THE WEEK IN WEIRD NEWS 14

STUFFED AINMAL MISSING AFTER BEING LAUNCHED INTO SPACE BY U.K. STUDENTS

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THE WEEK IN WEIRD NEWS 12

DOUGHNUT STUFF WITH XANAX DELIVERED TO SCHOOL

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CHALK MURAL COMMISSION

LAST MONTH I HAD THE PLEASURE OF DESIGNING AND ILLUSTRATING A CHALK WALL MURAL FOR A FRIEND'S NEW NURSERY. I'VE NEVER REALLY DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE (USING CHALK AND ON SUCH A LARGE SCALE) SO WAS A BIT TERRIFIED, BUT PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE RESULT! HOPING TO DO MORE OF THIS SORT OF COMMISSION WHEN I HAVE TIME :D

CREATIVE CV BRANDING

SOME ASSETS I ILLUSTRATED EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR USE ON BRANDING (CV, BUSINESS CARD, WEBSITE ETC) FOR A CLIENT SETTING UP BUSINESS AS A COSTUME DESIGNER FOR FILM AND TV.

BBC RADIO 4: TWIN PEAKS DOCUMENTARY

BBC RADIO 4 JUST RELEASED A DOCUMENTARY CELEBRATING THE INFLUENCE AND LEGACY OF TWIN PEAKS - I WAS HONOURED AND SUPER STOKED TO BE ASKED TO PROVIDE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE BBC IPLAYER ONLINE CONTENT! TWIN PEAKS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SHOWS OF ALL TIME, SO ALTHOUGH IT WAS A BIG JOB I HAD LOTS OF FUN RESEARCHING FOR THE PROJECT (I.E. WATCHING BACK TO BACK TWIN PEAKS EPISODE ALL OVER AGAIN) AND WORKING ON IT. BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE WORK I PRODUCED, FULL SET ON MY WEBSITE. I'D ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FANTASTIC BBC RADIO 4 DOC, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO HERE.

PULITZER

POSTER I ILLUSTRATED FOR A FILM BY THE SUPER TALENTED RILEY JAMES.

DEATH CAFE

POSTER I ILLUSTRATED RECENTLY FOR A FRIEND'S DEATH CAFE EVENT.

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'ARIZONA MAN ARRESTED AFTER TRYING TO SHOOT THE MOON'

FINISHED RECENT COMMISSION FOR MY FRIENDS, FEATURING THEIR DOGS LEMMY, MORRISSEY AND CHINO <3

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION FOR THE SKINNY NORTH WEST

 

NEW EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION FOR THE JULY ISSUE OF THE SKINNY NW MAGAZINE, OUT NOW AND ONLINE HERE.

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DUKE'S PAWTRAIT UNVEILING AT BETTY AND BUTCH

I WAS HONORED TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAINT THE EVER MAJESTIC AND HANDSOME DUKE, wHO BELONGS TO THE OWNERS OF BETTY AND BUTCH, A QUIRKY LITTLE DOG BOUTIQUE IN CHORLTON,SOUTH MANCHESTER. LOVELY SPREAD PUT ON FOLLOWED BY A MOVING SPEECH BY OWNER ANGEL, PICTURED HERE WITH ME AT THE IN STORE UNVEILING LAST NIGHT - I'M TOTALLY OVERWHELMED BY THEIR RESPONSE AND HAPPY ABOUT HOW PLEASED THEY ARE WITH THE PIECE, MANY THANKS TO THEM XXX

PET PAWTRAITS RE-LAUNCH

RECENTLY COMMISSIONED PET PAWTRAIT I CREATED FEATURING DUKE,  DOGGY OF THE OWNERS OF BETTY AND BUTCH'S DOG BOUTIQUE IN CHORLTON (2014)

NOW TAKING ORDERS ALL YEAR ROUND FOR MY PET PAWTRAIT SERVICE! MORE INFO HERE.

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PORTFOLIO UPDATES

 

'ROSE GARDEN'. FIRST IN A SERIES OF NEW PORTFOLIO PIECES/POTENTIAL GREETINGS CARD DESIGN IDEAS, MORE TO FOLLOW.

