In our first in the 'Pickle Problem Solve' series we tackle how to effectively tell a places' story using public art.

PART 3! Since we last peeked inside our sketchbook we have worked on a range of new projects that all start with a sketch. Here's a look behind the scenes...

Two days spent at the bi-annual Midlands based Design Festival leaves the brain busy with both inspiration and overwhelm….

Why not try a collaborative piece of slow art to engage an audience?

Let’s break down the project we completed alongside Solihull Council where we were commissioned to paint 5 utility boxes along Shirley High Street.

We’re five years old! How time has flown since we were brainstorming business names in the computer rooms at Loughborough University. We’re feeling all nostalgic so wanted to share a few of our favourite memories…

How do you make a big change to the feeling of a space without a COMPLETE redesign? Illustration can be an affordable, easy and impactful way to give an environment a bit of oomph…

A collection of introductions and quick-fire questions to give you an insight into Pickle Illustration behind the scenes.

We’ve all heard horror stories about the ‘nightmare' client. Not paying on time, trying to design for you and the classic ghosting being some of the classic tropes. These steps should stand you in good stead to be ‘dream’ client material.

Feeling firmly settled in Birmingham and its creative community, we thought it was time we put all the resources we have gathered along the way in one place.

Johnathan Branson is one of those rare beings who seems to always have time for everyone. We approached him on social media in 2021 hoping for any kind of insight into his role at Warwick Council Arts Section…

Welcome to the public art fan club! Here’s 6 reasons why followed by 6 things to think about to get you started on your public art commissioning journey…

PART 2! Behind a shiny finished product is always an excitable brainstorm and quick doodle on whatever you can get your hands on at the time.

Lockdown 2020, myself and Liv find ourselves painting 34 BIG fibreglass foxes in Lauren’s family conservatory…

Way back in 2020, after doing our first ever workshops at Loughborough University, we felt a mixed response. We enjoyed sharing the practice of illustration with others and leading the workshop but the format wasn’t quite right…

Is it better to focus-in one area of illustration or stay open to all opportunities? Should you learn as many creative skills as possible or stick to what you do best?

Flowers are blooming on Shirley high street in Solihull! We’re having a blast decorating 6 unloved electrical boxes which make great canvases for illustration and inject a healthy dose of colour to the high street.

So this has been a STEEP learning curve and still, we learn from every project what works for us. So first of all, don’t be hard on yourself if you make a mistake when deciding on projects, it’s not a walk in the park we’ll tell you that for free.

We were delight to sit down and (virtually) chat with the wonderful Karl Doran of Flow Creative, ‘A multi-award winning brand communications agency’.

We met Lauren, Ben and Dom from The Arena way back in 2020 when we were both starting out on our creative journeys. They are networking powerhouses and we can’t believe it’s taken this long to get them on the blog!