Artist Profile: Lauren Hom

Pin It Lauren Hom is a designer and illustrator based in New York City. Some of her favorite things include: tiny paint brushes, tangerine nail polish and peanut butter straight from the jar. Born and raised in sunny Southern California, she spent her afternoons cluttering the sidewalk with chalk drawings of flowers, puppies, and other adorable crap. From the age of three, she knew she wanted to be some kind of artist. She moved to New York City... Read More

Artist Profile: Alison Fairbairn

Pin It Illustrator Alison Fairbairn creates quirky and cute images with a sense of fun and whimsical feel. She is from London but her half-Japanese background has been an influence on her style of work, growing up with manga and being inspired by the colours and lines of Japanese art and cartoons. She is a largely self-taught artist so loves to experiment with different techniques including digital and watercolour. However, she is always drawn... Read More

Artist Profile: Sarah Anne Fielding

Pin It I’m an Illustrator/Designer who wants to fill this grumpy world with a bit more HAPPY. My artwork is available for licensing and I’m available for Freelance Work and Commissions! I’m lucky enough to have worked with a wide variety of clients from lovely individuals wanting a special illustration to designing for PriceWaterhouse Coopers and Transport for London. Send me an email with details of what you have in mind and... Read More

Artist Profile: Sarah Ray

Pin It Sarah is an illustrator who lives and works in sunny Birmingham. She likes to use a range of pencils, pens and crayons to create her images and she also screen prints her illustrations. Her drawings are based on everyday objects and animals which give her work a bizarre and endearing quality. As well as working on illustration commissions, Sarah also creates limited edition screen prints, books, greetings cards and a range of products which... Read More

Artist Profile: Rebecca Marshall

Pin It Rebecca is a doodler extraordinaire and says what she feels  through observations & experiences in her very own style of creative writing. Whether it be her own words or from films & lyrics – its all out there in big felt tip pen! She lives up North somewhere! Her personal philosophy is as follows: I love the alphabet and would marry it if I could. I believe in niceness and the general good. You can’t beat a good set... Read More

Artist Profile: Carmen Mok

Pin It My name is Carmen Mok, a self-taught illustrator currently live in Niagara Falls, Canada. I landed my first commissioned assignment in 2008 and became a full-time illustrator in 2010. Since then my works have been published in different magazines across Canada and USA, and have published and sold over 100 of my designs as greetings cards to retailers from USA, Canada and UK . On top of my creative skill, my other skill such as Day Dreaming Meeting... Read More

Artist Profile: Ellen Giggenbach

Pin It Although I was born in Bavaria in Germany, I proudly call myself a New Zealander. I now live Eastbourne, a lovely seaside village close to our capital, Wellington. I have a wonderfully supportive husband (he puts up with my collection of mid century treasures) and 2 creative sons. During my late teens I was fortunate to study graphic Art in Vienna for 2 years, I then went on to receive a New Zealand Diploma with Distinction in Design. As... Read More

Creatives Inc Studio Artwork

Pin It Creatives Inc not only works with great independent artists, we also design our own work inhouse for any project required. We have great ideas [we did Queen for a Day back in 2007], and continue to develop designs that are individually placed for your company. We can design for any medium, and are able to create complete lines for apparel to Kitchenware. We also buy in artwork to which we own the copyright and which we can reproduce for... Read More

Artist Profile: Hannah Latham

Pin It Hannah is a designer currently based in Manchester, having graduated from The University of Huddersfield with a BA(Hons) in Textile Design in 2010. During her degree she focused on printed design, both screen and digital, with hand embellishment. Since leaving university and cannon-balling into the deep blue sea of design, Hannah has begun to diversify within her exploration of print, producing designs for greetings cards, for instance,... Read More

Artist Profile: Laurie Woodruff

Pin It Laurie has worked with Creatives Inc. for the past few years, since she left University College Falmouth. She successfully produced a collection of stationery that was nominated for a Best New Range in the Henry awards in 2009, from a submission over over 16000 designs. Not bad for a first go at greetings cards, and based one design that we saw hanging on the wall at her end of year exhibition. Now based back in the chilly north of England,... Read More

Artist Profile: Emma Pyrah

Pin It Designer and illustrator, Emma Pyrah has creates fun and unique illustrated products, using a range of media and techniques. As well as her own collection being sold through her online shop and other retail outlets Emma also works on illustration and pattern design commissions and is always looking for her next challenge. Since graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a degree in Decorative Arts she has continued to produce her new... Read More

Artist Profile: Janine Allies

Pin It Janine graduated in 2010 from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in Architecture.  She has always had a passion for art and architecture and loves to paint and draw whenever she can.  Since moving to London she has enjoyed spending weekends exploring. Visiting London’s landmarks and great architecture inspired her to create this set of images. These illustrations all have trees in the foreground of the buildings to show the green... Read More

Artist profile: Sarah Gooch

Pin It Sarah is a freelance illustrator who loves to draw and daydream. Her work is inspired by life in London – the streets, architecture, music, fashion and people.  Current obsessions include afternoon tea, handbags and old cinema buildings that have been converted into gig venues (currently mourning the loss of The Astoria, Tottenham Court Road). Sarah likes to work with collage and line drawing, building up images in a maze of... Read More

Artist profile: Tanya St Leger

Pin It I produce mixed-media work, which consists of free machine-stitched drawings on discarded rubbish which is cut through to expose a photo beneath. My work is strongly based on the idea that we are so conditioned to seeing rubbish on streets and in our cities that we don’t even notice it anymore. I see myself continuing to work with this theme and creating more pieces for exhibitons. Although my work has a strong message, it has the potential... Read More

Artist Profile: Dee Raynor

Pin It Hi Im Dee! I’m a designer and illustrator based in Nottingham.  I enjoy working with traditional media, drawing and tinkering with Photoshop and Illustrator. Inspiration and interests vary from doodles, anything handmade or vintage, handwriting, photography, films, a variation of music, random conversation, Alison Carmichael, Orla Kiely, and people in general to coffee, and wandering. I’m now finishing the second year of my... Read More

CREATIVES INC: DIAL@PG LIVE 29-30 MAY 2012

Pin It Progressive Greetings Live, the only trade show dedicated to greeting cards will, for the first time at its 2012 show, incorporate ‘DIAL@PG Live’ – a section for Design, Image & Art Licensing companies. In addition, debuting at this fourth PG Live will be an Artists’ Quarter, where individual artists and designers will be able to showcase their work. CREATIVES INC will be showcasing their collective of artists work and invite... Read More