After being approached for some small scale work on shop frontages, I teamed up with fellow artist Anna Davies and we started Window Artists. We began by offering bespoke shop front and visual merchandising services, and have also branched into working together on murals, business branding and events styling.
Land is a restaurant that specialises in vegetarian haut cuisine. Being located in a busy arcade we thought that the design should offer some privacy to the customers sitting in the window whilst also fitting in with their branding which incorporates dreamy and dramatic landscapes. The design aimed to represent adventure since vegetarian food can still be considered left field by some when considering dining out.
A recurring customer, Land commissioned us for an Autumnal window display. Cross sections of intricately drawn vegetables spread across the pane drawing the eye of the passers by.
We were commissioned to design and install a Pride themed window. Going with the tag line ‘Turn it Up’ we put together a vibrant, bright and playful design that aimed to be educational and illustrate the variety of communities under the LGBTQAI+ umbrella.
The client was seeking an Autumnal window that would appeal to children and draw interest to the new book shop. Requested to include bears (located in Bearwood) the design needed a friendly feel that would engage the younger viewers.
To announce their new range of vegan nail varnish we were commissioned to design and install some window art at their flagship shore. After presenting several designs we whittled it down to this one. The varnishes were yet to arrive but once the were the nails of the hands were painted with each shade. All text and design hand drawn.
A few doors down from their flagship store, Harvest acquired a unit with the purpose of establishing a workshop space. We were required to come up with a name for the unit, branding (including logo design) and a window artwork. The space being community based space and dealing with organic ingredients in an apothecary setting, we went with Our Harvest Kitchen and took the simplified image of a botanic ingredient in a jar. The window art took this imagery further with overlapping linear jars of various sizes, some containing ingredients used in the skincare and scented candles ranges they make. The colour palette matches the flagship store, and fonts are different to Harvest’s, yet in keeping with the overall brand.
We went a little bit edgier with this commission, utilising the skull in the logo to create two eye catching visages, composed out of barbers equipment and also reflecting the owners signature fade technique.
Hazel and Haydn is a hair salon with a frontage spread over two floors. The salon is full of art and their cutting style is modern and creative - a design was commissioned to reflect this. The client had many plants inside and wanted a design that incorporated botanics. Using our intricately detailed style we filled the spaces with stylistic greenery.
Since the windows were in full sun, the illustrations cast dramatic shadows of the designs
Again at the same salon, we were called in to design and install a Christmas window design ready for a local festive art trail. We incorporated the salon dog, Alan, and created a cheeky and fun festive scene, whilst preserving the previously installed artwork.
Another seasonal window, this time for Brittian’s Opticians in Harborne, Birmingham. Using the spectacle design from the logo, we created two snowy festive scenes in each lens, showing local landmarks.
For an art trail in Harborne, Birmingham, we were called upon to install 17 bees in participating businesses up the high street by the local Business improvement district. On identifying all 17, the customers would be entered in to a draw for prizes. This ran alongside the introduction of pollinating flowers to the high street and aimed to get more interaction between businesses with the local community.
To coincide with a local-makers promotion, we drew a skyline of the city (Birmingham) showing landmarks whilst having an illustration of the shop centred.
A valentines window at Hedge, Birmingham. We installed a blossom design with love birds perched in the branches. We had some single birds (being happy whilst uncoupled deserves respect), as well as in thrupples (recognising untraditional relationship setups).
As a welcoming introduction at their wedding, Laura & Mike wanted a large sign to greet their guests that had humour whilst also clearly identifying the off-street venue as the hub for the celebrations. Having recently added a rescued dog named Bob to their family, he seemed like the perfect first contact for the rest of the wedding party.