed over 130 years ago, there was something so real in her coming through, stripping the years away and making the moment seem like now.

I can't recommend this exhibition (or the Chester Beatty) highly enough... 'China through the lens of John Thomson 1868-1872'... he manages to convey a real sense of the people and the time. Please go and love the Chester Beatty... a jewel to be treasured.

Hello from....

One of a series of 'Silly-tourist-postcards' I'm working on at the moment... will be available to buy on Etsy soon!

I'm on Etsy...

... at last! My handmade book Rampion is now available to buy here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/86795800/handmade-fold-out-book-limited-edition

I'll be adding lots more lovely things to buy in the coming months so watch this space.... hee hee!

Rampion - my new handmade book!

Hi there - just to let you know about my new handmade book 'Rampion', inspired by the fairytale Rapunzel. It's on sale through the Ranelagh Arts Centre and soon to be available on Etsy. For lots more details and photos please check out the link below:

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Rampion-a-tale-based-upon-a-tale/2469803

Book launch

I designed this invite for upcoming book launch of Michael Keyes' new book 'Funding the nation'.... a must-read for Irish history buffs!

Whoooooosh!

a walk round the block yesterday produced this very SCATTERED feeling...!

Avatar design for Facebook

I created this avatar for a friend of mine who's living in Paris at the moment. It's a pencil sketch, scanned and coloured in Photoshop.

birthday card

This is a birthday card I drew for my friend's Mum - it's ink on watercolour paper.

1920's vintage lady (3)

Lunch-time sketch from Tuesday, inspired by a dress design dated ca. 1920. Unfortunately it doesn't mention who the designer is. Quickly done on my knee in the National Gallery (a blissful escape spot, buried in the heart of Georgian Dublin... and as for their gift shop, don't get me started... stationary... drool...)

1920's vintage lady

V. busy this week and not getting as much time to draw as I'd like. Only had about 30 mins to spare this morn, so decided to feed myself with some glorious vintage, hence the quick sketch of this lovely 1920's lady, which I hope to colour or shade when I have more time... enjoy :)

IF - Bottled

"in my little
bottled world
i'm a happy
little girl..."

IF - Cultivate

My take on this week's theme for Illustration Friday - 'Cultivate'.

Hot Press Cover

My entry for the Hot Press cover competition. Sketched the idea in pencil first and then worked it up in photoshop.

yes mother

Another quickie one... still enjoying experimenting with the 'antique' effect (and Victorian repression).