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RECENT CONCEPT ART

 

I'M TRYING TO GET INTO THE HABIT OF PLANNING WORK BEFORE JUST LAUNCHING STRAIGHT IN TO THE FINAL FINISHED PIECE... SO THIS IS A ROUGH FOR SOME  CONCEPT ART I'LL BE PRODUCING FOR AN UPCOMING INDEPENDENT FILM ABOUT PLAGUE DOCTORS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FILM'S DARK, ATMOSPHERIC FEEL AND THE ICONIC PLAGUE DOCTOR COSTUME HAVE ME PRETTY EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON THIS BUT I ALSO QUITE LIKE THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS INITIAL ROUGH IMAGE, ROUGHS AND PLANNING ARE DEFINITELY THE WAY FORWARD!

MARI XMAS

THANKS TO RELENTLESS MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT SEEMS THAT CHRISTMAS IS ALREADY UPON US ?!? IN A BID TO GET INTO THE SPIRIT IN MY OWN WAY I'VE STARTED DESIGNING SOME POTENTIAL CHRISTMAS CARDS FEATURING LESSER-KNOWN SEASONAL THEMES AND CHARACTERS. THIS ONE IS INSPIRED BY A FUN AND CREEPY SOUNDING WELSH/PAGAN LUCK BRINGING CEREMONY PERFORMED BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR, THE MARI LWYD. 

CREATIVE BOOM FEATURE

MY WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED ON CREATIVE BOOM! I'M PROPER MADE UP ABOUT THIS - SUCH A BRILLIANT SITE FOR CHAMPIONING CREATIVE PRACTICE - CHECK IT OUT IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, LOTS OF INTERESTING ARTS AND CULTURE ARTICLES AND DESIGN INSPIRATION.

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NEW CV

CV FRONT COVER (EXCUSE MY GROSS, GRUBBY, INK-STAINED FINGERS!)

INSIDE CONTACT DETAILS

CV BACK COVER

PACKAGED SET

A SNEAK PEAK OF MY RECENTLY REDESIGNED CV'S.

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NEW SELF PROMO WORK

SPENT THIS MORNING REDESIGNING MY CV/SELF PROMO STUFF  HERE IS A SNEAK PEAK OF SOME OF WHAT I CAME UP WITH - I'LL POST THE FINISHED WORK WHEN I'M DONE, I'M ALSO HAVING A RE-THINK ABOUT THE BUSINESS CARD DESIGN I PREVIOUSLY POSTED...MIGHT CHANGE THE COLOUR PALETTE AND DEFINITELY THE FONT.

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HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS

UNFORTUNATELY I'M GOING TO BE A BIT SKINT THIS HALLOWEEN, SO JUST BEEN TRYING TO COME UP WITH COSTUME DESIGN IDEAS WHICH WILL BE CHEAP AND EASY BUT STILL GOOD.

I'VE WANTED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO FRIDA KAHLO BY WAY OF COSTUME FOR A WHILE SO WAS THINKING I COULD MAYBE TENUOUSLY LINK HER IN WITH THE FESTIVE SEASON...?

CLASSIC 'ZOMBIE FRIDA' WITH PET MONKEY/DEER?

OR MAYBE 'FRIDA OF THE DEAD'? THOUGH THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT I WORE LAST YEAR...

HMMM... NOT SURE IF EITHER OF THESE LOOKS WILL CUT IT YET BUT I'LL BE SURE TO POST PICTURES WHATEVER I CHOOSE, CAN'T WAIT!

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ODD BAR EXHIBITION

A FEW PHOTOS FROM MY EXHIBITION LAUNCH THE OTHER NIGHT.... 

     ZACK ESTERHUIZEN OF PERKY PAIR      DESIGN AND ANIMATION (FAR RIGHT)

THE WORK IN SITU @ ODD BAR NORTHERN QUARTER

MOSS AND TONYA

JACK AND MAX

TONYA AND ME

WAS A REALLY GOOD TURN OUT IN THE END, I THINK BETWEEN 20 - 30 OF MY FRIENDS CAME SO THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT DOWN! ALSO I WOULD RECOMMEND ODD BAR TO ANY ARTISTS/ ILLUSTRATORS WHO HAVE WORK THEY'D LIKE TO EXHIBIT THAT'S PERHAPS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A GALLERY SPACE-  IT'S USUALLY PRETTY EASY TO SELL THINGS THERE, THEY HELP TO PROMOTE YOUR STUFF AND THROW IN A FEW BOTTLES OF WINE ON THE LAUNCH NIGHT, BONUS!

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