What you could have..

Some close-up's of some details of new linos I printed today on my new press.
These are going to get printed up on to some beautiful paper over the weekend along with some other linos. Then I am going to choose some lucky people to send them to!!! Just for being a fan of my facebook page. Just 'like' it:

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Whats Been Going On?

So what's been going on since I last graced you with an update? Well... Quite a lot actually.
Here's a small bit of what I have been up to through the beauty of picture. These can talk a lot better than I can haha...

Lots of Coffee consumption, inking and Lino cutting!..

Some great freelance Branding projects...

A little Self-promo (Now a Linocut)...

Skull drawings for a Collective Project...

& lots of sketching, doodles & ideas for future pieces.

Whilst cracking on with all of the above, I have been working on some very exciting commissions. However, I unfortunately can not show you yet, due to the Clients not wanting to give anything away until there release! As soon as that happens, you will be the first to know. 

And now back to the coffee! The future is looking a lot brighter :) 

The past, the present and the future.

It has been a little while now since my last post and for once I have plenty of reasons haha.

Firstly I hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope the New Year brings great things to us all.

Since my last post I have been keeping myself really busy, trying to escape from all the negatives of post-graduate life and think positively about the year ahead. Easier said than done, I'm sure many of you will agree. Therefore as well as strenuously/ torturously and repetitively applying and searching through endless list of unfulfilling jobs I have managed to fit some fun activities in too.

These activities would include visiting many galleries/ exhibitions around London and Brighton, sourcing out potential galleries where I would love my future works to be exhibited and sold. Visiting these places rewarded me with meeting some very interesting people and fellow 'artists' too.

Last month I also purchased some great theatre tickets as a gift to my partner (really for me) to see 'The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas' at the Wyndhams Theatre in Leicester Sq. So over the past 4 weeks I have been biting my fingernails eagerly awaiting the show Last night. And let me tell you, it did not disappoint. It was absolutely amazing and I want to see it again already. You may have just seen them perform a song on ITV's This Morning? I would suggest that you go see it if you are fortunate enough to grab some last minute tickets.

As well as fitting in these pleasantries I have been working my backside off too, cutting the crap out of many pieces of Lino! Here are two that I have now finished (I shall show you soon)

I will show you the rest of what I have been working on real soon. But for now Happy New Year!

COUPON CODE ETSY

As Christmas is so rapidly approaching here is a coupon code which will get you 25% off any item purchased in my ETSY shop. Enjoy!

CLICK ON IMAGE OR HERE TO BRING YOU TO SHOP.

I have been working on a lot of stuff that I am unable to show you yet. But hopefully it will make an appearance on the shop too, so keep your eyes peeled :) Please share this coupon with all of your followers on twitter. Thanks.

I can smell it! - Christmas that is.

Walking around London yesterday made me realise how fast approaching Christmas is. I can't believe how many shop displays are full of white & fluffy decorations with their Christmas lines out already. 

Seeing this yesterday, I am now ready to drop a new design in to the store that I have been sitting on for a little while now. In good time for you to grab a lovely personal gift for your loved ones or to treat yourself to warm the atmosphere of the house up for the fast approaching festive season.

I have printed on to Somerset Enhanced Radiant White Velvet 225gsm paper. Made from 100% cotton fibres using a traditional mould machine. The paper has a subtle texture and allows the creation of stunning prints with a wide colour gamut.

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So recently I have been looking for work, whilst fussing and thinking about where my future is going to take me. Enough of that now, time to crack on and do more work whilst things plan out naturally!

To keep me motivated and a tad more busy I have open up a couple of stores where I will be selling prints and original artwork! I've had a few sales already which is great. All my prints will be affordable so all can enjoy.

You can chose where to buy:   ETSY  or   BIGCARTEL

Wether buying or not, have a browse and please tell your friends. Any word of mouth is HIGHLY appreciated /. if you are kind enough to blog about the work, I'd love to see it.

Here's a couple of prints I have up for sale:

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