Etsy Product Descriptions Copywriting

Note: Product descriptions I’ve written for my Etsy.

The Black Cloud Zine

A collection of conceptual black and white illustrations inspired by my recent struggles with mental health (particularly anxiety). After losing my job in 2017 and trying to restart as a freelance illustrator, there were times I struggled quite a bit with isolation and cabin fever, as well as physical health issues at the time. When I needed to vent, I'd doodle little sketches to try and visually vomit out the thoughts and feelings I was dealing with, before developing them into full-on drawings and paintings.

This zine is a collection of those illustrations (with a little introduction from me): for those who are also struggling, who have struggled or know someone who is.

Alice in Wonderland – Digital Art Print

High quality digital art print of my Alice in Wonderland book cover illustration, showing Alice tumbling through the rabbit's hole. Originally painted in watercolours and acrylic ink.

Christmas Dinner Card

Still looking for that special card for your loved one? This Christmas, order them this tasty Christmas feast of a card!

Robin Christmas Card

Still looking for that special card for your loved one? This Christmas, order this beautiful watercolour robin to come winging its way to them!

Christmas Bunny Card

Still looking for that special card to send to your loved one this Christmas? Looking for something unique, colourful and beautifully drawn? Send them this adorable Christmas bunny card! 

Framed Fantasy Demon Illustration Print

A unique gift to decorate your home. Perfect for fans of illustration, demons, fantasy or all things floral.

A hand-drawn pen illustration of my demon prince character, Thorne. Although a demon, he's sweet and gentle, with a passion for books and nature.

An A4 digital art print of my Thorns & Roses illustration, printed on 167 g/m2 high quality matte paper.

Framed Steampunk Illustration Print

A unique gift to decorate your home. Perfect for fans of illustration, steampunk, fantasy or Art Nouveau.

She's the sinister steampunk circus ringmaster, beautiful and powerful, and ready to take the world by storm.

An A4 digital art print of my The Ringmaster illustration, printed on 167 g/m2 high quality matte paper.

Illustrated Postcard Pack

10 x beautifully illustrated A6 postcards. A mixture of coloured and black and white fantasy-inspired illustrations, this is the perfect to gift to your art-loving friend - or to yourself!

Creative Exchange: The Designer Craft and Art Fair

Note: An article I wrote for Palmers Green Life Magazine about Creative Exchange’s Christmas art fair.

This November, Creative Exchange had its first ever Designer Craft & Art Fair! On Sunday 17^th November, St. Monica’s Parish Centre was a hive of activity, packed with a near-constant stream of visitors from 10 until 6.

Fine art, jewellery, leatherwork, ceramics, glassware, graphic prints, fashion accessories… There was something for everyone! From Cheryl Powling’s stained glass pieces to Katherine Bree’s exotic, colourful semi-precious jewellery, the fair was brimming with a multitude of crafts and disciplines, alive with colour and artistry.

Around thirty artists and designers were featured that day, all of them specially selected for their first-class handmade crafts. Most were local creatives, but Creative Exchange events are also open to those outside of London. One such exhibitor, Lindsay Duff, came all the way from Cambridge with her exquisitely handcrafted silver jewellery!

As well as the various art and crafts, Creative Exchange application forms were also on offer, with a special discount on the membership fee for the day, reducing it from its usual £35 to £30.

However, this fair couldn’t have been realised without the hard work of Creative Exchange’s founders, Dan Maier, Christina Stavrinides, Denise Ryan, Rachel Lee and Ruth Berenbaum, as well as our team of volunteers. They worked tirelessly to bring this fair to life, from setting up on the day and welcoming visitors to providing exhibitors with refreshments.

We really hoped everyone enjoyed the day. Many thanks to everyone who donated £2 at the door, as well as to all of our sponsors. All of your donations go towards funding further events like the Designer Craft and Art Fair, our first ever event to have all exhibitors under one roof.

RNIB

Note: An article I wrote on the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) for Good Looking Optics.

Around 180,000 people are registered blind in the UK alone, with another 180,000 registered partially sighted – and this might not even cover the true number. According to statistics, the true number of blind or partially sighted people in the UK – registered and unregistered – could number close to 2 million. And as we all get older, that number will only continue increasing.

