New Morris 8 – a classic British car from the 1930s – design, based on my original photo and available on many products in my Redbubble and Teepublic shops 🙂
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Hillman Imp
New Hillman Imp design based on my photo of a 1968 Super Imp – my first car – with logo, available on a variety of products in my POD shops 🙂
TR250
Thanks to Harold Draken for requesting a version of my Triumph TR5 line drawing with a TR250 emblem, and following up with a suggestion to do a version with stripes. The TR5 was badged as the TR250 in the US, with a different engine but the same bodywork (and outsold the TR5 by 8,484 sales to 2,947). It came from the factory with transverse “racing stripes” across the hood – this addition to my drawing worked much better than I expected 🙂
Now available on a variety of products in my Redbubble and Teepublic stores
Shuttered
My entry “Shuttered” – a shaft of sunlight across a louvre door – one of the finalists selected for the voting stage of the London Photo Festival April 2022 “Parallel Lines” competition
See all the finalists at London Photo Festival Parallel Lines
Triumph 2000 Mk2
Thanks to Glyn for his request for a Triumph 2000 Mk2 – I’d already done a Mk1 but the Mk2 was still on the to-do list. Turns out there’s two (at least) different grilles, the “early” and the “facelift”. The one on my list was the “early” (above right), Glyn wanted the “facelift” (above left), so I did them both 🙂
2021
Well, that’s another year flown by… against a background of continuing challenges the POD (Print On Demand) world has provided escape and an outlet for creativity, as well as a 33% increase in sales over the previous year and plenty of positive feedback, which is very gratifying. I now have just over 1,500 designs live and nearly 13,500 sales!
Redbubble introduced some new products in 2021 including mouse pads, desk mats and baseball hats. I haven’t sold any mouse pads (does anyone still use them?!) or desk mats yet but the hats have been very popular.
During the year I developed a few new styles, mainly based on my photos now that I have plenty to go at, and inspired by various car and commercial vehicle shows which after a slow start mostly went ahead. Very enjoyable with some spectacular locations and glorious weather, hundreds of classic cars, bikes and trucks in a field, what’s not to like? Of course there were a few less glorious outings as well, with pouring rain and mud baths – the joys of an English summer 🙂 – but usually worth it to see the vintage machinery on display, our motoring heritage and especially poignant with the massive changes that are coming as we switch to electric power.
I wish you all good health, happiness and prosperity in ’22 and whatever it brings our way.
Silhouettes Shortlist
“The Journey” – an intriguing group of people walking under the Red Bank railway bridge in Manchester – was shortlisted (but ultimately not selected as a winner) in the Motif Collective November 2021 “Silhouettes” competition
Photo of the Month Win
“Shepherd’s Delight” – a spectacular sunset, red sky at night – winner of the Bob Books November 2021 “Red” Photo of the Month competition \o/
Taken in front of our house, I chose to include the buildings in the foreground rather than just the sky, giving a sense of perspective as well as contrast between the stunning display of nature and the man made urban environment
Gold and Green
My entry “Shine” – sunflowers at Threave Garden in Scotland shining in the summer sun and providing a feast for insect life (spot the bee!) – one of the finalists selected for the voting stage of the London Photo Festival November 2021 “Green and Gold” competition
See all the finalists at London Photo Festival Gold and Green