Live Wires has launched a new range of 12 cards by Henri Stone based on the paintings from the ‘Crown Birdy’ series, © Henri Stone 2013. They depict New Zealand birds, insects and flowers with Crown Lynn pottery shapes and have a vintage watercolour feel. Some of the original paintings from this series are still available […]
New Zealand Bird Nesting Dolls
Given my passion for New Zealand birds I was thrilled to design these nesting or stacking dolls for Caroline Mitchell. From large to small, they are a Kakapo, Takahe, Kereru and Tui. I started by painting some blanks (above) then transferred the artwork into Illustrator files showing the colour separations and layer orders. I was […]
‘Papercut’ and ‘Lace’ Cards
Live Wires have published two series, Papercut (above) and Lace (below) by Henri Stone © 2012. Inspired by Jianzhi or Chinese papercuts Henri produced a New Zealand version of these using native birds and flowers. The six designs include favourite birds like the Fantail and Tui (above) along with Kereru, NZ Tomtit, Morepork/Ruru, and […]
