The Death of a Shoe

On my first day of uni we were all taken into a room full of shoes and asked to pick one to take apart. To my flatmate Ari's horror, I chose a sneaker made by the brand GUESS (she's a Guess addict and almost cried when she saw the corpse of what once was a Guess shoe).

Taking the shoe apart was very eye opening, I discovered so many hidden parts that keep the shoe together, stable and comfortable.

Here's some pictures I took for my tech file. If you're squeamish about dismembered shoes then look away now.

You can see more of my uni work here.

PonyChops meets Cheryl Cobb

I've been meaning to share this picture with you for a while now. I got the most amazing present from one of my fav human beings, Wensdi, for Christmas. Wensdi is an illustrator with a mischievous imagination, you might remember her work from this post.

Recently Wensdi created a character called Cheryl Cobb, a creepy but well meaning little boy who just wants some friends to play with! For my present, Wensdi gave me a framed illustration of me meeting Cheryl and his dead cat friend - Mr Soot. Don't worry, I won't be taking any shoe design advice from Cheryl - I think he took "cat shoes" a little too literally.

This is one of my fav presents I've ever received. Wensdi even drew tiny bears on my shoes (like the first ever set of shoes I painted!).

You can follow Cheryl's adventures on his blog or on his facebook page

Etsy Love - Peppermint Butler

After my BMO Etsy Love post I decided it's time to show some more Adventure Time characters a little Etsy love. If you have any requests for characters to feature just leave me a comment.

More Peppermint Butler posts // More Adventure Time love //  More Etsy love

1. Case Ga Ga / 2. Ivy Lane Accessories / 3. Miniature Sweet / 4. Grudge Plugs / 5. Amanda Jo Handmade / 

6. Grudge Plugs / 7. Look Coy / 8. Gray December / 9. Pink Parchment Soaps

Maneki Neko Greetings

Remember the Maneki Neko cat illustrations I did a while back? Well I finally got them made into greetings cards! And I'm soo happy with how they turned out! They're based on the popular internet cats; Keyboard Cat, Lil Bub, Grumpy Cat and Nyan Cat.

You can now buy these on my Etsy Shop.

More kitty love // More internet memes // My illustrations

CAT Competition entry

Earlier this year CAT footwear launched a footwear competition to redesign their Colorado boot. Being a bit of a boot enthusiast I got a little excited at the thought of designing for such an awesome brand. I love that CAT are now branching out from their famous work boots and collaborating with young designers and I feel so lucky that I had the opportunity to meet the designers and the creative minds behind CAT when they visited my uni.

There's just something about a chunky, work style boot that screams camo at me. So my main influence for these designs was camo with a twist. Don't worry though guys, I threw some kawaii pizzas and hot dogs in for good measure. I've seen a few fashion bloggers styling the Colorado boot perfectly with crazy, colourful fashion choices, so it seemed natural to pull some of that energy into the boot design too.

The design I actually submitted to the competition was the third one, as I think it's a good middle ground between my usual garish, busy, colourful style and CAT's more reserved designs.

I'm still awaiting the competition results and have all my fingers and toes crossed. I'd love to work with CAT some day in the not so distant future.

Etsy Love - Sushi Cats

Since I started my sushi cat illustrations I've been searching Etsy for some fun sushi and cat filled awesomeness. Here are my fav sushi and cat themed goodies:

1. My Pillow Factory / 2. Gothic Creations / 3. Original Cat House / 4. viruset / 5. The Nosuch Disco / 

6. The Wishing Elephant / 7. thatgirl99 / 8. Milkshop Kawaii Shop / 9. Tiny Food Supply

Etsy Love - BMO Time

BMO seems to be one of the most popular requests for my Adventure Time shoes, which is no surprise because BMO is one of the cutest characters on the show. I recently realized it's about time I show BMO some love on my blog, so here are my fav BMO Etsy goodies.

More BMO posts // More Adventure Time love //  More Etsy love

1. Homework Party / 2. cubekid / 3. yummypocket / 4. Open Hand Creations / 5. Nerd@Heart / 6. Blessed Bazaar / 

7. The Drew Blank / 8. Grudge Plugs / 9. Lavender Latte Shop