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Is it an homage? A parody? Just some thing that I drew? I’m not even sure myself, but enjoy.
I’M NO BETTER AT THIS, THAN YOU ARE
February 8, 2012HELL OF A LIFE
February 4, 2012
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PART 3
January 30, 2012
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TWO BROKE GIRLS (AND THEIR CUPCAKES)
January 18, 2012For anyone who has seen the T.V. show Two Broke Girls, you will know it is about two young women (one a former trust fund heiress) who are struggling to get by in NY and dream of starting a cupcake business.
Well, having watched the endless scenes of Max (one of the characters,) baking and selling red velvet and coconut coffee (to name a few) cupcakes, I’ve become a bit obsessed with the need to eat and draw them. Also I found an amazing pink neon fine liner pen in the street and it seems to work well with something as froofy as cupcakes.
Enjoy my latest obsession!
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2012 THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT (Obsession In Green)
January 14, 2012So I got involved in the amazing Sketchbook Project, which is based out of the Brooklyn Art Library. They send sketchbooks to the winning organisations (e.g. art schools,) and the participants (students) fill in the sketchbooks with original works. They then send them back to the U.S., where they are sent on an international exhibition!
Sadly I didn’t get to fill up every page, but here are some of the highlights:
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Here’s the tour date list. If you’re in the area go see my book in the flesh!
- Brooklyn, NYApril 14th-30th
Brooklyn Art Library
103A N. 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11249 - Chicago, IL
May 3rd-5th
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615 - Portland, OR
May 11th-13th
The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel
1022 SW Stark St
Portland, OR - Vancouver, Canada
May 15th-16th
W2 Media Cafe
111 W Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC - Los Angeles, CA
May 24th-26th
iam8bit
2147 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA - San Francisco, CA
June 2nd-June 23rd
Pop-Up Shop
- Greater Boston Area
July 6th-8th
LynnArts
25 Exchange Street
Lynn, MA - Portland, ME
July 11th-14th
SPACE Gallery
538 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101 - Toronto, Canada
July 18th-22nd
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W
Toronto, ON
- Philadelphia, PA
Aug 23rd-25th
The Painted Bride
co-presented with InLiquid
230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 - Atlanta, GA
Aug 29th – Sept 1st
MASS Collective
364 Nelson St. SW
Atlanta, GA - Austin, TX
September 8th-16th
Co-Lab Project Space
613 Allen St.
Austin, TX - Melbourne, Australia
November 10th-25th
NGV Studio
Federation Square
Russell & Flinders Sts
Melbourne - London, England
COFFEE
January 9, 2012
CONTINUED FROM PART 1
January 4, 2012
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Part 3 coming soon. Suggestions for an ending welcome! (This is an old comic I drew years ago, but never found a satisfactory ending. When this is done I’ll start a more recent ongoing serial, I promise.)
AGDA POSTER ANNUAL
December 27, 2011I received this beautiful book from AGDA (the Australian Graphic Design Association) just before Christmas. A pretty nice early present!
YEN/ TONI & GUY COMPETITION
December 19, 2011So this is my entry for the Yen emerging female artists competition. Sadly it didn’t make the cut, (I think there were some screen colour issues- live and learn) but I think it’s worth sharing. Enjoy!
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TEXTY
December 1, 2011My Aunt kindly sent me this as she knows I like to use text a lot in my work. Obviously the exhibition date has passed, but it’s a nice chance to show off the work of Angela Cavalieri; we obviously share a love of using words in our art.
SEA FREAKTURES
November 29, 2011
Looking at a recent edition of IDN I found the work of Tiffany Bozic very inspiring. Her beautiful works of sea creatures reminded me of a sketch I made some time ago; it was inspired by old-style scientific illustrations of deep-sea life. (See below.)
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And this is the Bozic piece that reminded me of my sketch… so detailed and rich!
FREE CONDOM PROJECT
November 15, 2011Discovered these as I was passing through the city today.
This beautiful packaging is for the Free Condom Project, details here.
My personal favourite is the one by Kill Pixie. (Top right.) Feel free to post your favourites in the comments!
ART EVERYWHERE YOU ARE
November 8, 2011
PART ONE
November 5, 2011This is an unnamed comic serial I drew many years ago. I like to think my illustration skills have improved a lot since then- it’s nice to go back and see all the things you could’ve done better.
Anyhow, I thought I’d share it with you, I hope you like it. I’ll be posting bits and pieces over the next few weeks.
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ART & DESIGN
November 1, 2011Found this blog that might be worth a look if you’re looking for inspiration:
TOKYO DESIGN FESTA VOLUME 34
October 30, 2011So it’s nearly Design Festa time in Tokyo again, as shown by this magnificent poster. If you’re going to be in the Big Sight area I highly recommend going, as I went a few years ago and it was a fantastic experience.
I was hoping to book out a table for volume 34 this year, but just got too busy… If it happens for me next year you will certainly know about it!
J: この壮大なポスターが示すように、それはほぼ、再び東京でのフェスタの時間を設計している。あなたがビッグサイトの領域におくつもりなら、私は数年前に行って、それは素晴らしい経験だったと私は非常に、行くことをお勧めします。
私は、ボリューム34、今年のためのテーブルを予約することを望んではなく、あまりにも忙しくなっていた…それは来年私のために発生した場合には、確かにそれについて知ることができます！
THE OFFICE
October 27, 2011
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KANYE WEST IN AUSTRALIA
October 20, 2011In honour of the fact that Kanye West is coming out for the Big Day Out, here’s some typography:
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SEMI-PERMANENT & AFTER PARTY 2011
October 16, 2011
CREATE DESIGN AWARDS
October 12, 2011
Some images from the night I quickly snapped with my phone. I was shortlisted in the typography section of the Create Design Awards. It was an amazing night out at the Forum, with dancing comedians, DJ’s, loads of free hooch, but most importantly, amazing design work by people at the top of their game. Still honoured to have been shortlisted!
