just a few other bits and bobs i've made

prints charming

i have a couple of prints available to buy for a limited time at the lovely 'prints charming' exhibition ... such a cool name don't you think! for more info go >here< or >here<
also don't forget about the soupa market this december ... because looking for christmas gifts in the supermarket can be dull ...looking for christmas gifts in the SOUPAmarket however, is anything but xD

mirror mirror ...

i've had a few mini mirrors made to sell at the market and my up and coming etsy shop ...

for more info about the christmas soupamarket have a look here, i'll be uploading some more photos of my wares soon so stay tuned ... but if you reeeally can't wait for the market and would like to buy a mini mirror this very second send me an email and i'll pop one in the post 

apologies for the poor photo quality! eak! 

a bit random but ...

i just love the backs of these labels i had made! lol

soupa excited

in my excitement for the soupamarket i have designed a new banner for the soupa blog

soupa exciting!

Well I'm very excited to say that the Soupa collective will be holding a stall at the 'All I want for Xmas' market at the Truman Brewery, filled with lots of handmade christmas goodies! ... my plans for today ... making lots of christmassy things of course!

Shrewsbury Arts Feast

I will be having some of my work displayed digitally at The Platform!

Platform is an arts and music event held on the first Thursday of each month at the Old Post Office in Shrewsbury.

This month’s event will take place on Thursday, August 6, at the Old Post Office pub on Milk Street, Shrewsbury, from 8.30pm. Admission costs £1.

pop on over!

3 in a bar

just thought i'd add a little link on here to my lovely daddy's band! they're called 3 in a bar. here are a few old (hehe!) pictures of my daddy with some of many bands he has played with throughout history! ... enjoy!

banneranner

i designed a banner for the soupa website! see it in the flesh here ....

whohub

i have just been interviewed by whohub! very exciting! if you'd like to see what i said it's all here 

soupa doupa

soupa is a creative network full of lots of ace illustrators, designers, photographers and writers ... and now i'm part of it too!!

thanks jo! 

clippings from china

thought i'd upload some of the newspaper clippings i had about the yangste river spring arts festival! i have no idea what they say - all nice things, i hope! see if you can spot 'famous artist,' 'soupa' and any 'demons'! 

click images to enlarge...

Reality. Simulation. Life.

I am taking part in the  'Reality. Simulation. Life.'exhibition that is being held in the old 'music zone' shop in Poole, next to the Dolphin shopping centre

32 Kingland Cresent, poole, dorset, BH15 1TB

work will be on display from April 28th to May 1st.

10am - 3pm

Private View: 28th April 5pm to 7pm

come take a lookseeeeee 

we love wuhan!

so, I'm back home safe and sound after my trip to China. I've caught up on my sleep and overcome the jetlag and am now ready to write a little about it... 

it was soooo ace!! literally could not have been better! 

our first 7days were spent being escorted around Wuhan City by government officials, eating lots of amazing food in many great restaurants, visiting many tourist attractions such as moon lake and the yellow crane tower, and meeting lots of lovely people. our last 2days were spent traveling to beijing and going up and down the Great Wall! fun times! 

The opening day of the exhibition welcomed around 250 people, and began with a collection of speeches from a variety of people, including government leaders of Wuhan, the exhibition organisers and the one and only Luke Waller! people were invited to paint a mural of the city whilst interviews were held for Chinese TV and radio. The exhibition itself was a mixture of english and chinese art, and ranged from traditional paintings, to sculpture, modern illustration and graphic design. It was a great success, to say the least! the work stayed on show for 4 days and in that time around 20,000 people came to see it!  

The art exhibition was not the only contribution the english made towards the Yangste river spring arts festival, The Demon Barber Roadshow laid on a spectacular performance of traditional Folk music, with clog, rapper and morris dancing! not only was their show lively and energetic ... but they are THE loveliest people ever!! along side 'the Demons' on stage were a selection of chinese performers who were of course, amazing. some fantastic examples of traditional chinese music and dance that were beautifully performed, some by dancers aged only 12! i was far too clumsy when i was twelve to be doing any sort of elegant dancing! amazing! 

all in all it was a fantastic, once in a lifetime experience that i am so pleased i could be a part of! i'd just like to say a huge great big thank you to everyone who attended the Yangste River Spring Arts Festival, and all who helped out to make it possible! and also a special thank you to our lovely new friends we made along the way - our super lovely translator Emma, fab tour guide Cherri, Bobby Chow, Little John, Lily, Derek our bus driver, and of course the demon barbers! you made the trip unforgettable! xx 

jetlag is a pain in my bum

Have just arrived home from my amazing travels around china! I am in dire need of sleep right now, so will post a proper review of the exhibition and our trip soooooon (when my brain is able to function normally) here is a little photo of all the english contributors ...

中英海报

this little fellow just arrived in my inbox ... it's for the wuhan exhibition... my name in chinese teheee

exhibition

i'm SO totally excited at the moment!! I have been asked to produce some work for The Yangste River Spring Arts Festival in Jiang'an District of Wuhan City in China!! My work will be on show from 15th April for a few days, so if you happen to be around go take a looksee! Other contributors include Luke Waller, Jason Lear, Amy Palmer and Alex Dalton. So, as well as being super excited about the trip i am also super busy, getting my work ready and such. I will be sure to post a review and photos of our antics in china when i am back...  

tweet tweet

so i'm on twitter now, still learning how to use it ... i'm sure i'll pick it up, as i am rather nosey!

nostalgia

whilst i was visiting my parents we had a rummage in the loft and found loads of my work books from primary school! very funny indeed, especially seeing that all my 'writing' books were full of drawings! also we found a radio clip of me when i was 6 - so so funny! you can listen to it here!

la de da

so, I have been a bit naughty over the past few weeks and haven't been doing any work - oops! i spent a lovely bit of time visiting my family in the midlands, and more recently i have had a much less lovely time having my wisdom teeth removed... not fun at all. so i thought i should post something on here as i haven't in a while, here's one of the drawings i'm working on for my website xxx

oh deer

the green thing

The time has finally come ... 

January 29th, 2pm on the paved area around the Hospital Club, 

24 Endell Street ...

The Green Thing's paper plane protest is happening! 

Come along to catch your very own limited edition print (contributors include Dinos Chapman, Emma Thompson, James Blunt and ME!)  they will be flying their way down from the upper terrace in the form of a paper planes! how very exciting!  For more info click here! 

3in a bed

a little image from my sketchbook for a project im currently working on....

i am

procrastinating 

paper planes

here's a paper plane i made for dothegreenthing.com as part of their stay grounded campaign - a protest to encourage people to avoid booking or taking a flight if they can. their site has loads of ace (and easy) ways you can lead a greener life, why not try a few!