Something New

I'm working on a new lovely product, perfect for the Spring. Watch this space!

Flora x

NEW Greeting Cards

All new Greeting Cards have arrived from the printers, and I couldn't be happier with how they've turned out. I put a lot of time into each illustration, making sure they would fit any occasion, and I think they do?

I had them printed with Printed.com , definitely the best printers I've come across; simple website, with easy navigation and they always respond quickly to any problems. They also have a great range of products. My cards are printed on 125gsm Gesso paper. A very soft high quality paper that gives the effect of watercolour paper, it looks as though I've hand paint each card! 

My cards are available to buy from my ETSY Shop!

I hope you like them! Which is your favourite?

Flora x

Badges Badges Badges

Busy making more badges! Bear badges, butterfly badges, bicycle badges, and my latest edition are the birthday Badges! Let me know if you're interested in buying some :)

Flora x

My Watercolour Diary

On 1st February 2013, I started a Watercolour Diary. I was inspired my an artist called Trisha Thompson Adams, who had completed a 366 page sketchbook the previous year. It was a truly lovely idea, and all her paintings were just amazing! However, I didn't realise until I started this project, just how much determination it would take. At the beginning, I was feeling quite uninspired, probably to do with it being January, the most depressing month of the year. I needed something that would pick me up, and keep me creative. And, so my watercolour adventure began…

Every night for 366 days, I painted a watercolour that summarised my day. Whether, it be something I did, ate, drank, saw, wore, bought, felt, heard, or even, dreamt. Every one of those watercolours is a personal symbol to me. It's so nice, because I can look at almost any of the paintings, and they will prompt the memory that came when painting it.  I can go back to that very day. It’s such a great way of remembering my year...

On completing every painting, I photographed it and uploaded it to my Instagram (@Florafricker). Next, I scanned it to my computer, and, uploaded it to my Watercolour Diary tumblr. And, finally, I stuck each one to my bedroom wall. I must have gone through at least 6 packets of blue tac.. But, my room is now like a “Gallery Of My Year”. I'm surrounded by my memories. And, wowee, it’s all so, colourful.

This was such a challenge. There were many, many times, when I felt like giving it all up, and sometimes I forgot what the whole point was. But, I continued to remind myself that, at the end I will have this amazing array of paintings, and a huge image bank of my own inspirations. And, I started it because I wanted to keep being creative, and to prove that I am a very self- motivated  and determined person, and this has proved to me that if you want something, then you have to work at it, and eventually…. it will come.

So what now? I will be keeping the paintings on my wall for a while. And, I plan to make a book of all my watercolours. Something, to show the grandchildren. I, also have a huge image bank, so I can go back to my watercolours and develop them further. I also want to thank my Mum and Dad for their patience, as we spent many evenings wondering what I was going to paint. So, thank you!

I couldn't have achieved this without my Winsor & Newton watercolour paints, they've lasted so well. And, my Fabriano paper. I definitely recommend them!

I hope you enjoy looking through my WatercolourDiary. But most of all, I hope that I have inspired you in some way.

Flora x

Gathered by Mollie Makes

My Pocket Mirrors have been featured in this week's issue of Gathered by MollieMakes!!! So exciting  as this is my first ever feature in a magazine... You can download it here  http://bit.ly/19RXgNc and my pocket mirrors are available to buy from me here

Flora x

Escape Ticket

Everybody needs an escape. So I redesigned a little ticket that i created a couple of months ago. (See the original here) I love hand written typography, although its not easy to archive... It took me many drafts and scribbles and opinions from a few people to get to this. Although now I look at it, it seems so simple. This is an illustration that I will be putting on a card, for my new range of greeting cards! I hope you like it. And I wish i could make this ticket a reality... Where is your place of escape? Or where is it, that you wish to escape to?

I've also just been featured on Ohh Deer's blog, which i am so happy about! You can read about it here!!

Flora x

Society 6 // New Designs

Herewith some new products in my Society6 shop... From mugs to cushions. Theres lot's of useful products with my artwork on, so please have a look!