However – the RNIB is on hand to help.

What is the RNIB, I hear you ask?

The RNIB is the Royal National Institute for the Blind, one of the major charities that offer support, advice and information to those with partial and total blindness, as well as preventing unnecessary sight loss.

Many people don’t realise that organisations such as the RNIB exist, and can spend their lives thinking that the impairment of their sight will completely limit what they can do their in life.

They couldn’t be more wrong.

Being blind or partially sighted doesn’t mean the end of your autonomy. At the RNIB, information and advice on housing, employment, money, eye health, local services, welfare and education is widely available through their booklets, helplines and advisers. The RNIB seeks to support the blind and partially sighted in living as independently as possible, and is able to help people from all walks of life, including children and families.

Run by a combination of volunteers and paid workers, the RNIB has its main office located at King’s Cross on Judd Street, open Monday to Friday. It hosts over 70-80 departments, including an Eye Health Department helpline, with trained experts present to answer all your calls.

The RNIB also provides their own specialist learning institutions such as the RNIB Sunshine House School for children, and the RNIB College Loughborough. The RNIB College not only helps the blind or partially sighted, but people with a wide range of disabilities, from autism to severe learning difficulties, offering day and residential programmes. Further education opportunities are also on hand, with custom-made plans based on a student’s individual goals for the future, whether it’s an education, independent living or being part of the community. Additionally, they are able to offer you help getting into the workforce, such as through their Adult Employment programme at the RNIB College.

Sight impairment needn’t mean isolation. The RNIB provides information not only on the practicalities of daily life such as work and housing, but the RNIB seeks to create a supportive community that the blind and partially sighted can be involved in. It hosts events such as the upcoming RNIB Products’ Roadshow, which will give visitors the chance to see and learn about all the latest adapted products. Furthermore, it puts you in touch with other organisations and societies such as the Hackney Peer Support and Social Group and the Royal London Society for the Blind, and provides info on events and activities you can participate in, such as the 37^th National Athletics Championships for Visually Impaired People.

Of particular note is their Resource Centre at King’s Cross, which sells specially adapted products for those with impaired sight, including Braille and audio books and talking scales and jugs that allow you to hear the measures and weights. Here, some of the latest technology for the visually impaired is available, such as the RNIB pen friend voice labeller, or the Colorino colour detector, which can check the colours of a variety of surfaces and items and announce it to you.

Sight impairment doesn’t mean your life is over. Contact the RNIB, and you can find yourself on the way to a better life than ever.

All products are available by mail order, for those unable to leave their house.

For more info on the RNIB, you can visit their website at www.rnib.org.uk

You can visit the Good Looking Optics website at www.goodlookingoptics.co.uk

Framed! Contemporary Eyewear in Fashion Review

Note: An article I wrote for Good Looking Optics about the Framed! exhibition at London College of Fashion.

When you think of glasses, what are your immediate thoughts? Intellectual? Nerdy? At best, a necessity – not a fashion accessory?

Well think it no longer! For Framed! Contemporary Eyewear in Fashion has unleashed a new series of events and exhibitions at the Fashion Space Gallery. One of its first events, ‘Elements of Fashion’, has lasted from 12^th September until 3^rd November 2012, and through it, has explored how culture and time have come to shape contemporary eyewear and how it’s been presented in fashion and advertising.

This exhibition showcased 200 frames ranging from the sleek and stylish to the downright outlandish, featuring designers and companies from all over the world: Prada, FK-Brainwear, Givenchy, the Kirks Brothers, Sol Amor… The list is endless! Through an illustrated timeline, Framed! charts the history of eyewear from the 1950s right up until the present day, featuring iconic glasses-wearers such as Elton John and the likes of such celebrated fashion labels as Versace.

Not only did it demonstrate the evolution of glasses in fashion, style and popular culture, but Framed! also examined new innovations in eyewear technology, from Studio Swine’s ‘Hair Glasses’, crafted straight from real hair combined with acetate, to Edward Gucewicz’s horn-carved spectacles.

All in all, Framed! presents an extensive and fascinating examination of one of fashion’s most overlooked accessories, and at long last, celebrates it in the manner it truly deserves.