flatpack this thursday!

If you are near Birmingham this thursday then please come along to see me and Jazz supremo Kit Downes (Kit Downes, piano, Calum Gourlay, bass, James Maddren, drums, James Allsopp, bass clarinet, Lucy Railton, cello) in our live animated jazz adventure - Animation and Improvisation!

Part of the Flatpack festival. The event takes place at the Birmingham and Midland Institute at 19:30. With a special thank-you to Birmingham Jazz!

Amelia's House for Shelter

photos courtesy of Amelia Gregory

I was asked by Amelia Gregory of Amelia's Magazine to help out on a very special house! Me and 5 other 'amelia's' illustrators (Thereza Rowe (first floor right) Emma Block (first floor middle) Antonia Parker (first floor left) Natsuki Otani (ground floor left) and Yelena Bryksenvova (ground floor right) all collaborated on a piece of work for Shelter's 'Up My Street' exhibition.

I put my architectural skills to work (watch out Grand Designs!) as myself and Amelia designed the layout of the house. I then illustrated the attic, the roof and the front door.

The 'Up My Street' exhibition takes place at the Coningsby Gallery in the West End of London and features amazing artists such as Julian Opie, Grayson Perry, Anthony Gormley, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Giles Deacon, Bob and Roberta Smith and Miles Aldridge. We were all delighted that our 'house' has been used on the Shelter website and was also featured in the Metro newspaper!

There is a silent auction tonight....fingers crossed our house raises lots of money and finds a happy home too!

Spring Fling!

my cover designs for the Spring Fling brochure! Spring Fling is Scotland's premiere open studio event. You can download a copy of the brochure here

and if you like my illustrations you can buy a limited edition poster (above) here

LFW

some images for LFW! Mary Katrantzou for Ameila's Magazine

DVF hands print dress

Its london fashion week...but here's something from the runway a couple of weeks ago...the DVF hands print dress!

Roar!

I just finished doing another greetings card design....this time a happy/sad lion. He is happy on the front of your card and sad on the back....I'll show some photos as soon as he is back from the printers!

Giveaway Winner!

sorry for the long wait everyone! my only excuse is the dreaded flu!

my winner is Mrs Portswood (Catherine @hepvintage) who suggested that the birds are carrying amazing hats with fine feather plumes!

"Clearly the envelopes are carrying orders for splendid hats which the birds fashion from their unwanted feathers in their nest ateliers. The packages are the hats themselves on their way to the customers."