Check out the full article about Hipster Kids here

and check out Tiny Mammoth here

Beci’s TM range is just way too cute.  And really cool.  Unfortunately Betty Jean is at an age where she wants to dress herself in a pink cheong sam and purple shiny imitation docs which a relative gave us.  Beci thought that sounded cool, but it’s really a look you have to see before you can really say it looks good.  It doesn’t.

Beci has updated her PDF on my home site and there’s lots of gorgeous never-before-seen work on there.  Here is a little sample if you’re super impatient and don’t want to wait for the download.  And here’s a link to the PDF.

My friend Matt in London is writing a kids show and asked me about illustrators who do character design.  She sent me a bunch of stuff to send him and half of it I had never seen before.

I think it’s really gorgeous and she’s already been given a really nice commission along these lines that will have to remain a secret for now.  I hope you like these little fellas!  Happy Easter to all!

The Fashion Loves Art auction on eBay has begun.  Click here to score an amazing piece by Tru$t Fun!, Beci, Greedy Hen, Yasmin Sewell, Mugen, David Band, Anne Zahalka, the list goes on! The bidding on some of them is starting at 99c.  Someone ban me from Paypal please!

Above are Beci and Jonathan’s and Shane’s (Tru$t Fun!) works.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Ok so I said I wouldn’t tell anyone about Beci’s site because she is making cards especially for the launch, but I can’t keep it to myself any longer.  I did try.  And it’s a beautiful afternoon for wasting time on the internet.

Click here to see Beci\’s new site.

Here’s a preview in case you are so incredibly busy you don’t have time to click.

Beci has just completed these illustrations for a travel article in Sunday Life. They’re SO cute!  I really want her to make Beci Orpin luggage tags, or better yet, one of those printed suitcases for my kids!  She’s a big fan of Sunday Life so she really enjoyed working on the job and the art director was incredibly happy with it.

Westfield has invited 15 artists to interpret 15 brands at Westfield Doncaster.  Elvis Di Fazio and Ms Fitz were invited to interpret the Sportsgirl brand, Max Doyle interpreted Bally, Anne Zahalka interpreted Max Mara, Deborah Paauwe made a piece inspired by Hugo Boss, Painter Robert Doble’s interpreted AG, Beci Orpin worked with Lisa Gorman, Tru$tfun (Jonathan and Annie Zawada, and Shane Sakkeus) did a photographic piece with Ben Sullivan for Mecca, Greedy Hen worked with Zimmerman, and David Band made a piece for Country Road.

All works will be hanging in the woolshed (Docklands) all week during LMFF. They will then take up residency at Westfield Doncaster for two weeks. All works are for auction and proceeds go to charity Beyond Blue.  I’ll post the eBay auction links when they go live.  You may grab a bargain if you’re a known sniper like me.  Then again, even if you don’t you’ll be giving to an important charity.

Here are JZ’s and Beci’s pieces.  Beci’s were taken with a point and shoot.  The real thing is much more amazing. This just shows the detail in all its hand made beauty.

Beci recently did a line illustration project with our favourite Melbourne art director. It’s a little bit outside of what she’s usually asked to do which just goes to show Beci’s versatility and ability to nail a brief.  They’re cute little themed illustrations for Melbourne Tourism.  They’re for MX which isn’t the classiest newspaper…  So you can see that Mojo and Beci have really lifted the tone!

Cick to see Beci’s house on Design*Sponge

Beci’s house in Brunswick has been featured on my all time favourite blog, Design*Sponge.  If you haven’t seen Design*Sponge, I warn you, it is quite addictive, especially for members of Etsy Anonymous like me.  It’s all DIY chic with none of the obvious commercial leanings.  Just the lovely Grace Bonney and her community of artists, craftspeople and fans, all trying to decorate their way to a better, more real life.

Before I go on and on about it any longer, just have a look.  I’m incredibly jealous and really depressed about going home to my big old Bowral mansion on an acre of weeds.

Read the interview here

Australia’s super cool blog Design Files has interviewed Beci. She’s always such an inspiration to read about. I personally don’t know how she does it.

And here is a sneak preview of her new piece for the Toff. Makes me wanna smother every wall of my house in Deco gorgeousness.

* note for any of you who aren’t as incredibly cool as me and my friends, the Toff is in Curtin House.  Go there.  It’s nice.