Halloween

I have been busy these past few days creating an illustration for the DEAD GOOD exhibition in Leeds on Halloween. Or is it 'Hallowe'en'? Probably not important.
Anyway, I tried to think of creepy ideas, but ended up doing one about ghosts; more specifically the ghost of a little boy's Grandad who has come to tuck him in after a night of learning magic and eating candy. So basically, after thinking I might do something a little weird, I ended up doing something rather twee.

The exhibition will be hosting artworks from the likes of Jack Teagle, Matt Saunders, Luke Pearson, Owen Davey, Gemma Correll and many more. It's at the Test Space in Leeds, on, erm, Halloween.

Images 35 Exhibition

On thursday night, I attended the Images 35 private view at the Bankside Gallery in London. If you are not satisfied with taking my word for it, here is a picture of me happy as can be with my free beer and my framed illustration.

I was very happy to be exhibiting alongside such a talented crop of people, which included Zara Picken (seen above my work), David Hughes, Phil Wrigglesworth, Christiane Engel, Ben Steers and many more.

Below are some of my favourites from the exhibition.

The Totems Are Coming Home

Recently, I was contacted by Lisa from inkygoodness and asked if I could contribute an image to an exhibition of their Character Totem project. Having recently been to Berlin, the exhibition- featuring totems designed by very talented illustrators and designers including McBess, Matt Saunders and Toy Factory to name but a few- is now coming back to the UK for a short stint at the Zellig Gallery in Birmingham. The exhibition will be opening to the public on Thursday 21st July.

Along with life size totems such as the one designed by Toy Factory (above), there will be live drawing from Matt Saunders, Kris Jones and Crim Collective, the exclusive launch of AMMO #7, live music, stalls and most importantly of all, BEER!

I was asked to create a piece of art based on the totem theme. Above is a preview of the print, an adaptation of a piece I did earlier in the year for the Publisher's Club 'Totummy' zine. I wanted the image to be taller and more colourful, so I devised a colourful grid-like structure.

More images will be uploaded nearer the time of the exhibition as well as photographs from the opening night. But for now, here are the event details. Hope to see you there!