I was recently asked to design some products for the charity Animals Asia. These products are sold here and the profits go towards their work saving animals.
I painted illustrations of wonderful moonbears, as I really love them and can't stand the way they are farmed and treated so cruelly. I tried to show them being curious and adorable, and most of all, hopeful.
I started the project by researching and sketching moonbears, and playing with ideas on how to bring some colour and fun into the images.
I then tried out different styles and media, and picked watercolour to give the illustrations a loose, free feeling.
There's a teatowel, a tote bag and a tshirt, with different illustrations, and all available from the Animals Asia online shop.
Buy them for all your friends! Please help save the bears!