the winner is.....

and the winner is.......... suzanne carpenter whose entry comment was just ace!

thanks everyone...there will be plenty of giveaways to come!

Yojhi Yamamoto at the V and A

There is always a good reason to visit the V and A ....but come along tomorrow night when Friday Late: Yohji Yamamoto at Play takes place! It's a celebration of fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto and the exhibition about his iconic work.

There will be workshops, live performances, screenings, DJs and a bar.

I was asked to produce an illustration celebrating one of Yohji Yamamoto's creations....and on Friday at the V and A you will be able to come and screenprint your own bag with it! As well as my design you can also choose between illustrations by Abby Wright, Rosie McGuiness and Mireille Fauchon.

I Didn't See it Coming!

Time to get your desk diary/planner/post it notes/knotted hankies out! On the 15th of June at 7pm at Offshore (Gibson Street, Glasgow) we are having a premiere of the animated music video I directed for Belle and Sebastian! You are all welcome and I promise there will be puppets, bear masks and even a bear cake (hopefully)

please come along!

It's all part of Libby Walker's Art Fusion event! find out more here

soma bear giveaway!

I was asked by the lovely fiona of soma gallery to design a new tote for her! So out came the incredible balancing dancing bear and small umbrella!

You can win a tote by either by following soma on twitter and tweet "@somagallery I want to win a tote #dancingbear" . Visit soma for more details!

or I am also giving away a tote too...just leave a comment below and next friday I shall pick a lucky winner!

grafik 187

I just discovered that I had been featured (along with Bex Glover, Gemma Millie and Jenny Robins) in Grafik Magazine issue 187. Amelia Gregory nominated us all as fashion illustrators to watch!

You can read the issue here

cent / worklife

I was very pleased to be featured in two rather super publications recently. Firstly the current issue of Cent Magazine, along with other fantastic illustrators like Jack Teagle , Ben Newman and Matt Roden. The Spring/Summer issue of Cent magazine, guest edited by photographer Minnie Weisz is out mid-April. For more info please visit Cent

I also got my copy of Work/Life 2 from Uppercase. A directory full of illustration wonder from Gemma Correll, Lisa Congdon, Mia Christopher, Lab Partners.......

It's a super book check out a flip through

Work/Life 2 home movie from UPPERCASE gallery on Vimeo.

The Last Firebird

Such a special bird is soon going to be extinct! You can get your mitts on the last ever firebird concertina on Meg Hunt's Art for Japan auction on e-bay! so please bid here

and if you don't fancy a firebird then there are lots of amazing artworks to bid on....

here's a photo (thanks stuart whitton!) of the firebird as a book cover jacket at the Crowley WORDSfest 2011.