Mt Wave is a one man operated Sound Design and Music studio. Matthew is the man to call if you need the bells and whistles and the grooviest of tunes.
I felt very honoured to have been the main Illustrator doing the rebranding of Mt Wave for my friend and colleague Matthew Dickinson while working at Made by Radio. I added in some bits of my colleague Eduan Naude’s wonderful decorative sketches. The CD’s were Arno Visser, Byron Meiring and Willie Blignaut.
Click here to see the amazing 3D version modeled and animated by Adam Black and here and here to view the 2D animated ones also animated by Adam.
March 2023
The development of a Cupid character forming part of a short animation I illustrated for a Pharma Company’s (Injectafer) Valentines Day campaign. This was such a fun project to have come in at Made by Radio as we got to do 4 short humorous and fun animations in a variety of styles. The idea was that each Cupid would be too weak to fire his arrow and would hit the wrong targets.
CD: Byron Meiring, Arno Visser, Willie Blignaut and Art Direction by Gregory Darrol
January 2023
Beer branding concept I made at Made by Radio for Pal Goods.
The rad wonky 3D cans were modeled by Adam Black.
CD: Arno Visser, Byron Meiring
October 2023
Trisha Delisha is part of a larger proactive series Illustrators and Animators are taking part in at Made by Radio.
Trisha is my contribution. She is a badass-muscle-machine with a whole lotta sass, ass and pizzazz!
CD: Arno Visser, Willie Blignaut, Byron Meiring
July 2023
The Laccadive Addiction is a apparel brand based on a lifestyle by the Laccadive Sea. Designed for the saltiest of sea creatures.
After spending some time in Sri Lanka and at The Doctor’s House, I got this great opportunity to create this range of shirt designs for the brand with the helpful eye and vision of the founder Michael Morehead.
Available online from here or at the surf store at The Doctor’s House in Madiha, Sri Lanka.
Dec 2022
Reworked pitch work. The client wanted a cat mascot for their Loyalty Program. I ended up liking the one little cat character so much that I drew him some more.
CD: Arno Visser, Byron Meiring
Illustrated character gifs added to photos of flower shaped ceramics made by Hannah Massey of Han Ceramics for Pal Goods.
CD: Arno Visser, Byron Meiring, Willie Blignaut
August 2023
Monocle is a global affairs and lifestyle magazine, 24-hour radio station, website, retailer and media brand.
At Made by Radio we were given the wonderful opportunity to create an editorial style explainer animation video focused on welcoming patrons to become members of their smart, sharp little club.
I loved working on this project as Senior Illustrator along with my Illustration colleagues Eduan Naude and Schalk Pienaar, my animation colleagues Lebogang Sekwelenkwe, Thabo Mosia, Simon Kotze, William Pule, Creative Directors Arno Visser, Willie Blignaut, Byron Meiring and Producer Liezel Thebus.
December 2023
Mural made for Pal Goods at Made by Radio with friends and colleagues Arno Visser and Eduan Naude.
CD: Arno Visser, Byron Meiring
July 2023
The Book Lounge ran a competition calling local Illustrators and Designers to create some art/design for merch. Mine got made into a tote! I love books and this iconic little indie bookstore in Cape Town so it was a no brainer for me when I considered taking part.
August 2023
A Range of badges I designed for Laccadive Addiction’s colourful 5 panel corduroy caps. They all have a story true to the lifestyle of this surf brand, the fun loving energy at The Doctor’s House, Sri Lanka and a sprinkle of Michael Morehead’s (the founder) humour.
A great project to have worked on all in all.
The embroiderers somehow managed to swop letters out on the purple cap’s design - hence the cap now says “LACCADIVE ADDICATION” - and we left it as is, thinking what a great story and funny that it resembles the word “vacation”. Which is what life on the South of Sri Lanka can feel like.
Cop them here
March 2022
Reworked Pitch work done at Made by Radio originally for a Cheese brand’s Easter Campaign.
CD: Arno Visser, Byron Meiring
June 2023
Style frames for a fun social post for Made by Radio
CD: Byron Meiring, Arno Visser, Willie Blignaut
Click here to view the groovy animation done by Willie Blignaut and Simon Kotze
December 2022
Illustration I made to be used for sellable goods at Pal Goods.
Rug hand tufted by Spinnerkop Rug Makers in Cape Town
CD: Arno Visser, Byron Meiring
September 2022
This was a self initiated project. I wanted to learn how to do wood cutting and see how an old illustration could be made into a multilayered object. The illustration is part of a series of Chinese animal zodiac signs that I’ve been drawing since I spent some years in Vietnam, inspired by the art in the shrines all over the country.
