★ rachel corcoran ★ illustration & design

★ ISA CON 2012 ★

2012-01-26T21:51:00.000Z

..the irish school of animation conference 2012..

..i was asked to design the poster & logo for this years event :)..

..i also designed the previous years poster click here..

..taking place on friday 3rd february, don't be late!! :)..

★ new year kisses ★

2012-01-05T16:46:00.001Z

..february's edition of 'kiss' magazine has two pages of my illustrations..

..take a look, in stores now :)..

★ dublin flea market ★

2012-01-04T12:17:00.002Z

..HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)..

..my poster for the January market, available to buy at the market..

..i was involved in the December market and it was a great day out,

so come along and enjoy all the delights.. :)

dublin flea market

..my poster is also featured in 'house & home' magazine!..

★ 'til death us do part ★

2011-12-31T15:50:00.002Z

..inspired by the 'day of the dead' make-up'..

★ kiss kiss ★

2011-11-21T15:30:00.001Z

..my horoscope illustrations for kiss magazine..

..in stores now! 12 pages of my illustrations :-)..

{bottom pic: some more sample of the girls - pisces,

capricorn, aries, taurus & cancer}

★ the all seeing owl ★

2011-10-15T19:35:00.001+01:00

..t-shirt design for 'the mighty stef'..

★ zombified ★

2011-10-15T00:00:00.004+01:00

..my 'hipster zombie' design could be made into a real t-shirt!..

..visit {here} to cast your vote on THREADLESS..

:-)

★ guide to college ★

2011-09-24T13:37:00.000+01:00

..the spanner's guide to college 2011..

..i designed this 64 page student handbook for the student marketing network..

..the magazine will be distributed across all

colleges/ITs across Ireland in the freshers packs, so pick one up! :)..

★ space zombie ★

2011-07-25T22:55:00.002+01:00

..some t-shirt graphics i designed recently..

..a lonely astronaut, and hipster zombies!..

★ amy ★

2011-07-25T18:28:00.000+01:00

..RIP..

★ straight blast gym ★

2011-07-19T19:31:00.003+01:00

..mural illustration for straight blast gym ireland..

..this will hang next to the winners belts! :)..

..photos of the piece in situ will be posted soon!..

..many thanks to john and ann..

★ summer exhibitions ★

2011-07-11T22:59:00.001+01:00

..little green street gallery 'pop up restaurant/gallery'!..

..little green street gallery opening 'illustrate my world'..

..daydreamer exhibition..

..it's been a busy month of exhibiting, but fun and exciting!..

..here's to many more :)..

★ my world ★

2011-06-25T22:56:00.001+01:00

..'space invader'..

..'indecisive'..

..these were created for the 'illustrate my world' exhibition :)..

★ little green street ★

2011-06-15T15:50:00.001+01:00

..little green street gallery is a new space for emerging creatives to show their work..

..myself and other artists will be exhibiting here for 'illustrate my world'!..

..opening night is 23 june 2011 19:00..

exhibition runs from 23-29 june, so come along and enjoy!..

★ the devil's music ★

2011-06-13T17:17:00.003+01:00

..limerick band 'fox jaw bounty hunters'
have a new album out 'the devil in music'..

..check them out! fox jaw bounty hunters..

..and my illustration made the front cover :)..

..i re-worked my 'twilight twins' illustration to suit the mood of the cover..

'twilight twins'

..available in all good record stores..

★ cbjj ★

2011-06-07T23:26:00.002+01:00

..the new logo i did for coolmine brazilian jiu-jitsu!..

..come take a look at their website :)..

..coolmine bjj..

★ inglorious ★

2011-05-24T23:21:00.001+01:00

..here's the full series (i previously only unveiled brad!)..

..characters from the movie 'inglorious basterds'..

★ ais the bash ★

2011-05-24T23:08:00.001+01:00

..walk-out t-shirt design for female mma fighter aisling 'ais the bash' daly..

..worn at her 'cage warriors' fight in london, april 2011..

★ cosmic powers ★

2011-05-11T11:55:00.001+01:00

..how to package a super power!..

..this chewing gum tin was inspired by the powers of the fantastic four..

★ BCFE exhibition ★

2011-05-05T20:48:00.002+01:00

..my college course is finished..2 years have flown by!..

..ballyfermot college of further education graduate show..

..opening night - 14th may 18:30..

..poster designed by me :)..

..3D specs supplied at gallery!..

