The Vintage Fashion Journal & D I S C O U N T C O D E

Well hello there...I'm very proud to tell you that I illustrated this lovely little journal for Laurence King Publishing <3
Due to be released on the 5th of September, Laurence King have given me the opportunity to offer a discount to my followers. If you like the look of it and want to get 35% off the £12.95 ticket price, simply visit the Laurence King website here:
http://www.laurenceking.com/product/The+Vintage+Fashion+Journal.htm
And enter the discount code:
VINTAGE35
Although it's not released until the 5th of September, you can pre-order it right now.

Here's a little bit about the journal:

"The Vintage Fashion Journal is perfect for jotting down ideas when trawling vintage boutiques, galleries, old-school tearooms and flea markets for inspiration.

Beautiful drawings of fashion trends and retro accessories from the 1940s to the 1980s are interspersed throughout the pages, along with amusing quotes from famous style icons past and present.

With a cloth cover and ribbon fastening, this is an attractive gift for fashionistas, stationery addicts and fans of all things vintage."

My new tool of choice for all my cutting out bits Slice, Inc. 'Slice precision cutter' #wherehaveyoubeenallmylife?

• N E W • S T O C K I S T S •

I'm very pleased to say that Lotti & Wren in Caernarfon are now stocking my FRAMED ORIGINALS, (NEW) MINI PRINTS & CARDS.
Find out more about their current stock & the gorgeous shop itself on their facebook page:
facebook.com/lottiandwren

If you would like to buy any of my originals, prints, mini prints or cards but can't make it to any of my stockists, then just email me: info(at)nikipilkington.com You can buy them directly through me xoxo

Morning everyone!
Ohhhh errrr, look what the postman just gave me!! Thanks very much to Derwent for this lovely brand spanking new 72 tin of Colorsoft pencils. I'll be trying these out today for sure..I'll let you know how I get on <3

Here's what I'm working on at the moment #WIP

So a few of you have been asking where you can buy my work. These are currently up for sale at Plas Glyn Y Weddw, Llanbedrog (@plasglyn). Email info(at)nikipilkington.com for more details yall..

Eisteddfod 2012

If you're at this years Eisteddfod in the Vale of Glamorgan, (4th-11th August) then you may very well see some of my new prints up for sale.
Last year I exhibited and sold new pieces at the 'Celf a Chrefft' exhibition, which is held within the Eisteddfod grounds, and this year I'm returning with my new selection of prints.
With the sale price of £12 each, these signed mounted prints are of limited availability, so grab them quick if you want one...

Here's a little 'sneaky look' tweet that Laurence King Publishing uploaded the other day. It's a page of the 'Vintage Fashion Journal' I illustrated, which is due to be on sale later in the month x

Just spent triple figures on stamps. Got some mega mailing to do..tempted to just post myself somewhere tropical instead.

If you ever use pencils, you NEED one of these Derwent Pencils 'battery operated sharpeners' in your life #timesaver #newbestfriend

•D.I.Y.N.A.I.L.S•

The day I met the loveliest nail lady in the whole wide world :)
We've been in chatting via emails for months, but on a recent trip to Glasgow, I finally got to meet the beauty that is Tammy - the face and talent behind DIYNails.tumblr.com
Here's the result:

She sells some brilliant nail decals on her site, which I've been lucky enough to try out, and she's not lying when she says they're easy to put on...I've got some personalised ones on the way too.
C A N N O T W A I T

We're planning to collaborate on a couple of things later on in the year (shhhht) but for now I just wish she'd move closer so she could do my nails every day :(
For updates on beautiful nails, here's her tumblr: http://diynails.tumblr.com/
and her twitter: https://twitter.com/DIY_Nails

x

undercoat.net

Big thanks to 'undercoat' for this lovely feature. There's some hot stuff up on this blog, well worth a gander I'd say x

http://www.undercoat.net/niki-pilkington-glorious-truths/

★NEW WORK★

Here are four new illustrations for your eyes. They'll be exhibited & up for sale at Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw's summer show (Llanbedrog) which opens its doors to the public at 2pm on Sunday the 15th of July. Prints and cards will also be up for sale very soon. Hope you like them...

<3

Today's colour palette #neon #neon #neon

•SPECIAL DELIVERY•

Over the next few weeks I'm going to be working with Derwent on a very special new project. That's all I can say for now, but I'm very exited about these lovely coloursofts that arrived through my letterbox this morning. It's drawing time I think...

If you'd like to know my latest news and views, here's an interview I just had with the delightful Chloe Norred from D2G APPAREL..
> H . E . R . E <

Thank you Derwent

I popped a couple of prints & some limited edition postcards in the mail for the Derwent (www.pencils.co.uk) team last week, just to say thank you for all of the constant support & beautiful products they give me. If you're not already following them, they're on twitter and are definitely worth a follow (@derwentpencils). I'm @nikipilkington just incase you fancied a little gander ;)

Here's me doing some finishing touches with my Derwent 2B x

* Previews *

Here are some close ups of my newest work. These new pieces will be up on my site very soon, and will be for sale at in Plas Glyn Y Weddw's summer show in a few weeks...

Albelli

Big thanks to Frances Duran at Albelli for this blog post about my lovely printed canvas I received a couple of weeks ago. Here it is if you fancy a quick read..
HERE.HERE.HERE
I have a bit of an Albelli shaped announcement coming soon too, I'll keep you posted x