The Rat to me symbolises the obvious notion of rat race mentality life in a big city holds but also the resourcefulness and ingenuity of the animal itself. Often times under-estimated and known to thrive in almost any environment.
Acrylic paint on layered wood panels.
October 2023
Branding for Bad Cobra - a Skatepark and Café in Midigama, in the South of Sri Lanka. The Branding included three logo variations, two Murals, food wrapping paper and T-Shirt designs,
A dream project for friends that became family.
February 2022
A font I had fun creating at Made by Radio.
3D Kyle figurine by Adam Black
CD: Arno Visser, Byron Meiring
September 2022
Some fun illustrations & designs I did for Mahe Swimwear's current brand packaging.
Mahe Swimwear is a small batch pop-up store operating from Da Nang, Vietnam. With a tagline that reads 'For lovers of salt & skin', they pride themselves in helping YOU find the perfect swimwear that is guaranteed to make you feel like the glowing goddess you are.
January 2021
The first mural I did in Sri Lanka features a Sri Lankan surfer crow and the Sinhala word “Hari Hari” which means “ok, ok” or more specifically “OK yes, I understand, of course”.
Painted on the wall of Loose keys coffee shop during my first 2 weeks in Sri Lanka staying at the the lovely Surf & Yoga Retreats in Mirissa.
October 2021
I originally illustrated this Gator Lady art print for the the guys at Ferral Life as part of their Ferral Art Wall competition. The competition was brought about to attract more attention to South Africa’s burgeoning illustration scene. The competition was run on Instagram and once a month a lucky winner would win an illustrator’s art print.
The Gator Lady was subsequently added to the Ferral life online website where a limited amount was available for purchase.
January 2021
Styleframes for an in-house proactive project I made while at the rad We Are Batch
We Are Batch is an all-female, South African, creative production studio.
April 2021
Branding I did for close friend of mine and founder of Dante’s - a micro hustle, small batch, home made spicy chilli crisp.
November 2021
Styleframes for an in-house proactive project I made while at the lovely We Are Batch
We Are Batch is an all-female, South African, creative production studio.
February 2021
A Doctor’s House Special
This is a two part mural I did for bar, restaurant, shop and hotel - The Doctor’s House in Madiha, Sri Lanka.
The front of the wall features a squid and a Barramundi fish which is a play on the owner’s nicknames Squid and Barra. The side wall features a Whale Shark carrying the building of The Doctor’s House on it’s back, a Spotted Eagle Ray swimming alongside it and a Blue Marlin swimming upstream.
This is the last mural I did in Sri Lanka.
March 2022
TOM is a free online professional development resource for teachers making the leap into remote teaching and learning.
I had great fun taking part in creating a strong brand image for these videos by setting up clear guidelines for the illustrated animated sections, the intro, outro, wipe transitions and animated text sections. In total We Are Batch had 21 videos to do for this series with my previous colleagues, the amazingly talented ladies from Batch - Daniela De Lange as Director, myself as Lead Illustrator, Catherine Theodosopoulos and Jessie George as Animators.
To see some of the videos follow the link here.
August 2021
In Weligama, Sri Lanka I was commissioned to illustrate and paint a mural at Bowl’d - a Restaurant chain specializing in fresh and delicious Hawaiian Poke Bowls.
December 2021
Styleframes for an in-house proactive project I made while at the jazzy We Are Batch
We Are Batch is an all-female, South African, creative production studio.
CD: Daniela De Lange Thomas
April 2021
Some Instagram stickers and graphics I created for a Blog Post I wrote for the We Are Batch previous website blog on how to create a branded IG story on your phone: A step-by-step guide.
The post included pro-tips and free downloadable backgrounds and sassy badges. Some badges were animated by my friend and colleague Catherine Theodosopolous and can be found as gifs on GIPHY with the keyword “wearebatch”.
May 2021
Styleframes for an in-house proactive project I made while at the sweet We Are Batch
We Are Batch is an all-female, South African, creative production studio.
April 2021
A book cover I illustrated and designed for the debut novel 'Hanoi Tales' (roughly translated) by Belarusian Writer and Entrepreneur, Tanya Pisarchuk.
In the book Pisarchuk shares her observations of the quirky everyday moments of life in Hanoi as a foreigner. She hopes it conveys her love and appreciation for a country that has been very welcoming and shown her immeasurable kindness.
August 2020
Some styleframes I created for an infographic commercial while working at We Are Batch 2021.
People of Hoi An illustration for a totebag series launched by my friends and good guys from the The Hangout - a tattoo and piercing parlour in Hoi An, Vietnam.
All profits of these bags went to Hearing and Beyond, an NGO that assists Deaf & Hard of Hearing children in Hội An.
