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Did you know that March the 6th is National Oreo Cookie Day...perhaps celebrated more in the US than here in the UK. This famous cookie which is sold in over 100 countries and is said to be one of the best selling in the US has it's own National Food Day! Having been first introduced on March 6th 1912 by the then National Biscuit Company, the Oreo biscuit or cookie has certainly stood the test of time with very few changes to it's original appearance the latest made in 1952. The two chocolate disks and cream recipe may have been adjusted a little but the overall look remains very similar...  So in celebration of the day and after seeing a delicious looking Oreo cake on the menu at the Birdcage coffee shop on Derby Road in Chesterfield, I couldn't help but be inspired to create an illustration to mark the day! Thanks to the lovely Zoe @ who kindly gave me permission to use their photo as inspiration... Fancy treating yourself to a slice of cake and a coffee check out what Birdcage have to offer here...
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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....
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...
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Hello!In this space which has no ceilings, walls or doors... I would like to invite you in, and share with you, personal work, current trends and inspiration from every day life...
AuthorCatherine Hoggins 
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