I was recently commissioned to create an original illustration for a christmas card featuring a French Bulldog.

I decided to have a bit of fun with this one...

I decided on a cute french bull dog and because it's christmas and there is a massive christmas jumper trend at the minute I decided the little guy shouldn't be left out! So he's got his own designer jumper too.

So, Using my usual intricate style of small mark making with fineliner I started to shade him in, using small dots and lines close together to create the variations of texture and shade.

Once I had completed the mark making, I felt he needed a little more depth and tonal contrast. So using a bit of ink and water I shaded in the areas of shadow, particularly the forehead and legs, Next stage.... Colour.

A little bit of subtle colour on his jumper and he's finished! What do you think?

Illustration is a big part of my life, if you would like a illustration commissioned, feel free to contact me at:

bryonymoss@hotmail.com

Or you can buy illustrated cards at my Etsy store : https://www.etsy.com/shop/BryonyMoss

Over 2 months ago my tutor from DMU emailed to tell me that my collection had been selected to be displayed at Shanghai Fashion Week. Needless to say I was excited and grateful.

It was strange to think that my collection, that I worked on for so long and put everything into, was going to be half way across the world and displayed to a completely different culture.

My final collection, as I am sure many other Fashion Design Students will agree, is a very personal thing. Details, colour, cuts and fabric choices have all been informed by our culture, childhood and experiences. And each stitch,embroidery, bead and macrame knot has a moment and memory attached, whether good or bad (often difficult). My first outfit has a jacket with a macrame section, which (for my own sanity) I never worked out how long it took. I can still look at the Jacket and recall what I was watching or listening to at the time (embarrassingly, a lot of it was the complete series of Sabrina The teenage witch).

On October 22nd, I received a tweet from my friend with a link to the images from the Shanghai Catwalk [http://www.shanghaifashionweek.com/event_detail.asp?id=334]

I was so happy and proud to see my work in China! It's slightly surreal aswell, because I was still in rainy Northumberland, working and it is so strange to think that when I get my collection back, it has travelled further than I have.

But, I can claim that I've been to China, right?

Here a few links to media response:

http://www.shanghaifashionweek.com/event_detail.asp?id=334

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Montfort-graduates-showcase-collections-Shanghai/story-20005765-detail/story.html

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2013/october/fashion-graduates-designs-hit-chinese-catwalk-alongside-industry-pioneers.aspx