August 2020
I illustrated these gals for the community driven initiative Bend & Flow
They aim to bring acceptance, movement and communities together. They plan on giving people the tools to connect with their bodies and understand these unique and beautiful vehicles that carry us through our everyday lives.
In Vietnam, there is no doubt that people are starting to become more aware of the fact that dogs can be a source of great companionship and emotional support, especially as the middle class in Vietnam is expanding.
In this art print I've tried to depict the playful, quirky and whimsical aspects of life in Vietnam (particularly Hoi an) with a dog. Displayed on the top left of the art print, a banner acts as a holding device for the word “tình bạn”, meaning friendship.
Half of the profit from each art print will be donated to PAWS for Compassion, a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising animal awareness by providing information and an educational program for Vietnamese children and improving the welfare of our animal companions through rehabilitation.
Printed on 250 GSM white textured Canson paper. Each print is stamped and numbered and available at Vesta Bookstore in Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
A commissioned piece for the tattoo, piercing and barber shop; The Hangout Hoi An’s Mid Autumn Full Moon Festival postcard series.
After brainstorming with the owners and tattoo artists of the shop, Luan Nguyen and Hoang Nguyen, we decided upon each illustrating a character from Vietnamese Mid-Autumn folktales. I was tasked with illustrating the border of each postcard in the vintage Asian poster style and chose the Lion Dance character, the Múa Lân as the character I would illustrate.
In the postcard, my Lion Dance Character is accompanied by Vietnamese festival flags, tattoo style smoke and a starry night sky in the background. In Vietnamese culture this character is believed to bring good luck, health and prosperity and is a symbol of power, wisdom and good fortune.
The postcards were used as marketing material leading up to and during the 2019 Mid Autumn Festival at The Hangout shop.
The Buggy Eyed Toon style came about while I was freelancing in 2020. I wanted to create my own cartoon character style in order to take on commissions to illustrate couples, friends, families and their pets. It kept me quite busy - especially during Christmas time!
The Da Nang Dragons T-Shirt aims to celebrate the fresh and vibrant coastal city of Da Nang, a city I called home for six months during 2019.
Made and printed in Vietnam and 100% cotton, the black shirts have a large print on the back containing a beach scene with yellow sand, rolling waves, a large red sun, the iconic basket boat with a silhouette of a rower within it and a large sunglasses-wearing yellow dragon coming out of the water. The yellow dragon was inspired by the iconic Dragon Bridge over the River Hàn at Da Nang, Vietnam.
I sold these via Facebook during the summer of 2019.
Model: Christopher Reeves
During the festive season of 2018 I decided to attend a Christmas market and commit to making some Christmas themed items that were inspired by Hanoi and Vietnam in general. These were all printed locally.
My Christmas items included: Vietnam Transport Christmas Wrapping Paper in A1 size. Vietnam Transport Christmas Cards, Hanoi Christmas Postcards, packs of 10 Cheeky Bauble Tags and my Christmas themed story book set titled Hanoi, Christmas and Bakkies the Boston. The kids book set includes an A5 size storybook and an A4 size colouring and fill-in-yourself book. The book starts off with a bustling city getting ready for Christmas then moves on to the goings on in a little yellow house where Bakkies is found staring, fascinated at this big tree that has taken up the space where his bed used to be! Bakkies then continues to muse over what might be in the presents under the tree, which are of course (in his mind) all for him!
My fiancé and I had just gotten our Boston Terrier pup a month or so before I started this project. So you could say our pup, Bakkies The Boston was my muse and inspiration! I wanted the book set to keep kids entertained over Christmas and get them excited for Christmas. After having taught English to young ones a year earlier, I was excited to market the book set to teachers to use in class.
In Hanoi most foreigners live in a district called Tay Ho. Tay Ho District is known for housing Hanoi’s largest freshwater lake, called West Lake. It’s a huge body of water and there are plenty of historic places of interest, hotels, restaurants, cafes, and nightlife venues that are worth exploring along the shoreline. Naturally, many a foreigner can be found around the lake in this bustling city of Hanoi.
I wanted to create something that would celebrate the lifestyle and beauty of living by the lake in Hanoi and finally decided upon making these T-shirts which I called the Hanoi Lake-side Dweller Tees. I had two versions made. One with the green motorcycle inspired by the iconic Minsk on the front left breast and another with the yellow also iconic Honda Super Cub. Both have the same Hanoi design on the back featuring the turquoise lotus shaped fences that were erected a few months before I made the illustration. The fence can now be seen all around the lake.
I sold these via Facebook during the Christmas of 2018 and in the summer of 2019
Photography: Teigue John Blokpoel
Model: Ross Veldsman
