at last! here is the result of 3 months toil at the printmakers. I've been wanting to print this for over 3 years and it feels really great to have it done. all in all there were 34 layers to print separately and 32 colours to get juuuuuuuust right. I started working on 100 sheets of paper with the fear I'd end up with an edition of 5 or something but actually it went surprisingly well and despite my over-critical eye I managed to get a final cut of 75.

I'm selling them over at my new shop for £165 +p&p. please note I'm waiting for a delivery of extra wide tubes so there may be a slight delay posting any orders received the next few days. all other prints can still be found on Etsy.

slowly slowly...



catchy monkey.

11 down...




23 to go...

halcyon days...

A halcyon (pronounced /ˈhælsiən/) is a mythical bird—often identified as a kingfisher—said to breed in a floating nest at sea during the winter solstice, during which time it charms the wind and waves into calm.





here's the final result of the re-work (remember this) of an image I originally did for Canon Blue. it is an edition of 100, signed, numbered, archival - all the usual... for a limited time it's only $15 (about £10) +p&p

:)

hello world!

so... my advice to you all is never to drink anything near your computer. EVER! I learnt that computer manufacturers are f*****s - it really should not cost more to replace a new component than to get a whole new machine should it? ANYWAY. I have a new one winging it's way to me and will be back to full computer/internet usage soon (and yes, catching up with Mad Men)... hurra!

In other news, I have been busy printing. 5 colours/animals down on the large version of Congeries (only 29 to go then...) and after a few trials, tribulations and yes, probably some tears, I finally managed to get the Sea Lion finished. it's possible I'll do him again at some point sans l'eau, but for now there's 20 wet ones up for grabs...



all in all there's 6 layers. 50x50cm on 300gsm archival paper. signed, numbered and all that and about £30 +p&p on etsy...

I've become quite stoic about things going wrong for me recently - I realise that compared to a lot of people my life is really pretty wonderful... I'll be donating £5 from the sale of each Sea Lion print (and 10% of all other prints) bought throughout August and September to Pakistan.

big thanks to Russell and Julie at Analogue Books for inviting me to be a part of their Turn Up the Colour group show and for doing such a good job! (Russell has mad skills with coloured tape). the show is running now until the end of August and is a must see if you are in / close by / visiting Edinburgh anytime soon. once everybody else has uploaded photos from last night's preview I'll be stealing some and posting them here. soon!

and nearly forgot... my prints are £30 and can be purchased in-store at Analogue or direct from my shop :)

why yello...







coming soon!

on this thursday last year I first saw Edinburgh. I came up for the launch of (the decidely awesome) We Are the Friction at Analogue Books and to stay with Jez and Lizzy who proved to be the finest hosts... so fine that I ended up boarding another train and taking root on their living floor just a couple of weeks later (and they promptly learnt their lesson).

a year later and I'm a fully fledged Edinburgher, a frequent but not permanent feature of the BurrowsStewart residence and a contributer to another show at Analogue, namely this...



I'm honoured to be a part of that myriad and excited to be showing a new print. below is a sneaky taster which is all you're getting until the show previews next Fri. if you are in / close to / visiting Edinburgh on the 30th or at anytime during August, be sure to visit the best book shop there ever was and see a whole host of greatness adorning their freshly painted walls.

forecast...



I am most definitely making things in shade these days but I promise to be nice and sunny if you visit me on Saturday at the Summertime Hop... I'll be there with the fine company of Lizzy Stewart selling a selection of prints and cards including a new small print of Congeries in green for just £8! and for those who won't be able to make it to the fair it will be in my shop at that price until Sunday evening.

Halcyon...



I'm re-working my Canon Blue image for a print. this is the pencil before I go over it all again in pen...

1/7

variation on a theme...


here's something I've been working on, not sure he's 100% there yet but he's close I think. if all goes well I'll start screen printing him tomorrow... I'm crossing things.

biscuits...



I made a new smaller version of Mr. Lion. for a limited time he is just £10 (roughly) and with FREE postage too!

I have two other offers on right now too... you can get the Rabbit screenprint with the small Mr. Lion print for $30 (roughly £20)plus p+p and I am giving 2 pack of cards with every Oh! Deer gocco.

these offers are running until the 27th June.
:)

messin' aboot...



i've spent the morning getting to grip with my bamboo pad (there's a sea lion somewhere there) and watching this video (thanks to Mr. Sanderson, my newest proferer of musical treats)...

I've been getting some old films developed. this is Alfie. he's the closest I've ever come to having my own dog and I miss him. Alfie's talents include getting people to give him treats - he has the 'woe is me' look nailed. he likes to chew the faces off his toys - rips the eyes out and leaves a trail of stuffing all over the floor. if he hasn't seen you in a while he gets so excited he pees a little.

this Saturday!


I'm going to be representing Lizzy and selling a few things myself. plus I get the fine company of Miss Lindsay Grime for the day, who'll also be selling her wares. brilliant. hope to see you there!

coco-loco!


on Sunday, Lizzy and I put up this window display for Coco of Bruntsfield (my local/best in the world chocolate shop)... taking their Tattoo themed chocolate box as our inspiration we went all 1920's tattoo crazy. Lizzy made Claude (the most dashing tattooed man I've ever known) and I had an altercation with a swallow - we slept on it, reached an understanding in the morning and all became good...


p.s. working for a chocolate shop pays good dividends!
p.p.s seriously. BEST chocolate shop!
p.p.p.s. thanks to Kirsten for inviting us :)

ce soir!



there's a People of Print exhibition opening in Paris and somehow I snuck in at the last minute... the opening is tonight! so if you are a Parisian or are lucky to be there right now you might like to head over to Montmatre later and look at some art - there's seems to be some pretty great stuff ... find out more about it here iamperdu.blogspot.com and on the Book or read this...

6-16 Mai
TPTP - 20 Rue Muller - 75018
Metro Chateau Rouge / Anvers / Abesses

Ouvert tous les jours sauf lundi 12h00 - 17h30

Vernissage jeudi 6 18h30 - 22h00

here comes the summer...


here's my 'new' 'studio' (/bedroom)... you might think it looks suspiciously similiar to my old one and you'd be quite right. BUT! look at the glowing new desk top and drawers. drawers are useful things eh? though it might help if I could remember what I put in each one... this new set-up has made a huge difference to my frame of mind and I'm sensing a new era of creativity around the corner... in fact I can just see it's nose poking out :)

pictured are...
- Sacré-Cœur print - my new Lizzy Stewart acquisition and the bird further down is her too
- Norge print by Gavin Potenza
- my Charley Harper calendar
- deer screen print by the super talented Sally Hancox who incidentally is flying to San Francisco today (jealous? yeah, me too!)

let there be light!...



my new light box which doubles as a nice ambient lamp and triples as a heat source.