Mar 26
by bibelotm_wp in Creative, Interview 0 comments tags: 60s, 70s, Illustration, Lunabeam, Sinead Yau, Travel

Luna Beam – Sinead Yau – Interview

We chatted to multi-disciplined and multi-talented designer Sinead Yau to talk travel, the 60s and 70s and dreams of being a mortuary make up artist!     1. Vintage style has clearly influenced your design process. What is it about the past that captures your imagination? My Nan was a young adult in the 60s and 70s and when I was little she used to let me try on her old dresses. My Nan’s house was like stepping into a time warp and I remember hanging out in her lavender coloured bedroom, admiring the floral patterned bed linen and towels that she had kept from that era. Looking at photos of my family, I always admired how much effort they put into their styling and makeup just for everyday outings. Past treasures such as book jacket covers, the smell of vintage shops, bold lined illustrations, curvaceous font styles to music had so much soul in comparison to some of those things today, and even though I didn’t grow up during that time, I always feel a sense of nostalgia.   2. Describe your perfect day. Getting up early to a perfect, cloudless blue sky. Having a clean and tidy house. Eating a well balanced breakfast that […]
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Dec 18
by bibelotm_wp in Craft, Learn, Make 0 comments tags: 60s, 70s, Clare Albans, Embroidery Hoop, Hand Stitch, Hello Hooray, Hoop Art, Retro, Sewing, Tutorial

Hello! Hooray! – Retro Floral Felt Hoop Tutorial

I have recently started using vegan friendly felt in my products, and when Chloë told me that you can buy vegan friendly felt made from recycled bottles, I knew I had to try it for this tutorial. I was really surprised by the choice in colours – they are so vibrant! To showcase these colours, I took inspiration from the prints and patterns of the 60’s and 70’s to create a retro floral felt hoop. It will take a bit of time to stitch, but the overall effect of the colours and layered circles is worth the effort. You can speed things up a bit by cutting the circles on a die cutter if you have one.   Materials   Eco-fi Kunin Rainbow Classic felt in gold, orange, fuchsia and purple DMC embroidery floss in 742 (matches gold), 721 (matches orange) and 917 (matches fuchsia) Templates Paper scissors Fabric scissors Lots of pins A needle 23cm (8”) embroidery hoop Water-based paint (optional – I used a tester pot of ‘Cherry Fizz’ from Wilko, as their own brand paint is vegan friendly)   Template     Method   Step 1: Using the templates provided, cut out 20 large circles, 16 medium […]
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Dec 07
by bibelotm_wp in Creative, Interview 0 comments tags: 60s, 70s, Artist, Graphic Design, HarleyandJ, Illustration, Retro, Vintage

Harley and J – Interview

Aussie based illustrator and graphic designer Jasmin Meier from Harley and J takes us on a trippy journey into her wonderful psychedelic world, where flowers flow through the hair of dreamlike figures in surreal settings of stars, moons and kaleidoscopic patterns. Bibelot joined Jasmin to talk about her inspirations, growing up in a creative family, and surfing the waves of Byron Bay.     1. What’s the first piece of art you can remember making? Apart from little bits and pieces, my first strong memory is probably my year 12 major art (that’s going back well over a decade now). I did four women for the four elements (fire, earth, water and wind). Huge A1 pieces hand inked with water colour, all naked with long flowing hair in all their glory (my main influences of women and nature are still the same, so not much has changed.)   2. Who or what were your early influences and how has your life/upbringing influenced your work? Without a doubt it has all been my mother. She is a wonderful painter and worked as textile designer for over thirty years. My father is a carpenter and although his work isn’t pen to paper he has an incredible creative mind as well. […]
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Jun 15
by bibelotm_wp in Uncategorized 0 comments tags: 60s, 70s, Colourful, Draw Pilgrim, Illustration, pattern, Pilgrim Hodgson, Psychedelic

Pilgrim Hodgson – Interview

We were invited into the kaleidoscopic world of Pilgrim Hodgson of Draw! Pilgrim. Who’s work, to quote Chief Blue Meanie from Yellow Submarine, is a tickle of joy on the blue belly of the universe. Her arms are embellished with illustrations from this film, and her work is reminiscent of Heinz Edelman, Peter Max and John Alcorn. We wanted to find out more about the multicoloured marvel from Melbourne, so caught up with her to talk interior design, sausage dogs and psychedelia.     1. What do you want people to feel or think of when they look at your work?   I want people to feel uplifted either at the initial impact of my work or because it stirs a sense of nostalgia in them.   2. The 60s and 70s clearly influence your work. What is it about the past that captures your imagination? I love the sense of exploration of the era. From the visual language of the time it’s so obvious there were huge cultural shifts happening, and although they appropriated some older styles like art nouveau it was made new by bold colours and edgy contexts. I’m also fascinated that counterculture icons like psychedelic mushroom patterns and wild […]
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