I spent today working on a design for Made In The Now. It’s a wonderful concept; each morning at 8.30am, a few news headlines are put up for voting. Then the winning article is turned into a t-shirt which is for sale till tomorrow’s article. Pretty nifty idea. So here’s my design for September 13th. You got 24 hours to purchase this bad boy, and then it’s GAWN.
Ok, so there’s a show tonight that I’ll be taking part in. It’s hosted by the wonderful people at Silo and Strutten. Looks like it’ll be a fun night. Same night as Riverfire though, so crowds are gonna be pretty brutal around Brisbane.
I’ve got a new poster to show you, it’s for the last Emerge night of the year.
Consider the next image a ‘B-side’ of sorts… The anatomy and proportions are annoying the hell outa me, so it’s been scrapped. Wanted to share it with you anyway.
Also, here’s a photo from Lucky Duck’s wonderful Sunday evening.
Finally, some time over the next month I’ll be clearing my storeroom, and giving away a few artist proofs and originals. To find out when this is happening, keep an eye on my facebook page.
I’ve been taking it easy over the last couple of weeks. It’s been really nice to spend quality time with some quality people. And now I’m feeling all recharged and ready to rock out. Even managed to fit in a couple more things before the month is up.
I’ll be drawing on Lucky Duck Espresso’s tables with friends and foes, on Sunday the 28th. It’s shaping up to be a rad afternoon.
Also, Design Montage were kind enough to interview me recently. You can check out the result here.
I’ve also been invited to join a few more group shows over the next couple of months. Stay tuned for more info and sneak previews.
Just wanted to share a couple of photos of Comb Artspace. Thanks to Alicia for bringing a camera along. I think the art is up for the rest of the month, so if you’re on the Gold Coast, stop in for a coffee and a leer. Definitely gonna keep an eye on Comb, they’ve got some rad things planned for their new space.
I’m gonna keep this reaaal short, but I wanted to tell you all that Kylie Spear and I have a heap of prints going into Comb Artspace this Friday night. Might be the last time I have stuff on show this year (but don’t hold me to that).
My God.. what a busy month it’s been. And I’ve still got two hectic weeks till I can relax. But hey, I’m having an absolute blast. So where to start?
First up! I got to create a poster for two of my favourite bands. This was a collab. with the uber-talented Davros, and you’ll be seeing more poster stuff from this guy in the near future.
Earlier in the month I got to speak at Brisbane’s Pecha Kucha night. It was a great night, and the other speakers had some amazing work on show. Unforutnately I can’t remember much else about the night. It’s all a nervous blur. The Powerhouse bar mixes a damn fine Gin and Tonic though.
Next up was the BADC showcase, you can find photos of the night here. I don’t wanna repeat myself, but it was another night full of awesome work, and rad people. Brisbane (and the Gold Coast) just keeps surprising me with the amount of talent and creative energy.
Then there was the Wallflowers show, put on by Holly Leonardson. She’s got a few photos of the night up on her Flickr page. I always like having stuff on show at Bleeding Heart Gallery. It’s a beautiful old Queenslander style building and they do great coffee.
Sprinkl was the next big night, and I was doing a drawing challenge with Kalin Thompson (yes, that guy). You can see some progress shots over on the Sprinkl facebook page. Well, somehow I ended up winning the challenge, so a big thankyou to everyone who voted for me, and a very special internet high-five to the Salt crew for putting on such a fun night as always. Sprinkl is definitely my favourite design meet-up, and you should keep your eye out for the next one.
So that’s about where I’m up to… next up is the ETCC Remix exhibition at Shooting Gallery. I’m spending the weekend putting the finishing touches on my piece, and I’m really excited to be involved in this show. You can find out all the info at the FB event page. Actually, that same night some friends of mine are also having a show at Bleeding Heart.
And then FINALLY… on August 11th, I’ll be sharing Comb Gallery’s new space with Marie Ellis OAM finalist, Kylie Spear. More on this to come though.
And that’s about it for now. Time to get back to work.
Wallflowers is next week. Little sneak previews have been popping up on facebook from some of the artists and it’s looking pretty rad. I’ve also noticed that my pile of lineart is getting a bit out of control, so if you can find me on the night, and can beat me in rock paper scissors*, you can have one of the line drawings.
I’ve also made a facebook page. I’m a bit burnt out by this whole social networking thing but I know a few people like to use it to find out what I’m up to, so I’ll make sure this new page is kept up to date.
And that’s about it for now. I’m gonna head on down to the markets for olives and filone, then get straight back into inking and colouring.
*It’ll be best-of-three and I’ll only have a couple of drawings on me, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.
I’ve locked myself away for the month of July. No facebook, booze or adventure times till I get all this work out of the way. I did want to share a little sneak preview for the Wallflowers exhibition. It’s been really fun exploring the characters which were originally just designed for the flyer. When I prepare for a show like this I start out by drawing as many ideas and concepts as I can and then whittle it down to the best few. So you might see all of these on opening night, you might see a completely different bunch
I also wanna tell you about the Sprinkl Design-Off that I’ll be taking part in. It’ll be me versus Kalin Thompson, as we battle over a couple of giant canvases for 90 minutes. I’m definitely gonna need to bring my A-game, the guy’s got some mad skills. If you’re in Brisbane on the 21st, pop on down to New Farm and check it out.
I’ll probably be posting more work-in-progress stuff throughout the month, so stay tuned for more updates.
Thanks to everyone who came along to Mixer Night on wednesday. I had such a fun time hanging out with all of you.
So if you head on over to the website, you’ll notice a brand new Shop page. I’ve finally gotten my act together and organised prints for sale. There’s just one for sale at the moment, while I test everything out. And it’s a pretty special one too.
All profits from the sale of this print go to a Brisbane organisation which is doing some amazing work in the fight against child trafficking and exploitation. You can check them out by clicking here.
You can also view the Mixer Night prints at Vinyl Bar till the 3rd of July. After that I’ll be adding the remaining stock to the online shop.
I’m keeping myself busy with more posters. Here’s some new stuff for the week.
To those of you coming along to the Mixer Night, I look forward to having a drink with you!
Also, tomorrow I’ll be spilling the beans on a secret project, after I sober up. So check back in the morning(ish).
