The moody tropical trend evokes a sense of escapism, lush abundance and falling deep into those dark hues. I love the contradition between the tropical vibes and how this totally lifts moody colours into something upbeat, friendly and fun. Palm, fan and ferns leaves have been popular for a few years and pushing the tropical […]
Read More
Greenery trend mood board The Pantone colour for 2017 was released at the end of last year and if you haven’t heard yet…. it’s Greenery! I’m late to the party writing about this, but my painting this week reflects the mood of this trend so I had to feature it in this greenery trend […]
Read More
Decorative feather trend My first mood board had to be about feathers as I LOVE them! There is a feather in my logo and this motif is really important to my brand identity. The word Arnold comes from my Grampy who was a pigeon racer, and Bird comes from my Gran’s maiden name. I love […]
Read More
Iridescent. The property of certain surfaces that appear to change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Bubbles, butterfly wings, sequins, glitter all sum this up perfectly. Shimmery and beautiful. Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, background More of my iridescent findings on my Pinterest board http://pinterest.com/joannegriffin/iridescent/ Save
Read More
Holidays are coming! Yes the Cocoa Cola advert is here, it is November and Christmas is well on it’s way. So I have created a mood board of some of my favourite Christmas decoration ideas. I made decorations for my house last year and I can’t wait to do it again this year. I am […]
Read More
I have been a bit slow getting the details from the brilliant Mr Brainwash exhibition up on the blog. However I have now put together a mood board of all of the pieces I love, along with a few more below as well. I love the prints, they looked like screen prints however the details was […]
Read More
I was (slightly obsessed) with taking photos in Venice and Rome of all of the signs they had. From the street signs (loved all of these) to signs for shops, door numbers, on buildings… The list goes on. While I was in Italy I felt it would be a perfect material to create a mood […]
Read More
Feathers and fashion mood board Feathers – illustrations, beauty and fashion, all mixed together to create beautiful products, looks and images. This feathers and fashion mood board was inspired by the Light as a Feather print by lovelysweetwilliam on Etsy. It is beautifully done and such a nice sentiment as well. This led me to […]
Read More
Merci, Danke sehr, Gracias, Thank you. You have to be thankful for life and I am right now. Here is a selection of thanks in French. I love the car number plate however the merci text on the photo postcards is so nice, simple but effective. Sources: 1. Merci plaques from Jules Vernacular 2. Merci car number […]
Read More