★ right to education ★

2011-05-05T20:38:00.003+01:00

..my two submissions for the 'right to education' poster campaign..

..posterfortomorrow.org..

★ rachelcorcoran.net ★

2011-04-19T19:37:00.000+01:00

..my website is now complete!..

..i created it in flash, and here's the link :) - rachelcorcoran.net

..here's a sample of my identity - a letterhead, compliment slip and business cards..

★ bookworm ★

2011-04-12T22:46:00.003+01:00

..i uploaded this illustration a while ago on my blog,
'bubbles'

well i found out that it made it into the 'mail me art'

exhibition in london and the accompanying book :)..

..i wrote this short story about a greedy magpie

who is punished for his crimes...by being stuffed

in the natural history museum!..

..the book was also made by myself..

★ website ★

2011-04-03T20:41:00.000+01:00

..yes, i will soon have my very own website!..

..working on it at the moment, but here's a sneak peak

of my new logo design :)..

★ book covers ★

2011-03-09T23:00:00.001Z

..robinson crusoe..

..pride & prejudice and zombies..

★ branding ★

2011-03-09T22:49:00.003Z

..open innovation network logo..

..waterways ireland logo..

..branding for fibre artist lorna gardner..

..branding for illustrator emma elisabeth..

★ gourmand chocolates ★

2011-03-09T22:21:00.001Z

..gourmand luxury drinking chocolates..

..packaging project which used die-cuts..

★ the resurrection men ★

2011-01-05T20:46:00.002Z

..an iphone advertisement for the bodysnatchers exhibition,
museum of decorative arts, collins barracks...

..my first attempt at 'flash'!..

..the poster can be seen in the post below..

★ poster design ★

2011-01-05T17:31:00.005Z

..a fun take on a cycling poster for the parisian 'velib' project..

..submitted to the indigo 'mother tongue' online exhibition..
indigo design

..my poster explores the maori word 'pakeha'..

..'poster for tomorrow' design..
poster for tomorrow

..poster for bodysnatchers exhibition, collins barracks..

★ hot hot hot ★

2011-01-03T23:34:00.005Z

..winning design for a range of hot sauces for 'senor fun'..

★ ISA CON 2011 ★

2011-01-03T20:37:00.002Z

..here's the poster and logo i designed for

the irish school of animation conference 2011..

★ francisco mantecón poster ★

2010-12-04T14:37:00.004Z

..created for the 9th francisco mantecón international
advertising poster design competition..
..the poster was to promote the bodegas terras gauda wine..
..sadly it was not chosen as a finalist, but i'm very happy with it anyway! :)..

★ a nagging of nouns ★

2010-12-04T14:19:00.009Z

..these were inspired by the website: 'all-sorts.org'..
i chose -
..'a giggle of girls'..
..a 'loveliness of ladybirds'..

★ buongiorno ★

2010-10-20T18:37:00.007+01:00

...aldo raine (brad pitt) from the
movie 'inglorious basterds'
with his lovely Italian accent!...

★ medieval dreaming ★

2010-07-25T17:25:00.007+01:00

..here's two new projects i had been working on!..

..above is a digital piece that was chosen to be exhibited
at the 'For The Love Of' exhibition at the Castlepalooza Festival
this August bank holiday weekend,
so take a trip down and enjoy the music and art! :)..
the theme is medieval with a modern twist -
i chose richard the lion heart!

..this is a cd design i did for an irish band -
'we should be dead' for their second album 'dreamstate', go pick up a copy! :)
it's created on illustrator and indesign, it was a fun project to do,
so many thanks to the band for contacting me :)..

★ moby dick ★

2010-06-19T00:35:00.003+01:00

..just getting to grips with illustrator and photoshop painting!..

..i'm setting myself mini projects to complete during the summer
in order to understand digital painting...I'm slowly getting there!!
It's hard work!..

★ greedy robot ★

2010-06-16T17:14:00.005+01:00

..something kinda different to what I usually do!..

..this idea developed from another project I was working on,
decided to develop the robot into a more 'steampunk' inspired guy...
plus I LOVE retro!

..illustrator and photoshop..

★ lollipop ★

2010-05-25T01:14:00.004+01:00

..a digital piece, done on illustrator..
..still getting used to it, but it's fun to work with!..

★ leda ★

2010-05-19T20:39:00.003+01:00

..acrylics on canvas paper..
..my newest piece! it can be seen at my exhibition :)..

