Chris Anderson popped in to Fred & Eric HQ this week to share some of his fantastic illustrations and cardboard creations.
Not only were we super impressed with his lovely work, but also thrilled to receive an excellent gift in the form of this monster ampersand!
Our cyclops friend sits proudly on the F&E mantlepiece, growling at any unwanted intruders. Visit the office at your own peril!
See Chris’ work here - www.andoillustrates.co.uk
Fellow craft lovers Maisie and Olivia recently visited F&E HQ to help out with our latest commercial (which will be unveiled in the next few weeks). After a starring performance, the twins interviewed F&E’s Jamie and Maggie for their aptly named craft blog, Twins and Needles. Check out the interview here and also take a peek at Maisie and Olivia’s own crafty creations. We spy crafty stars of the future!
Fred & Eric’s brilliant intern Mateusz has hatched this inspired chicken ampersand design, ready for our Easter break.
Needless to say Mateusz’s eggcellent design is now pride of place in F&E’s collection, but strangely enough… the chocolate egg is nowhere to be seen.
Catch up on the world of Mateusz on his website.
Happy Easter from F&E!
Craft lover Nicky Hartnell has come up trumps with this little fella. Seems like her love of ampersands might rival Fred & Eric’s as this is Nicky’s third submission to our blog. Find out more about Nicky and her crafty creations on her website I Love Making Stuff.
And a special mention to our intern Mateusz for his inventive photography!
Today’s ampersand comes from London based photographer, Andrew Meredith. Although the characters aren’t quite to brand… we are assured by Andrew he’s not trying to get rid of Eric.
The story goes that he spent a good few hours rummaging through a drawer of old type but alas, it seemed like there were slim pickings when it came to F’s. So he settled with another E. We’re just happy these lovely letters made him think of us and now we know which of F&E is Andrew’s favourite…
Follow Andrew on tumblr and visit his website meredithphoto.com
The very talented Katie Wharton has followed up her ampersand book with a beautiful embroidered cushion. Going a step further and creating Fred & Eric’s entire logo by hand!
Katie’s creation is making F & E want to curl up with a cup of tea under their desks as summer draws to a close. Now where did we put those hobnobs….
Fred & Eric were commissioned by VCCP to make this handmade TVC for Southern Railways, showcasing their free children’s activity book.
We got busy creating a handmade paper-cut jungle and its inhabitants…..which was brought to life using stop-frame animation and a little help from Maggie’s nieces.
Directed and Produced by Fred & Eric in collaboration with:
Andy Martin: After Effects Animation
Veranda McNally: Stop-frame Animation
Matthew Day: DOP
Tom Ashton-Booth & Laura Hopewell: Model Makers
Grand Central: SFX
Shot at Clapham Road Studios
What better way to mark the first day of August, than with a brilliant new ampersand creation by Katie Wharton. We are assured she fully studied her Latin text book before cutting it up in her homage to the ampersand’s humble origins.
Katie’s design was inspired by tracing the history of this much loved character to the first century AD, where it was originally a ligature of the letters e and t (‘et’ being Latin for ‘and’ if you slept through your Latin lessons).
The finished product is a result of carving through the book using a mixture of machinery and hand carving, alongside a lot of patience and dedication. This mutual love for the ampersand hasn’t gone unappreciated, as it is now sitting in the top spot of Fred & Eric’s book shelf. Thanks Katie!
Katie is currently studying at Nottingham Trent University. Follow Katie on Tumblr here.
Fred & Eric have that summery feeling, which has happily coincided with Nicky Hartnell’s latest ampersand submission. It’s her second contribution to the blog, the first being a knitted ampersand. Fred & Eric think Nicky’s crafty creations might be strongly influenced by the weather!
Follow Nicky and her world of crafty lovliness on her Tumblr Blog, i love making stuff
Photographed in Corfu, Greece.
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