fifty

as of last night, there are fifty people following this blog. what a good number! hello to you all. i think you're all super.

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lenka clayton/james price

sunday roast

william edmonds is one quarter of nous vous, & i like nous vous, but i'm just focusing on william edmonds here. will's work has a perfect combination of colour, greys, & white space. i love his recent illustrations that appeared in nous vous' 'heavy bones' show, which seem to focus on rituals & symbols of sorts. good stuff.

mr ian turner is brilliant. i love his work, the line & colours & subjects. it makes me happy whenever he makes new things.

i found these awesome ceramic screen-prints by alanna scott. i really like the pattern that continuously appears in her work, & the different things she applies her illustrations to: windows, jam jars, cork, textiles. awesome.

outtake

things appear to have been quiet, but that's because they've been the complete opposite. work has been busy, three exhibitions opened on saturday, & that's probably the least of it. i'm trying to sort out holidays, i can't imagine how good it'll be to just stop doing everything for a few days. my mental to-do list is huge, illustration-wise.  i've been drawing & making but everything i've done is for something i'm putting together, so all you get to see is the above outtake. so many little things build up to being so much, but i wouldn't have it any other way.

banner

the lovely reuben of reubenmiller asked if i'd make him a blog banner for the month of july, & of course i said yes. et voila! thanks reuben!

sunday roast

robert hunter makes lovely work, filling it up with colours & textures. lots of leaves & trees, excellent.

sarah blick uses sewing to create graphics & illustration, as well as others things, with cute & colourful results. the above image is the cover of a book of some of her work, i like the simplicity & pattern.

i found danna ray on design for mankind a while ago, & i'm so glad i did, her work is quite beautiful, & makes me want to paint again. i think i'm definitely going to have to purchase a print, but i don't know how i'll choose!

88mph

you probably guessed already, but i love illustration. so whenever i hear of any illustrative escapades happening around where i live, it's pretty exciting. some illustration students at the art college i went to are putting together some zines, & a batch of the second issue was hand-delivered to my workplace today (i was left a copy of the first on my desk a few weeks back, as someone knew i'd like it). titled 88mph, it's a collection of their work, & they're nicely designed & made. i hope to see more in future.

twine & tunes

i'd been looking for some of this baker's twine for a little while, & was super pleased to come across birdhaven on etsy, who not only sells exactly what i wanted, but also donates money from each person's purchase to an animal charity. awesome. 

i don't talk about music on here much (i don't think?), but - & this will sound ridiculous - i've been meaning to get around to listening to the band meursault for the past few years (i know someone who likes them, & planned to check them out). well, i finally purchased their album 'pissing on bonfires/kissing with tongues' last night, & i really regret not doing so sooner! very much recommended. there's even a couple of downloads on there if you fancy a test-listen.

deciding