Shell Sherree News — paris

  Dragon tattoos are fine and all - but for my first foray into designing jewellery art to be worn on the skin, a gold koala materialised when I searched within.   This little cutie is called Blossom Pie and unlike a real koala, whose claws can alarm, you'll love having this one climbing up your arm.  The gold ink is vegetable-based and gives a pretty sparkle in the light ... ephemeral and delicate to surprise and delight!  As for today's fashion and fluffballs illustration, you can see we're taking Blossom Pie for a tour with an Eiffel Tower view.  This...

  Life is a carousel, old chum ... if there's a mondegreen to be had, it will be had by me, by jove and eh, what! Aside from potential lack of any genuine singing ability, my complete and utter inability to retain lyrics would run serious interference if I ever wanted to make a crust from it.  Songs without words - that would have to be my thing.  But this little French bulldog in today's illustration is showing us how to make a crust from other things, namely a gnawsome baguette he is willing to share with his new feathered...

When illustrating Paris pâtisseries, my sense of alliteration makes me want to include pairs of people and pooches. MIssion accomplished! The gorgeous macarons you see here, however, are from a little piece of Paris in Brisbane.  In a rabbit warren of suburban backstreets half an hour from the city, you'll find a delightful jewelbox called Madders Brothers Pâtisserie.  In Paris and Belgium, the word 'pâtisserie' is controlled. It can only legally be used if there's a licensed maître pâtissier {master pastry chef} employed. Judging from the petite edible artworks on display at Madders Brothers, they'd have every right to name...

Today's illustration sees us wandering past the iconic Shakespeare & Company in Paris, academic graduation-esque robes sailing and a black cat whose helpfulness could be just a titch backhanded if you ask me. In the early days, I used to just illustrate Paris shopfronts, not fashion, not fluffballs.  It started with one tiny black cat slipped into a scene that really looked a bit lacking in life without it.  Before long, it felt like a human presence was also required. And so, eventually Fashion & Fluffballs was born.  And from there, custom illustration requests in that style started coming.  And...