Flora x

Go On An Adventure

I'm working on a new range of Greeting cards, for every occasion. And above is one of the designs! I have always had a great love of bikes, and two years ago, whilst at college I did a whole project on Bicycles, and how they hold such a great sense of adventure. (You can see them here). And now 2 years on, I've re-illustraed them. This bike is inspired by my bicycle, the Bobbin Birdy. And of course every vintage bicycle should have a whicker basket, full of beautiful wild flowers! I hope this illustration encourages you to get your bicycle out, and to go on an adventure...

Flora x

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Cant quite believe how quick 2013 wizzed past… but here's to another year, 2014! I have so many resolutions for this year and goals to reach. One of which, is to really develop the "Flora Fricker" brand… Above is a new illustration that I've now finished. I'm currently working on a range of all year greetings cards, and this is one of the designs! If you follow me on instagram then you may have seen the flipagram video i made, of the painting process of this painting! You can see it here.

Flora x

NEW Pocket Mirrors

A new product for the New Year.. Pocket Mirrors! Each 58 mm mirror has a Flora Fricker illustration on. Perfect for your handbag, or as a gift! You can buy them from my shop here!!

Happy New Year,  Flora x

Merry Christmas!

I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This year has been pretty good to me, and I can't wait for 2014… I have lots of new products planned, so stay tuned!

Flora x

Lovely

Something I've been working on today… It will be going on a new product that will be released in the spring! Watch this space…


Flora x

Painting day // Feathers

I've just treated myself to a lovely Moleskin notebook. Here's a page that I've been working on…


Flora x

Christmas Cards...

Christmas Cards that I've designed! Inspired by my trip to Sweden, where every wooden house is traditionally painted in either red or yellow. Also inspired by my love of cabins! Each card is digitally printed with my own original illustrations. Printed on to beautiful 300 gsm heavyweight card stock, which is blank on the inside with room with your personal message. I've also hand glittered each card, because its christmas, and I love glitter!!

You can buy them from my Etsy shop here! I've also got free shipping on all orders to the UK. Just type in the coupon code: FREESHIPPINGUK at the checkout, valid until the 25th December!


Flora x

Badges!

Badges badges badges!! I made lots of badges using the badge machine that i borrowed from college over the summer, and sold lots at the tearoom that i work in. I've now more recently made badge packs. 4 badges secured onto handmade packaging, sold from me at £4, or you can buy the badges individually at  £1! 

Find them here on my Etsy Shop!

Flora x

Notebooks

lovely little A6 notebook! Perfect fit for your bag, or pocket! They make lovely little gifts...

• A6
• 100% recycled paper
• 36 plain text pages on 90gsm paper inside
• 300gsm cover
• Stapled twice

Available to buy from my Etsy shop here!

Flora x

Catch-up

I can't quite believe how long its been since my last blog post… but i am determined that I will get back into it! In the last few months, i've finished college with 3 triple Distinction stars! Worked 6 days a week all summer. Had a weeks holiday in Sweden, which was amazing! And am now in my year out, before going to Falmouth University to study Graphic Design next September! In this year out I aim to push myself as a designer and illustrator and to develop a range of products! I'm still doing my watercolour diary, so you can see what i've been up to on my tumblr, or instagram!

New Notebooks

My notebooks arrived in the post today! I've had them printed for my end of year exhibition at college, and also to sell them! There quite small, A6, but very cute, perfect fit for your bag, or pocket! And they're printed on 100% recycled paper!

As you can see there are 5 different designs, the little woodland cabin, paint brushes, whale, love hearts, and strawbs!

If your interested in buying one then please let me know, but they will be going up on my Etsy shop soon!!

Spring Photography

Spring, my favourite time of year. The wood in which i live, is carpeted with wild bluebells, so beautiful! And I luckily photographed them just before they started to go over... I used my dad's Nikon D300 with a 50mm lens. I've never used it properly before, so I'm really happy with the results! 

To see more of my photography, visit my website >here<