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In one of my recent snippets I mentioned that I would like to do more illustration work related to food this year, and so I have been thinking how I can do this in a meaningful way...  As I continue to research this a little bit more, I happened to find out that some of my other work has been included in the Contributor Spotlight this week, over on the Arcangel blog page...you can see some highlights here...don't be surprised if you see some photography in there too as some of you may know, I love to take my own photo's to use as reference for my illustrations, but I also create photography for book covers and editorial use too... So after seeing my name in the spotlight and feeling just a little bit chuffed with myself, I'm going to celebrate with a cup of tea and slice of Lemon Meringue Pie! If you would like to join me and make your own sweet treat of Lemon Meringue I can recommend the classic Delia Smith recipe from her 'Complete How to Cook Book' check it out here....
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Citrus! I don’t know about you but, for me that word makes me think of Lemons, and you might say that 2020 was a real lemon of a year! Throughout the lockdowns and uncertainty, one thing that made my year more bearable and less of a lemon was the weekly briefing challenge set by the creative image library Arcangel who represent my work.
One of the challenges we were invited to interpret late last year was around that very word - Citrus! Throughout 2020 you may have already noticed citrus fruits on homewares and giftware. As is often the case trends often start in fashion and filter down through into different areas of design including onto book covers and other media. 
And although Lemons grow in other parts of the world, it got me thinking about Italy, and the Amalfi coast...but before I go all Audrey Hepburn on you...I felt the Citrus theme tied in well with the announcement made by the influential colour forecaster Pantone, who named Illuminating Yellow and Ultimate Grey as it's colours of the year for 2021. With such a lovely classical combination I think we may see the jesty lemon trend continuing for a little while yet... Need a little more uplifting colour trend inspiration - check out my Pinterest board here...
 Whether myth or legend, the concept of six degrees of separation has long been of interest to me – not only in our connection to each other but to our surroundings and nature too. As Andy Goldsworthy OBE the British sculptor and environmentalist states, " we often forget that we are nature, and nature is not something separate to us"...
After the year we have just experienced the need for connection to each other and nature has never seemed greater. As we enter the year 2021 and another lockdown due to the pandemic, I’m not making New Year’s resolutions as such but I am committing to the concept of Connection…. So this year through my illustration work and beyond I hope to connect or reconnect back to home and consequently nature through Food… so whether it’s eating it, growing it or simply having a go at drawing it... look out for more food inspired illustrations to come.... Whatever connection means to you, whether it’s sitting around a table with sustainable good food and shared experiences with family and friends… or going for long peaceful walks in the forest, I’m hoping that 2021 is the year that we can all begin to reconnect in a positive way with each other and the places and spaces we call Home! |
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AuthorCatherine Hoggins 
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