Cabbagetown Holiday cards in NOW Gift Guide

My cozy house Holiday cards are featured in this weeks Now magazine Gift guide.

You can purchase here. 

#illustration #Torontoartist #Torontoillustrator #cards #press  #artist #Toronto #cabbagetown

Typewriter tote GIVEAWAY

I'm giving away 2 typewriter totes.

To enter visit my instagram and let me now your favourite book of 2016.

Winner announced next Friday November 25.

New Papyrus wedding paper - now available on my shop

I've created wedding wrapping paper for Papyrus. It's available in Papyrus stores through out North America and in my shop. 

As there is an impending Canada Post strike + shipping is 6.00 I suggest pick up at my studio if possible.

#wedding #illustration #surfacedesign #weddingcake 

New Work: Happy Birthday card

 Experimenting with layering my line work over opaque colour.

Likin' the effect.

#pattern #drawing #repeat #surfacedesign

Pattern in new colourways

Have done up my butterfly pattern in 2 new colourways: Blues/Greens + Purples.

Available for licensing.

Holiday Doggies

Rrrff!

Walter Holiday cards

I have some new cards in my shop.

Holiday Walter

To purchase click here

NEWS: Collaboration with Papyrus

I recently worked on 3 different projects with Papyrus in California: boxed holiday cards, wedding wrapping paper, and a wedding gift card.
I worked with wonderful Art Directors Wuin Hopkins, Ed Hakari and Katri Haycock.
Can't wait to show you in 2016!

New work: Lacey wedding cake

Lacey wedding cake

Copyright Alanna Cavanagh

#illustration #surfacedesign  #wedding #wrappingpaper #stationary #custom #greetingcards

Photos from NYC and Surtex

Lotta Jansdotter + her assistant Laura with Illustrators Tracy Walker + Betsy Everitt

Setting up our i2iart booth

Illustrator Ian Philips with the custom made plates + pillows we made for our booth

 

Ian's Truck Pattern

I think this would be perfect for boy's bedding. :-)

 Closeups of my Melamine plates

My brogue shoe illustration which I chose for my pillow

Tracy's banner

I really love this wintery pattern. Subtle and sophisticated.

Some of Katy's Dockrill's adorable work.

(I love this mouse and again i think great for bedding or fabric!)

 

Tina Roth Eisenberg aka Swiss miss checking out our work for some Tattlys!

(Note her Tatted up arm)

Swiss Miss and Illustrator Betsy Everitt looking at Betsy's badger pattern

In background: The fabulous Nate Williams!! and his lovely rep Crystal of Magnet Reps.

To the left you can also see the tip of Frank Sturges' booth.

 

One of Betsy's great illustrations 

 Monica Melnychuk beside her banner

Closeup of Monika's owl pattern - Adorable.

 

 My agent Shelley Brown + Arren Williams, Creative Director of Home at The Bay

Sarah Watts 

I just loved her quirky + layered booth

In a tweet I described it as "Edward Gorey meets Hipster Haunted House"



 Fellow Torontonian Elizabeth Olwen and her sweet booth
Loved her fresh flower bouquets
 

Bekka Palmer + Sarah Anderson at Tattly's great minimal booth 

at the National Stationary show

Love the huge photo of the woman with all the Tatts!

Yoko Ohama of Tattly just after planting my lemon Tattly on my arm

And Beyond the Javit's centre....

 

 My sweet friend Scott working at the fantastic 192 Books in Chelsea.

Bryant Park

A great place to unwind after a long day

Featured on Print and Pattern

Today I was featured on Print and Pattern - a very popular surface design blog created by UK based designer Marie Perkins. Marie has published 2 books on surface design: Print and Pattern 1 + 2 - both of which I highly recommend - and is soon to release a third: Print + Pattern The Kid edition!

You can read the full post here. 

New Boudoir pattern

New Doggie pattern

New Ring Ring pattern

This is brand new pattern I created this week which I will be showing at SURTEX this month.
I think it'd make a fun wallpaper in a girl's room. I could also see it being used on fabric.

Ring Ring comes in 3 colour ways: retro pink, mint, and grey.

Below are my initial sketches for the pattern - drawn with a glass of rosé in hand FYI!

I was inspired to draw them after settling into the latest episode of Mad Men on Sunday night and catching an image of Trudy picking up the receiver of a fabulous orange 60s telephone.
I often find my favourite sketches are those done when I'm relaxed and have just settled into doing something else. :-)

New patterns for SURTEX

I have been madly preparing for SURTEX- the Surface design show in NYC May 19-21st.

Here is a new Vintage ornaments pattern in pink colourway.

Here it is in Blue colourway. 

I'll have many more brand new patterns available which I'll reveal at my booth. 

If you're in NYC do pop by Booth 340 and say hello 

or send me an email to set up an appointment.

Lourdes on What's in your Toolbox

My friend Lourdes (Sanchez) is featured on What's in your toolbox on Design Sponge. 

 The interview is by Ginny Branch Stelling and it's funny, honest, self deprecating + inspiring.
Delicious photos too.

Love this photo in Lourdes studio - especially the Paul Klee in bkgd.

NYC Day 4

A Visit to the Lilla Rogers booth

Artist Alison Cole (who matched her playful work so nicely with her polka dots +orange sweater)

 Jennifer - an agent at Lilla Rogers + artist Helen Dardik

 Jennifer Judd-McGee (sporting a jaunty Orla scarf!)

 Jennifer's panel.

 The work of Carol Gavin.

 Jon Cannell's banner.

Helen in front of her banner.
(Note she looks suspiciously similar to the masked girl behind her- he he)

 More banners from Susy Pilgrim Waters, Susy Ultman and Cartolina.

Lilla herself (!) holding up some of her brand new work done in a new collage style.

After following Lilla and her agency for over 15 years (ever since I became an illustrator).... it was a thrill to finally meet her in person. Lilla exuded a super positive energy and was very generous with her answers.
You can read my full interview with her here.

Next a visit to PRNT studio's SURTEX booth.

PRNT is a brand - spanking - new studio founded by the young designers above: Jenna Russelle + Halla Koudsi. The two founders have backgrounds in the illustration + fashion worlds respectively and met while working in the apparel industry in Toronto.

In addition to their own designs PRNT carries patterns created by several different artists which results in an enormous variety of work available within one studio. See samples below. Most of their patterns have a highly illustrative vibe and would work wonderfully in the fashion, home + paper goods markets.

 




After finishing up with Surtex I quickly ran through the ICFF (many stunning booths + equally stunning looking people!) and then did quick peruse of the National Stationary show. 
The highlight there was a visit with Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co.   
Lookout for an interview with her in an issue of uppercase later this year!

(ps. Apologies for the fuzzy photo. One of these days I'll learn to adjust my camera settings....)
Well maybe....