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Live Illustration at The Lord Mayor's Charity Shopping Event
Browns teamed up with York's Lord Mayor & Civic Party to host an exclusive evening of shopping, pampering and socialising in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Keep Your Pet and the Refugee Action York Charity.
We were thrilled to be invited to spend an evening browsing the latest SS18 fashion collections, see beauty demonstrations and, of course, illustrate lovely customers. We attended the event to gift guests with their own bespoke portraits and enhance their experience of the evening.
Buttercrumble Illustrates at Women in Sport Conference North
We were delighted to be invited to the fourth Women in Sport Conference North, which took place on the 16th March at BBC MediaCityUK in Salford. It was an amazing celebration for women in the sporting industry and we felt empowered listening to their stories.
Complimentary Consultancy Sessions This Spring
The importance of design is clear. It helps businesses to reach the right audience through communicating their message clearly. We can equip you with all the design know-how you'll need to ensure the right people stop and take notice with our complimentary consultancy sessions.
John Lewis Live Christmas Illustration Tour
It's been an exciting time at the Buttercrumble HQ. After illustrating at John Lewis in November, we are pleased to announce we'll be returning with an 11-day Christmas Illustration Tour. Over December, we will be visiting John Lewis' northern stores to capture customers in cute portrait form. We want to invite YOU into Moz the Monster’s world through illustration which sparks the imagination. Together, we will be creating the perfect festive atmosphere through live illustration in-store.
Live Portrait Illustration at John Lewis
Earlier this November, we had the pleasure of performing live illustration at John Lewis' flagship store in Leeds. It was a joy to create customer portraits in a beautiful retail setting as part of John Lewis' Christmas Shopping Event. We were certainly feeling festive by the end of the evening!
Little Monsters Join The Little Bookshop
It was a ghoulish delight to collaborate with some little monsters at The Little Bookshop last month. To celebrate Halloween we hosted a spooky workshop where we helped local children to develop their drawing skills and create a portrait that captured their scary alter-ego on paper. It was so much fun to add an eerie twist to our drawings.

This year, we showcased at Creative UK’s annual showcase at Kings Place, London. The Big Summit offered VIPs, investors and policymakers an opportunity to witness the benefits of our thriving creative sector in the UK. We all came together to celebrate (and loved every minute of it).