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We are two designers - Elly Joel and Kylie Thévenau, and together we are The Bell Jar, a print studio focused on the design and development of beautiful surface pattern and textile design for fashion and interiors.
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Category Archives: illustration
Wil Freeborn
Do you know the work of Wil Freeborn? I’ve been a fan of his for quite some time. He is a super talented artist and illustrator as you can see if you check out his portfolio, but mostly I love … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, illustration, watercolour
Tagged art, book, drawing, ink, painting, sky, watercolours
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Patrick Vale
Check out this incredible time lapse video of architectural illustrator Patrick Vale drawing Lower Manhattan from the Empire State Building: Happy weekend! Hope yours has a good view. Elly
CATEGORIES: architecture, art, illustration, looking out
Tagged architecture, art, drawing, outdoors
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Pssst….check these out
I thought this video for the collab between Somethingelse and Julie Verhoeven was wortha post unto itself, but also a musical treat below! We have been looking forward to The XX album Coexist and here is the live stream for … Continue reading
Natural wonders
While the weather was particularly crazy and animals and humans alike are sheltering and fighting their daily battles… I thought about maps. How they were created. How their measured and illustrated subjects were formed by movement of the earth , … Continue reading
catherine campbell
There are bazillions of blogs out there but it’s always nice to discover lovely Australian blogs to add to your regular reads. One of my faves is Catherine Campbell‘s blog, featuring her art, embroideries and illustrations as well as inspiring … Continue reading
The Golden Age
Elly, Mabel and I had a lovely trip to the flower market today to get away from some technical issues we were having. It was so cold in the cool rooms that we all had pink noses! It is really … Continue reading