Plastic Seconds 'Shamaness' shoot illustrated for Cent Magazine

I was asked by Cent Magazine to create illustrations for the 'Shamaness' shoot I styled recently with a LOT of my Plastic Seconds jewellery - the result followed the magazine's JUXTAPOSED theme for November and you can see it published here!

'Shamaness'
Illustrated by Slowly The Eggs
Photography: Nyla Sammons Photography
Styling/Set Design/Props: Maria Papadimitriou
Jewellery: Plastic Seconds
Make Up: Babs Forman Hair & Make-Up Artist
Model: Hannah Pressman

Hannah Georgas 'Elephant' Illustration for Amelia's Magazine

'Elephant' - © 2013 Slowly The Eggs aka Maria Papadimitriou, all rights reserved

Recently I produced this illustration for an interview with Hannah Georgas about her self-titled album in Amelia's Magazine. I was very glad to discover Canadian singer, songwriter Hannah Georgas, whom I had not heard of before, through Amelia's Magazine! One of my favorite songs on her self titled album recently released is the song 'Elephant' and the image below is inspired by it. The lyrics are beautiful and they go like this:
You are off kilter with me. Don't you know it's every other day of the week? Your win my feat.
These days I'm running to escape. Drenching my brain, soak in my mistakes. My mistakes.
Is there any love left for me? Is there any love left for me?
That dark sky yeah it's so big. Isn't anybody wondering? Isn't anybody questioning what this all is? As I age it sinks deeper in. This life is temporary, it's all gonna end. This is all gonna end.
It's just a little love that I need. It's just a little love that I need.
There's an elephant in this room and I'm white as a ghost.
Show me the road.
All these moments become memories. I don't wanna wake up one day thinking what did I miss. I fear my own fate. I don't wanna wake up one day thinking where the hell have I been.

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'Legg it!' - copyright 2011 Slowly The Eggs aka Maria Papadimitriou, all rights reserved

London Fashion Week Fashion S/S 2014 Fashion Illustration for Amelia's Magazine

This season during London Fashion Week it was great to have the opportunity to contribute again to Amelia's Magazine by writing a number of reviews of catwalk shows and providing fashion illustrations for some of them. In my illustrating work I often find it rather tricky to stick to one particular style, as I can be in so many different moods when I seat down in front of paper, I have so many varied inspirations and I am not only one particular person.... But with fashion illustration, perhaps, this is somewhat of a strength as I do think each designer and collection have their own tone and feel which is interesting to try and convey via sometimes completely contrasting image making techniques.

Little Shilpa S/S 2014 - © 2013 Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs - read my Little Shilpa S/S 2014 presentation review in Amelia's Magazine here.

Helen Lawrence S/S 2014 - © 2013 Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs - read Amelia's Helen Lawrence S/S 2014 catwalk review here.

Yeashin S/S 2014 - © 2013 Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs - read Amelia's Yeashin S/S 2014 catwalk review here.

Charlie May S/S 2014 - © Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs - read Amelia's Charlie May S/S 2014 preview interview here.

'Tigress' illustration for Ada Zanditon S/S 2013 and Panthera

'Tigress' ©2012 Slowly The Eggs aka Maria Papadimitriou for Ada Zanditon and Panthera

The Tiger is the world’s largest cat, but it’s threatened with extinction. One hundred years ago, as many as 100,000 wild tigers roamed the forests and grasslands of Asia. Today, fewer than 3,200 tigers remain in the wild in 13 countries (source: Panthera.org). Inspired by the boundless majesty of the Tiger, designer Ada Zanditon created for S/S 2013 a sensual collection of elegant sculptural ready to wear entitled 'Tigress Reign', and commissioned a number of illustrators to create images to accompany her collection and support Panthera's campaign. Here is the image I created inspired by one of the primary threats facing tigers, namely that wild tigers are being directly hunted to meet the demands of the illegal wildlife trade market. Tiger parts are consumed for traditional medicinal purposes across Asia, with a heavy demand in China. The international illegal trade in wildlife products is a booming business, and is estimated to yield more than $6 billion a year.

Inspiration: Bobby Baker Diary Drawings

I first became aware of Bobby Baker a couple of years ago and loved watching videos of her performances and looking at her drawings. Towards the end of this summer during the Unlimited Festival at the Southbank Centre some of her original diary drawings from her book 'Diary Drawings: Mental Illness and Me' - in which she documents through drawing various stages in her journey to recovery - were on show in the Royal Festival Hall. I find them really inspiring and imaginative so I wanted to share some here.

Secret Garden Party illustrations for Amelia's Magazine

Plastic Seconds - me jewellery brand - and me went to The Secret Garden Party in July! Upon my return I wrote a review of The Secret Emporium at The Secret Garden Party in Amelia's Magazine and below are some illustrations I did for it :-)

'The Secret Emporium at The Secret Garden Party 2012', copyright 2012 Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs

'Tell Tails at the Secret Emporium 2012' copyright 2012 Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs