Category Archives: Illustration

Jan 01 2011
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Amsterdam, Drawing, Graffiti, Illustration, Illustrators, London, The London Police

Something I am most proud of, ‘Salted Dream’ is a collaborative illustration inspired by and to accompany a poem in the highly glossy, highly slick ‘Heart on Stage’ project book. The project is the brainchild of Luiz Risi and Leena Yiliportimo, an artist and writer duo from Amsterdam. I’m in no doubt that the book is going to look luscious, and am super-excited to announce that the ABC Treehouse in Amsterdam will be exhibiting prints from the book from March 5th – April 24th, 2011.

From the ABC Treehouse
“”Heart On stage” is an art collaboration of illustrated poetry. Nevertheless, it’s not just poems combined with illustrations or vice versa. It’s art where these two ways of expression unite, creating a deeper dimension. All the art works presented in the show are also a part of an upcoming art book of the same name. Coming in March, 2011.”

Location: ABC Treehouse, Voetboogstraat 11, 1012 XK Amsterdam. Tel: 020 423 0967
Email: treehouse@abc.nl. Opening times: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 13:00 to 18:00. Website: ABC Treehouse.

The following is lifted from Heart on Stage.

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Dec 19 2010
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collage, Drawing, Illustration, Illustrators, London, Pen and Ink

Inbox (12) – a fanzine in postcards.

Inbox (12)

Inbox (12)


I was recently asked to contribute to Inbox (12), a fanzine from Spain, consisting of 12 postcards drawn by 12 illustrators. The 12 postcards represent 12 city locations, all of them favourite spots of the 12 illustrators.

I contributed to the London edition, having lived in London for the last ten years. The other currently published city editions are Berlin and Madrid, but with New York and Tokyo also in the pipeline there’s plenty of amazing secret locations for you to discover.

I’d like to extend thanks to the makers of Inbox (12), especially since they have so diligently put together my very own profile on their site. The other illustrators involved in the London issue are all worth mentioning so please do visit the following:Brett Ryder, Chengsi Lu, Christina Christoforou, David Sparshott, Emily Spicer, Florian Meacci, Harriet Russell, Jo Cheung, Katey Jean, Kristopher Ho and Sandra Dieckmann.

If you’d like to see other illustrators favourite London spots buy a copy here(12).

From the Inbox (12) blog…

“A postcard is a trip invitation to visit spots we don´t know yet, to explore those we already know through the sender´s eyes, to imagine everything that is not told and could be happening at that place that someone is drawing for us…

Inbox (12) is a guide of the special spots in one city that a friend who knows the place would recommended to you… and they´re not always in the usual travel guides.

Inbox (12) is a sample of the work of a selection of the best illustrators related to each city all around the world.

Inbox (12) is a project that wants to recover the feeling of opening the mailbox and finding a bunch of beautiful postcards sent from a nice city waiting for you.

Inbox (12) is a fanzine for those who enjoy having a beautiful object between their hands.

Inbox (12) is a publication to collect and last in time…”

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Nov 17 2010
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Drawing, Illustration, Pen and Ink, Pen and Ink

‘Beyond the Playground’ for GHS

Beyond The Playground

Beyond the Playground

I’m sometimes accused of being a liitle bit weirdy and a little bit creepy, so this piece of work for the Garden History Society is a non-creepy, non-weirdy, family friendly booklet to promote children’s play in historic gardens.

The booklet is a 16 page illustrated info-bible penned by Linden Groves on new approaches to children’s play and learning in historic gardens such as Tatton House and Wrest Park.

Beyond The Playground

Beyond The Playground

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Sep 14 2010
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Drawing, Illustration, ink and mess, marie-louise plum, Pen and Ink

John Took a Heart Attack.

Sep 07 2010
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acrylic ink, Drawing, Illustration, ink and mess, marie-louise plum, winsor and newton

Liquid acrylic ink – old stock.

