tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17961495234750079652024-03-29T03:29:53.792+00:00In Pursuit of ColourLife as an artist and designer, the ups and the downs.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-54254696327390188802017-12-31T18:51:00.001+00:002017-12-31T18:51:04.816+00:00From now on I will be blogging at www.gabriellabuckingham.com
Hello everyone from now on I will be blogging at www.gabriellabuckingham.com
I will leave this blog in place but hopefully, some of you will pop over here from time to time. I am starting a new painting project from tomorrow and you can find out more about that there! You can also find me on instagram as gabriellabuckingham to see the results.
In the meantime - I hope 2017 was kind Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-72490994963616638382017-06-30T10:57:00.000+01:002017-06-30T10:58:42.156+01:00A Collaboration with Snapdragon
I'm delighted to say that I have collaborated with Scottish business Snapdragon who are producing a variety of products, all of which make wonderful gifts with my black and white lion illustration on them.
Snapdragon is a wonderful business started by Jane Lindsey inspired by her love of life in the countryside.. she can say it better than I can "the business is based around my life - Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-85043074597427747442017-06-12T09:29:00.000+01:002017-06-12T09:29:07.839+01:00I am crowdfunding for my next wrapping paper print run
This month I am crowdfunding for my next wrapping paper print run; everyone that gives to the fund gets a code for 10% off Inkpaintpaper til December and depending on what you want to spend you also get wrapping paper sheets at less than retail prices sent to you free of charge. Every person will also be entered into a draw to win their choice of one of three paintings! Take a look here at Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-61144587325607654862017-06-07T13:34:00.003+01:002017-06-29T09:50:29.450+01:00June art adventures - Painting.
I'm quiet at the moment. I have a lot to think about. However so far this month ( all 7 days of it) have been creative. I painted again from life for the first time in ages and I've been sketching and painting decorative elements for a wrapping paper design I am working on. I miss painting from life, it's just difficult to fit everything in isn't it?!.However I love to create work like Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-4284231471161906152017-05-25T08:59:00.001+01:002017-05-25T08:59:40.859+01:00Behind the scenes and how showing your vulnerability can be a good thing.
Behind the scenes, this is where I work when I'm not outside in my octagonal summer house. I haven't been here much this week though. I've been out painting and decorating to earn some extra money and having meetings with creative friends to thrash out my approach for the future.
All businesses have ups and downs and last week I realised that financially I was in a downward spiral. I found Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-8636774249611582172017-05-23T19:46:00.001+01:002017-05-26T21:24:45.032+01:00New Illustration Website Launched
I don't know how I managed without screen shots before I learned how to ctrl+cmd+4 !
This is a note to self that I have rebuilt my painting and illustration site this May. You can find it here at www.gabriellabuckingham.com . When I have a body of new paintings I will make some available for sale. A few are available to buy but it's another thing to set up. It will be done!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-38013858097948295982017-05-15T17:55:00.002+01:002017-05-15T17:58:27.694+01:00Wraptious Cushion Competition - I need your votes!
Fruit Salad
At the weekend I created three cushions from elements of paintings and drawings that I'd done fairly recently, it was so fun! They are three quite bright cushions that I think would look fantastic in a white room that has a one colour sofa.... unfortunately Candyfloss has come out darker than it does on my screen and it's BRIGHT! I would be so grateful if you'd have a look Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-88312142050049890992017-05-10T19:27:00.000+01:002017-05-10T20:27:18.368+01:00Rebranding - why do it and what is best practice?
I have been summoning up the courage to rebrand for years. I almost did it once about 4 years ago. It's got to the stage where I just have to do it. For me, it's because Moobaacluck sounds like a children's brand.. which is exactly how it started. It's more of a family brand now though and I want it to be far artier. I know I am someone who wants to run a lifestyle business rather thanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-76500756010243053712017-05-09T09:53:00.000+01:002017-05-09T09:55:14.243+01:00What do you do when you don't want to bore the pants of people?
