Bologna

Inspired by the colours and shapes of our Bologna trip.

New business cards

Business cards with some old artwork and some new artwork (waiting on them to be published...!) - celebrating the new website.

reenamakwana.com

I've got a website - set up by design whizz Max Wilson of O.W.H Creative (he's the 'W'). Bookmark it on your browser and I'll update it with new things as well as keeping track of things on here.

Have a look -

Reena Makwana

Woodpecker Wooliams

An illustration I did for Issue 13 of DrunkenWerewolf for Woodpecker Wooliams is on her site - enjoy the website here - here.

Potato Varieties Tea Towel Design

I entered this in ToDryFor's 2012 tea towel competition - potato varieties as their names. I am thinking about getting this printed myself so watch this space...

The World of Kitsch

Claire Smyth of The World of Kitsch wrote a post about my work which you can see here Her website has some pretty interesting stuff on it (dogs in Star Wars outfits...tattoos of Bill Murray circa Ghostbusters). The post has a preview of an illustration I've produced for a future project...

Maybe Room for Seconds

The term 'foodie' makes me cringe a little, so I'll go with what my ex said I could be - a 'foodist'. I'm started a tumblr to document food - whether it's in a cafe, restaurant, something I've made, something made by my mum or sister or friend. I'll see how long this lasts but it will be good to document these things along with some of my food illustrations.

Maybe Room for Seconds

Cotswolds Drawings

Experimenting with felt tips and coloured markers...

Postcards from Europe - Postcard Swap

I received my postcard swap today from Postcards from Europe, organised by Rosie Gainsborough, Lucy Biddle, Katrina Currie and Chloe Bryon from Paulo Lacruz who is based in Alicante. It's a very cute hot toast! It also came with a postcard from the very talented Rosie Gainsborough.

The Postcards from Europe publication, featuring interviews with artists Mark Lazenby, Riitta Ikonen, Sophia Martineck, and Anthony Zinonsos, interviews with selected Postcards from Europe participants and selected postcards from the exhibition is available to view on here.

A short film of the project was made by Charlie Newland, and you can see some shots of the exhibition and book, and hear the organisers talking about the project.

Eat Me Magazine Issue 7

Illustrations for Eat Me Magazine's Chopping Board - columns by Becky Brynolf, Coco Khan, Rachel England and Edd Kimber.

Read Write [Hand]: A Multi-Disciplinary Nick Cave reader

I created this illustration for "Read Write [Hand]: A multi-disciplinary Nick Cave reader" edited by Sam Kinchin-Smith of Silkworms Ink. Click here to find out more and where to buy this e-book from.
My illustration 'Nick Cave and Other Animals' accompanies Animal Cave - A Bad Seeds bestiary by Edward Cottrell.

Snowshill, Gloucestershire in January

Snowshill, Gloucestershire - close to Broadway Village.
From 'Broadway - A Village History' by Derek Parsons
Chapter 7 - Custom, Folklore and Superstition
p73
"Among the Broadway customs Morris recorded was the practice of spreading corn husk at the door of a wife beater, the public thus notified that 'thrashing' had taken place there, and the man hopefully being suitably shamed into mending his ways. Another expression of moral indignation was reserved for unfaithful wives, who could find themselves serenaded in their homes by a mock band of players on pots and pans."
p74
"Hedgehogs suffered from the superstition they stole milk from cows whilst they rested in the fields and carried windfall apples away on their backs."

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

For the House of Illustration/Folio Society Book Illustration Competition. Three illustrations for three of the short stories - The Bloody Chamber, Puss-In-Boots and The Company of Wolves and a binding design.