Spring On Stage- Designing a Bug Inspired Backdrop for Chester
Since November we have been working with the festival and creativity champions Wild Rumpus and Brummie fabricator extraordinaires Groove. to design and build a 20 piece colourful wooden backdrop as part of Chester: Designed By Nature.
Illustrating for Animation- A Heritage Project in Collaboration
Since the start of 2022 we have been working on a commission with The Roundhouse in Birmingham on an animated night projection project.
How we created the Sudbury Hall Grasshopper Trail
Here’s a small breakdown of our current project, designing and painting 8 wooden grasshopper sculptures for National Trust property Sudbury Hall.
Briefbox's Matt Campbell on the Things They Don't Teach You at Art School
We were delighted to get the opportunity to pick the knowledgeable brain of Matt Campbell. A member of the Brief Box team with a wealth of design experience behind him
Are Two Minds Better Than One?- Four of our favourite Creative Duos spill the beans…
People often want to know what it’s like working in a duo. It can sometimes seem too good to be true, ‘a best friend and a business partner, how do you make that work?’.
Inside The Studio- A snoop around the new Pickle HQ
A year and a half and one pandemic later and we are FINALLY working in the same space as each other.
Alter Projects on How to Create Disruptive Public Art with Meaning - Pickle Chats
Last month we had the ultimate pleasure of talking with Anne-Laure, founder of Alter projects which she has been running for 7 years.
Peek Inside a Pickle Sketchbook- From Initial Sketch to Final Design.
Behind a shiny finished product is always an excitable brainstorm and quick doodle on whatever you can get your hands on at the time.
‘How do I commission a mural?’ 6 steps to get you started
If you’re reading this blog we are presuming you already have a space in mind (or you do now).
'Turning Spaces Into Places' - The Future of Pickle
Hello! It’s time for an update from Pickle HQ on where we are going and what we plan to do next.
Follow the Foxes- 20 Illustrated Foxes for Blaby District Tourism and Heritage Trail
As the Fosse Foxes trail at the new Fosse Park West site launches, we are excited to share an extension of the trail we worked with alongside the folks at Blaby District Council!
Fosse Foxes Part 3- The Process of Painting 34 larger than life Fibreglass foxes
So what is it like to paint 34 larger than life fibreglass foxes?
Fosse Foxes Part 2- Designing for Community Groups
Around Summer last year we began to embark on organising one of the biggest projects of our careers.
Fosse Foxes Part 1- An Introduction to our Wildest project yet.
Surprise! Wow have we been keeping this under wraps for a while now but finally we can reveal all.
5 Top Tips for Art Students
When we first started freelancing (during our second year of University), we knew very little about the world we were entering.
How we started Our Illustration Business
The very first thing we can plot on our Pickle journey map is a Makers Market we took part in one windy August weekend.