What do you do when you have so much on your mind but you don't want to bore people?
I've always felt that talking is such a great way to get things out, to see what resonates; but you can find yourself going round and round in circles, as I certainly have. If you haven't got a willing ear then writing can be so helpful. I've found a blog where you can write anything you like and no one seesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-63537666641804663982017-05-07T20:17:00.000+01:002017-05-07T20:17:32.718+01:00Do holidays change you?
I'm back from Italy now; there was no wi-fi - at least I wasn't able to access it. It was daft to say that I'd blog everyday in May not being sure if I'd be able to. However I didn't really mind.. I was there to spend time with my friend and forget about work. No doubt I would only have been creating a full on holiday diary and this way it's hinted at.
(the top of Gubbio after a journey Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-46527911951039352222017-05-03T15:31:00.000+01:002017-05-03T15:31:49.379+01:00Bitty Day - Holiday Prep in a hurry.. and also Olympia Zagnoli
Hello everyone. Today's been an odd day, what I call a bit bitty.
I am going to Italy tomorrow; I have to leave home at 2.30am and there's always so much to finish off before you go on holiday isn't there? I'll be back on Sunday afternoon but of course I have to shut my shops or put notices on them and finish a last minute change on a personalised moon gift that's part of my Moobaacluck Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-22769197171351257422017-05-02T20:46:00.002+01:002017-05-02T20:46:44.187+01:00How decluttering and tidying can help my work process...
I'm not a naturally tidy person. Surprise. The trouble with tidying up is if you don't do it often you know it's going to take hours to do it properly. I'm off to Italy very early on Thursday morning so I want to come back to an organised studio space. It's tiny so it's extremely easy to fill the floor with piles of this and piles of that. How often do you tidy up? I tend to leave it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-1490332522237399562017-05-01T19:25:00.001+01:002017-05-01T19:34:32.833+01:00The Thread - Blog inspiration
© Gabriella Buckingham 2017
I'm tentatively blogging daily throughout May inspired by "The Thread" , a Makelight course I will be following this month. I say tentatively as I feel exposed and sometimes confused about why I am blogging, or rather I tend to write exactly what I am thinking without hiding anything.. and that's not necessarily a good thing. It should be in an ideal world!
I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-47399716567223850792017-02-14T10:41:00.000+00:002017-02-14T10:41:03.534+00:00Moobaacluck is featured on Print and Pattern on Valentine's Day 2017
I was thrilled today to find that my work has been featured on the highly respected blog Print and Pattern among a selection of great Valentine designs chosen by Marie Perkins!
You can see the blog post here https://printpattern.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/valentines-day-designs.html
My You + Me print was featured along with two card designs that can be bought in my shop on Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-41857880692773815722016-12-05T17:56:00.000+00:002016-12-05T17:56:44.626+00:00Eco Friendly Christmas Gift Guide by The Natural Wedding Company
It's lovely to have been chosen to feature in the Eco Friendly Christmas Gift Guide put together by The Natural Wedding Company; they picked my Winter Woodland gift wrap alongside some beautiful nature inspired wrap and tag designs.
This woodland paper with squirrels, owls and robins has been a top seller this Christmas, I've had to reprint it a week ago so I do have plenty of sheets Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-30004867847020646852016-05-09T13:27:00.003+01:002016-05-10T12:26:08.588+01:00New Prints from Gabriella Buckingham
I had a really quiet spell last week, which turned out to be great for creativity as I designed these a few prints; I made five in all... I just have to tweak a photo or two before I show you the others. You can find them in my Etsy shop or my Notonthehighstreet shop - now and shortly!
I had a horrible incident with a camera lens last week. My husband lent me one of has a few months Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-74284110403483733752016-05-02T10:34:00.001+01:002016-05-02T10:34:40.712+01:00Smyths Toys - Our Generation Horse Show - my hand painted horse door sign finds fame
At the start of this TV advert you can see one of my hand painted horse plaques on the bedroom door. These are only available direct from me. Find the pony shaped signs in my Etsy shop GabriellasShop... I do need to update the photographs but there's a screen shot of the one I made for the director of this shoot in my shop.