★ exhibition ★

2010-05-09T17:44:00.009+01:00

..my first solo exhibition!..
..opening night takes place on the above date..
..my art will be on show for a month, so come along and enjoy!..
..the icon factory, temple bar, dublin..

*edit*
..some photos from the event..

★ the new yorker ★

2010-02-16T00:24:00.005Z

..a revamp of the original eustace tilley cover..

..the covers relate to current US issues..
i chose -
the popularity of vampires
obsession with plastic surgery
readily available medications
the obesity epidemic

★ wild thing ★

2009-12-12T14:41:00.004Z

..inspired by the book 'where the wild things are'..

★ shadow self ★

2009-12-12T14:39:00.004Z

..acrylics and pen on paper..
..this piece was featured in the publication 'Minus9Squared'..

★ ink ★

2009-08-04T20:14:00.003+01:00

..acrylics on canvas..
..this was chosen to be exhibited as part of the group
show for 'For The Love Of' -
the theme was 'change'..

★ tattooed lady ★

2009-07-22T19:38:00.004+01:00

..acrylics on canvas..

★ crude magazine ★

2009-07-09T22:25:00.004+01:00

..my first magazine feature!..
..3 pages in munster's alternative culture magazine 'crude'..

★ gwen ★

2009-07-07T23:23:00.005+01:00

..gwen stefani..
..acrylics and marker on canvas paper..
..kinda in the same style as my Amy Winehouse pic below :)..

★ clouds ★

2009-07-07T20:17:00.006+01:00

..'head in the clouds'..
..acrylics on canvas..
..with shiny stars added to her dress and as an earring :)..

...'cloud' from final fantasy VII..
..acrylics on (very large!) canvas..

★ the art walk ★

2009-06-07T22:11:00.003+01:00

...my first exhibition! as part of the art walk, river liffey boardwalk, dublin...
...a very exciting and fun day!!...
...held every weekend this summer 11am-5pm :)...

★ biker chicks ★

2009-05-19T19:09:00.003+01:00

..'where to now?'..

..acrylics and pen on canvas paper..

★ mail me art ★

2009-04-24T19:24:00.004+01:00

..my submission for the 'mail me art' project.. http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/about-the-project/

..the artists work is produced on an envelope/postcard/postal package and mailed to the address where it will hopefully be included in the publication..

..i have included the words 'empty' in their jewellery to show that there's no art inside the envelope..
..i've used acrylic copper and gold and markers on the envelope..

★ talisman ★

2009-04-08T22:42:00.004+01:00

..acrylics on canvas..
..for the illustration friday contest - topic is 'talisman'..

★ twilight twins ★

2009-03-27T21:03:00.005Z

..black ink on paper..
..for the 'illustration friday' contest - topic is 'poise'..
..one of my art deco inspired drawings..
http://rachey-roo.deviantart.com/gallery/186107

★ hearts ★

2009-03-21T17:56:00.003Z

..photograph taken on my phone..
.. i diminished the green tones in photoshop..
..heart shaped red leaves added by nature!..

★ portraits ★

2009-03-13T22:56:00.013Z

..some examples of my portraits..
..i tend to work in a 'graphic' style so they don't look like photos, but look like art..
..more examples can be seen on my deviantart page.. :)

★ inTREEcate ★

2009-03-12T18:57:00.006Z

..my submission for the 'illustration friday' contest..
..topic is 'intricate'..

★ here come the girls ★

2009-03-06T20:43:00.008Z

..chief of style..
..acrylics on canvas..

..bubblegum blonde..
..acrylics on canvas..

..pins..
..acrylics on canvas board..

..spanish girl with a tattoo..
..acrylics on canvas board..

★ retro ★

2009-03-02T16:28:00.008Z

..kitsch..
..acrylics on canvas board..

..baisers..
..acrylics on canvas board..

..sad girls..

..the birds & the bees..

..life's a beach..

..i love retro/vintage fashion and style..
..these are a few works inspired by a long gone era..

★ night of luna ★

2009-03-02T00:07:00.008Z

..a more 'graphic' print-like quality..
..acrylics on canvas..
..my representation of the cat & the moon..

★ hair raising ★

2009-03-01T21:54:00.006Z

..turn intwo..
..acrylics on canvas..

..he won her with his kiss..
..acrylics on canvas board..

..broken turquoise..
..acrylics on canvas..

..le baiser..
..acrylics on canvas board..