I’m very lucky to have an art supply shop in the town near me. What’s lucky about it is that they have lots of old stock that is no longer made, or items that have slightly changed, be it the branding, packaging or material ingredients. My latest bargain is a juicy set of liquid acrylic inks from Winsor and Newton. Now, there is a new range or equivalent of these inks, but you can’t get them like this, in this set, in this packaging anymore. I also got a few individual inks thrown in to the deal in addition to the pack. Bargain!

New acrylic inks.

New acrylic inks.

Sep 07 2010
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Drawing, hopscotch, Illustration, ink and mess, marie-louise plum, papier mache, sweets

Megasweets in London,

I was recently commissioned by Hopscotch, a contemporary old-fashioned (does that make sense?) sweet shop in London, to design, cast and illustrate some giant wall sweets. It took quite a while to make these megasweets up. I’d like to do a load more for them and have the walls bursting with giant sweets.

Hopscotch sweet shop, London.Hopscotch sweet shop, London.Hopscotch sweet shop, London.Hopscotch sweet shop, London.Hopscotch sweet shop, London.Hopscotch sweet shop, London.

Aug 20 2010
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craft, design, Drawing, edinburgh, Illustration, ink and mess, magpie market, marie-louise plum, the spider and the fly

The Spider and the Fly pop-up shop.

The Spider & the Fly is a pop-up shop in Edinburgh. It’s located at 65 Bread Street and is currently operating on a month-to-month basis, so get down there quick before you find it’s suddenly disappeared.

Last month the Cut-Click Mail Art exhibition which I am a part of was on display there. They now have some lovely Alice-inspired work on display and for sale, and will be changing the exhibition again soon. Follow @thespiderandfly on Twitter to be kept up-to-date with exhibition news.

The Spider & the Fly proprietor, Emily (Magpie Market), could not be more charming and helpful. You must check out the shop. She is stocking some amazing work from artists, illustrators and crafters, and has combined a delicately twee yet spit’n'sawdust style with the stripped bare boards and paint splattered stone floors and tasteful Victoriana wallpaper to create a temporary wonderland in an interesting secondary retail location.

The Spider & the Fly, 65 Bread St, Edinburgh.

The Spider & the Fly, 65 Bread St, Edinburgh.

The Spider & the Fly, 65 Bread St, Edinburgh.

The Spider & the Fly, 65 Bread St, Edinburgh.

The Spider & the Fly, 65 Bread St, Edinburgh.

The Spider & the Fly, 65 Bread St, Edinburgh.

Aug 20 2010
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Drawing, edinburgh, Illustration, ink and mess, marie-louise plum, street art

Eye Heart Ewe, Edinburgh street art.

I spotted this at the bottom of Cowgate where it meets Grassmarket. A lovely triptych.

Edinburgh street art, Cowgate.

Aug 06 2010
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Drawing, forest cafe, forest fringe, forest hall, Illustration, ink and mess, marie-louise plum

First ever Forest Fringe zine.

I’m in Edinburgh now for the entire month of August. That means my blog posts will be even more sporadic than usual. But it also means that’s because I am getting on with lots of work that I will eventually post about.

So here’s my first bit of published stuff in Edinburgh. An illustration for Forest Fringe. Here’s the front and back page of the first Forest Fringe zine. I get a good mention on the front and the entire back page is one of my illustrations.

Forest Fringe Zine, #1

Jul 10 2010
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doodletrain, Drawing, Illustration, ink and mess, lisa currie, marie-louise plum, the scribble project

Doodletrain is here!

I love this week’s post bag. Another delicious ‘zine has been delivered, featuring my work. Actually, this is a book. A book you can colour in! How about that then? It’s called the Doodletrain and features work from over 100 illustrators across the world. Doodletrain is part of the The Scribble Project, put together and featuring work by Lisa Currie.

Look what plopped through my postbox

I’m really impressed with the quality of the print, the book looks aces. The illustrations chosen by Lisa are all brilliant, there even appears to be a couple of entries by under 5′s – or is that just a mega naive style?

As with the Cut-Click printed issue, I’m not going to give much away here, you’ll have to buy the book for that. No longer available from Etsy (they have all sold out!) you can still get one by contacting Lisa directly.

Check this little note out, love it. Thanks for letting me be a part of this, Lisa!

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