Fun to see my sign up there on TV!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-22044082084996370812016-04-14T07:39:00.001+01:002017-02-14T19:42:20.998+00:00Hand drawn kitchen cutlery prints for your kitchen: knife, fork, spoon
It was an absolute joy making these prints and I can't wait to do more. This is just to let you know that these are now available as 8x10 inch prints as well as the little 5x7 inch ones. I can only frame the smaller prints though so the larger ones would be sent to you board backed - acid free of course!
Find all the prints in my Etsy shop here: Knife print, Fork print, Spoon print.
I'llAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-80629492830085548212016-02-16T08:21:00.004+00:002017-02-14T19:44:01.086+00:00How do you run a creative business when you want to do everything?
In approximately a months time I'll be going on Jenny Hyde's business retreat. I cannot wait.
For years I've been wrestling with the way I want Moobaacluck to grow - in fact whether I do!? (I do) and how I do (how should I?)
You might have noticed, if you know Moobaacluck that I've been developing the look of my "brand" and it's becoming clearer. I've made lists and lists of key Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-88008545064787742422016-02-11T08:57:00.003+00:002016-02-11T08:57:54.260+00:00Do any of you use Bloglovin?
<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10739875/?claim=kc2vn22s2py">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>
just putting this code here to "claim" my blog.. can you tell I don't know what I am doing ? :))
Have a good day!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-71607394049495068572016-02-08T17:08:00.000+00:002017-02-14T19:43:05.144+00:00Have you prepared anything special for Valentine's Day? These might help
It's a strange time Valentine's Day... lovely on the one hand and angst making on the other... and it very much depends on your life stage and personality. I can see all points of view which is why I've kept my Moobaacluck Valentine Pants design going ..
along side this very romantic one with its printed envelope..
The next two are new for 2016
A great one to send to the man Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-10790180004602947952016-01-25T20:03:00.003+00:002016-01-25T20:03:53.449+00:00New products for Moobaacluck in January 2016
I'm going with the flow in January 2016.. things are changing at Notonthehighstreet.com and we partners are all re-evaluating what we are doing and brushing things up to put it mildly! I have culled quite a lot of my older designs and will be working on a lot of new ranges this year. Things are definitely starting to look more cohesive although I have just released a pet portrait star that is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-87631073340478599572016-01-07T10:27:00.003+00:002016-01-07T10:27:46.273+00:00January 2016 - plans for the new year
I'm still here. Happy New Year to you all!
I don't feel that I made an awful lot of progress last year, even though I produced volumes of work.Visiting New York to do Surtex was wonderful in many ways but nothing at all has happened as a direct result of that... I believe that I'm better off simply contacting potential illustration clients directly as I used to in the old days!  Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-69033557167782106422015-11-27T07:22:00.000+00:002015-11-27T07:23:50.152+00:00Last Fabulous Finds from the pages of Notonthehighstreet.com
Good morning and welcome to the last Fabulous Finds for this year from the depths of Notonthehighstreet.com I've loved doing this so shall possibly do it again next year and perhaps each season - we will see! I've heard from both buyers and sellers that things have been bought as a direct result of these posts so I am delighted :) It's certainly meant I have let a few moths out of my.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796149523475007965.post-73948501803711772312015-11-25T12:15:00.000+00:002015-11-25T12:26:10.377+00:00Day 13 of Fabulous Finds on Notonthehighstreet.com
Morning, here's the 14th collection of gems from Notonthehighstreet.com that I don't believe are in the Christmas brochure...
A warm tomato red leather phone case with bird shaped appliqué made by What Katy Did Next
A really lovely idea, take a look inside and see how this notebook inspires your child to start a diary with you, designed by The Green Gables
Look at these - Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07066550401546930839noreply@blogger.com0