Thank You note

Thank you to my friends mum, Jenny, for fixing my onesie after tearing the zip with my drunken hands. It is lovely to be able to wear it again.

2011 Calendar

Hope everyone's year is full of wealth, good health and smiles.

One of those things

Maybe I could have scanned it in straight. ....Happy New Year Tom Herbert, happy new year everyone!

Oh and do google these two bands; Polar Bear and the Invisible. It will make your year better. 

A mess of telegrath wires

Hello Cup.

Christmas present for a friend that loves typewriters and tea.

Morris Minor Traveller

Here is another addition to my cushion collection, an on going project that is slowly growing. 

It's based on a very cute 1960's Morris Minor Traveller that a friend had for a while. Sadly, although they had a few successful adventures together he had to part with it so I made him one that he can keep forever, that doesn't require any servicing or road tax and makes a rather nice memento. This is the first occasion that I have hand stitched part of the design rather than drawing it on and I really like the result. I have added a pocket detail with button fastening to allow the stuffing to be removed as the cushion is machine washable inside out. Next I'm planning on having a go at plush toys in quite a similar manner as this.

A Christmas Card

Just a card I made.

Cambridge * Finale * Bike * Polo * Tournament * Poster

So this brilliant event is coming up in a few weeks time. I've been asked by the lovely men who play polo in Cambridge to design them a poster to advertise this date. In addition to this I'm working on a logo and further designs that will be made into bags and t-shirts to act as prizes for the winners. I advise anyone to tune into the bike polo culture and watch out for a tournament near you, its very engrossing and great fun to watch, never know you might pick it up yourself. 

Why stick to paper.

I enjoy applying my drawing onto all sorts of different materials, here I made an apron that I decorated with illustrations of various English trees using fabric pens. I'm aiming to come up with a design that I can then get properly printed onto aprons, to ensure the image lasts after washing and to make it possible to apply an image with delicate lines onto the fabric. At the moment the lines are a little too chunky than I'd like and texture is hard to get across with the pens I am using. I guess you could call it work in progress.

Signage, fun with typography.

Firstly..... a sign I painted for the location of a friends bike hire business in Cambridge. If you are visiting lovely Cambridge I would recommend exploring on a bicycle, do check out his website: http://www.bikehireonline.com/

Here are two notice boards I was commissioned to paint for the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse.