News - Lou Endicott Illustration & Design

WONDER GARDEN DANCE THEATRE - official illustrator

Earlier this year I was contacted by dancer and business owner Amanda Falson as she launched her own ballet school for little dancers. She wanted to work alongside an illustrator to include on-going visual inspiration for her unique ballet program for young children. Wonder Garden Dance Theatre seeks to nurture little dancers innate sense of wonder. Her classes encourage students to enjoy the simple things in life and to present and mindful as they focus on their breath and surroundings. The is a distinct and unique Australian theme in all of Amanda's classes. Each class included use of props and costumes and story book reading too! There is an appreciation fostered for our Australian habitat as well as a deep respect for our indigenous history.
I have loved every minute of my time illustrating her mascot Joy, creating activity and colouring sheets, making posters and designing the official logo for Wonder Garden Dance Theatre. If you are interested in Amanda's classes they are held in Melbourne's west and north. Follow her Facebook Page for more details!

The mascot dancer created for Wonder Garden Dance Theatre is a little curly haired girl called Joy. She features in a lot of the posters and activity sheets and always tries her best to do each ballet move to her best ability. She was a "joy" to create!

EARLY READER BOOK

Last year I was commissioned by Cengage Publishing to provide the illustrations for a deligtful little early reader book "The House in the Tree" by Beverly Randell. The reader was originally published in the early 90s and I was brought in to give it a refresh for new readers. The book was launched late Autumn this year and is now seen in many primary school across Australia. I enjoyed the process of illustrating this book so much and it's a wonderful feeling to know that my illustrations may help young children foster a love of literature and reading. Copies are available for purchase via Cengage Publishing

An excerpt from the early reader book "The House in the Tree".

A close up of one of the full colour pages from "The House in the Tree" early reader.

CAFE COLLABORATION

This week six of my original water colour and ink pieces have gone up on the walls of a funky little Melbourne Cafe - Mr Ed. These art works on the wall are food and drink themed and match the arty vibe of the cafe. Each framed piece is for sale. Visit the cafe to check out the pieces. If you would like to purchase any of these works please contact the cafe directly.
If you are a Melbourne business that would like to have my work on your business walls - please contact me via the contact page.

FLO KIDS NASAL SPRAY

I am so proud to announce that I am the illustrator for Flo Kids Nasal Spray. I really enjoyed working on this great project for this all natural nasal spray. As part of the project I got to create the character of Flo the elephant. I also added in a little feather friend for Flo. The illustrations can be seen Australia wide in pharmacies. Certain pharmacies are also offering a colouring-in competition with a very special colouring-in sheet I also illustrated.

WINERY DIAGRAMS

I was delighted to be contacted by Accolade Wines earlier this year to create illustrations for a permanent exhibition to be shown in Tintara Winery in McLaren Vale in South Australia. The illustrations are currently being put together to create diagrams to show the process of making fortified wines - from harvesting to bottling. It was indeed a learning process that I found both challenging and highly enjoyable to draw all of the machinery and steps involved in this highly crafted process. I was also very happy to have my hand drawn typography included in these diagrams as the headings. It fills me with joy to think of the many wine lovers and tourists who will encounter my illustrations over the coming years. I must make a trip to South Australia in the near future to see the work in action!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

I was recently interviewed by Kim Mungcal (my publisher for the book "The Day Jake Logan Robertson Ran out of Hugs" by A. Nicky Hjort.) This book will soon have another Kickstarter campaign to try and bring it into print. As part of the prelude to this campaign Kim has interviewed the creatives behind some of Jetblack Publishing's children's books. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/artist-spotlight-lou-endicott-kim-mungcal

KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN! please pledge!

This kickstarter campaign needs your help! The eBook I illustrated “The Day Jake Logan Robertson Ran out of Hugs” by A.Nicky Hjort and published by Jetblack Publishing is hoping to become a printed book along with another four beautiful children’s books! Printed books will go to schools, libraries, childcare facilities and galleries. Printed copies will also be donated to the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF is the first independent charity in Australia dedicated to raising national language, literacy and numeracy standards, especially in remote and marginalised communities.)
But time is running out to raise the necessary $9000 to achieve this awesome goal.
We have only til the 12th of September 20015 to raise the funds. So please, PLEASE consider pledging whatever you can to make this dream come true! Click on the image of Jake to go to the Kickstarter page and place your pledge :-)

THE WEEKLY REVIEW (Magazine and Webpage)

March 2015

I was recently interviewed and photographed in my little colourful studio for The Weekly Review - a Melbourne full-colour magazine and online website. You can read the interview online here: http://www.theweeklyreviewmooneevalley.com.au/story/1833317/flemington-artist-lou-endicott-draws-on-her-talent/

LOCAL CHATTER BLOG

January 2015

Melbourne based blog Local Chatter did a lovely feature article and interview on my creative journey and my work in January. This fantastic blog showcases artists, designer, chefs, writers, florists and all kinds of creatives. I was proud to have my work showcased on this blog along with samples of my illustrations.
You can read the article here: http://localchatter.com.au/lou-endicott/

BESPOKE MAGAZINE

Spring 2014

I delighted to be asked to be a feature artist in the Spring issue of Bespoke Magazine. Included in this printed magazine were lots of my illustrations, a picture of my home studio and an interview. This lovely magazine is all about hand made art and supports and encourages artists and makers.
https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/bespokemagazine

SEEKING VICTORY

June 2014

Nicole Bilson is the talented writer behind two wonderful blogs - Seeking Victory and Champagne and Chips. In June 2014 I had a coffee date with Nicole in a face to face interview (in an online world - a face to face meeting is such a treat!). I had worked previously with Nicole on creating her logo for Seeking Victory as well as in the industry of acting (my sometimes other job). Nicole put together a lovely spread of illustrations and after taking notes wrote up the story of my journey into the world of illustration. You can read the feature article here:
http://seekingvictory.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/the-colour-in-room-qi-change-lou.html