Dazed & Confused

Illustration by Noemi Sunshine Ferst

Last night, lovely friend Kelly Smith unveiled her masterpiece submission to a competition held by Dazed & Confused.

She immediately inspired me to attempt my own take on the Dazed challenge.

Dazed & Confused have selected 10 covers from the last decade and have offered them to us illustrators from all around the world to take them do what we please to them.

Unfortunately, my sweet Kelly informed me that the closing date was today and told me to get cracking!

And that's exactly what I did!

Though it was a race against time, I managed to make my modest contribution. I would have loved to have more time to think about it, let a few ideas flutter in my head, eventually develop them, but it wasn't meant to be.

So may I present to you, my last minute homage to the divine Karen Elson and this great magazine!

Hope you like it.

xx.

Oh Kelly!

Illustration: Kelly Smith

And miss Kelly Smith has done it again, to my great disbelief, here is a second portrait of me!

Someone pinch me!

You can't possibly imagine how speechless and deeply flattered I am right know.

My dear Kelly, a thousand times thank you.

I grow fonder and fonder of you every day.

(i know that sounds weird, but don't worry Kelly, I am not a crazy lady either!)

I don't think I could ever say it enough, but this incredible artist is a gift.

Her heavenly hand has produced what are quickly becoming some of my all time favorite illustrations.

Her pencil stroke is the most delicat I have ever laid eyes on.

And once again, I cannot stress how infatuated I am with the fairness and beauty of her divine drawings.

If you are not yet acquainted with her pretty pencil ladies, you definitely need to be.

I'm sure that soon enough, you'll all find yourselves craving some Kelly Smith to hang in your own homes.

I find myself wanting to fly to Melbourne more than ever now for the opening of her show, A Tale Of Two Kellys, on the 27th of May, meet the enchanting lady behind all this loveliness, see all the pretty things she has in store for us.

So if you are lucky enough to be in that area, around that time, once again, you have absolutely no excuse not to go soak up some sweetness.

xx.

Kelly Smith & Me

Illustration: Kelly Smith

I have the absolute priviledge and immense honour to have been portrayed by the devine hand of the uber talented Kelly Smith.

This lovely lady is by far one of my all time favorite illustrators.

Her drawings are filled with such beauty, so tenderly soft and inexplicably light. It's impossible not to fall in love with her work.

So you can imagine my complete and utter happiness when she asked me if I would be willing to let her draw me!

If you are not yet acquainted with her incredible work, you definitely need to check out her amazing blog Birdy & Me.

For those who do know her exquisite work, you need to get some Kelly Smith hanging on your wall immediately!

I know I have mine and look forward to owning many more!

And for those of you who are fortunate enough to live in Australia, and more precisely in Melbourne, well my dears, you have absolutely no excuse to miss out on this brilliant artist's upcoming show, A Tale Of Two Kellys, opening on the 27th of May.

Though I love Paris, I truly wish I lived in Australia right know.

So be there or be square!

xx.

She Looks Sly

Illustration: Kelly Smith

Just bought myself this lovely piece from the very talented Kelly Smith of Birdy & Me.

Have been lurking for quite some time around her Etsy store and finally found the one that caught my eye. 

(I chose this paticular one because of the fox. My cat's name is Kitsuné, which means fox in Japanese.)

If you're not acquainted with her work, I suggest you go have a look immediately.