I made my first washi tape! Pollen-Dusted Bumblebees Design

I made my first washi tape! and it is now available! Of course my first design is fluffy pollen-dusted bumblebees. For anyone who isn't familiar with washi: it is a Japanese-style paper-based decorative tape, usually made from rice paper and printed with soy-based inks, making it eco friendly as well as pretty. It's mainly used for gift-wrap, packaging, and things like journals and scrapbooking.

I'm so happy with the quality - the print is sharp, the paper is strong and lovely, and the adhesive is very sticky! It's got me thinking what design to do next...

• Width = 30mm / 3cm
•  Length = 10 meters
• Designed and made in the UK
• Paper sourced from Japan
• Biodegradable and vegan

Available from:
amyholliday.co.uk/shop 
and 
amyholliday.etsy.com

 

A Fiery Rainbow Phoenix! | A Pastel Pride Rebirth Design

So I've been asked a few times if I could create a rainbow coloured version of my "Fiery Phoenix" painting, well I finally did it! 

The phoenix bird has such a strong and beautiful meaning of rebirth and rainbow feathers make it even more special.

If I ever get the time, I would love to paint a new rainbow phoenix from scratch! but for now I added fresh colours to the orange/light phoenix painting in Photoshop.

I played around with a few different colour ways - one of them has a red head and rainbow wings - but this is my favourite so far. The pretty pastel shades are completely different from my usual work. 

Stickers of this colourful rebirth birdy are already available here 

Artwork © Amy Holliday 2023

www.amyholliday.co.uk

Watercolour Flowers Tattoo Design | Vintage-inspired Floral Bouquet

A private commission of a floral bouquet design completed early 2022. The three featured flowers are aster, freesia and elderflower. It was inspired by and influenced by lovely old vintage book illustrations. Each flower had a special meaning to the client.

This was quite the technical challenge to do! At the time I was unsure about how to approach such an intricate design, and considered it would be best to draw and paint each flower separately, then later reassemble into a bouquet digitally. If I were to do this again, I would dive in and draw it all as one piece.

These three flowers were then combined and layered together to make the finished bouquet: 

Artwork © Amy Holliday 2023

www.amyholliday.co.uk

Happy Spooky Season | Watercolour Halloween Pumpkin

 I doodled some spoopy pumpkins recently and here's one I painted for a bit of practice and fun. Happy Hallowe'en, and a happy a blessed Samhain :)

Artwork © Amy Holliday 2022

www.amyholliday.co.uk

New Online Shop!

I now have my very own shop online at amyholliday.co.uk!

Having my own space for online selling has been something I’ve dreamed about for years. It feels so nice to finally have it set up and filled with lots of lovely items.

My shop is still open on Etsy, and I will continue to add to it, however it will no longer be linked to this website. My own “official” shop will have lower prices and sometimes exclusive items for sale.

I offer high quality signed prints of my work, signed books I’ve illustrated, keyrings & charms, stickers, jewellery and other goodies, with a focus on making products that are planet-friendly: made from recycled materials, sourced as local as possible, packed in 100% recyclable packaging.

It is also a huge pleasure to be able to include a charity donation from the sale of some items. (This will be done with the help of Work for Good.)

amyholliday.co.uk/shop

Garden Friends (And Foes) | Watercolour creepy crawlies slugs worms & snails

A little collection of garden friends (and maybe some foes). Part of a body of artwork created for The Potting Shed" puzzle, for the lovely Blooms Puzzles. 

Artwork © Amy Holliday 2022

www.amyholliday.co.uk

A Bumblebee Hairbrush | Denman x Amy Holliday

I've teamed up with UK hairbrush brand Denman to create a fluffy bumblebee-patterned brush! 

A donation of 5% of each sale goes directly to bee conservation charity: The World Bee Project. 

The hairbrush is covered in a pattern featuring my fluffy bumblebee illustrations!

The brush is available to buy via the UK and US Denman websites - and I also have some available from my own Etsy shop: here :)

"THIS NEW D90L TANGLE TAMER ULTRA BEE BRUSH IS DEDICATED TO THE AMAZING WILD BEES THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR PLANET. 

75% OF THE PLANTS THAT PRODUCE THE FOOD WE EAT DEPEND ON POLLINATION - CRUCIAL FOR OUR VERY SURVIVAL. YES, UN-BEE-LIEVABLY MANY WILD BEES ARE FACING EXTINCTION! 

FOR THIS REASON, DENMAN WANTED TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL HAIRBRUSH THAT COULD MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. WITH EVERY SALE OF THIS LIMITED-EDITION BEE PRINT TANGLE TAMER ULTRA, DENMAN WILL DONATE 5% OF THE SALE TO THE WORLD BEE PROJECT"

Artwork (C) Amy Holliday 2022

www.amyholliday.co.uk