Lyrics and Type Show

My contribution to the Lyrics and Type Show organised by Wooden Toy Quarterly earlier this month. Prints are available for purchase via the Wooden Toy website. For the Lyrics and Type show. LYRICS AND TYPE BY WOODEN TOY QUARTERLY 9 OCTOBER - 17 OCTOBER 2009 Wooden Toy Quarterly has invited 17 of the worlds most crafty and creative typographers, illustrators & graphic designers to interpret song lyrics by famous (both past or present) singers, songwriters and bands for LYRICS AND TYPE, a series of artworks combining typographic treatment of words, image and illustration. LYRICS AND TYPE is a print & zine project designed to celebrate the theme of Wooden Toy Quarterly’s next release, the “Music Edition” (oct 2009) and is booked as an official side event of the 2009 Melbourne Semi Permanent Conference. Get your music on and learn your lyrics as this is a show not to be missed. Featuring limited typographic artist prints and a 40 page Lyrics & Type zine available from the gallery, Semi Permanent Conference and www.woodentoyquarterly.com DAREN NEWMAN (UK) / JAE COPP (AUS) / JON CONTINO (USA) / KARL KWASNY (AUS) / KEN TAYLOR (AUS) / LINZIE HUNTER (UK) / LUCA IONESCU (AUS) / LUDOVIC PRIGENT (FRA) / LUKE LUCAS (AUS) / MAGOMED DOVJENKO (RUS) / MCBESS (UK) / NATE WILLIAMS (USA) / RIK LEE (AUS) / SHORT (FRA) / LITTLE FRIENDS OF PRINTMAKING (USA) / TIMBA SMITS (AUS) / TOKO (AUS) www.woodentoyquarterly.com www.semipermanent.com

The One Ton Show

I'll be taking part in The One Ton Show next weekend. A good chance to pick up some original art in time for Christmas. (click to see larger version on flickr) 100 artists, illustrators, graphic designers, print-makers and photographers have been invited to participate in a group show at The Shoreditch Town Hall in December 2008. The work will be based around the theme of 'London Lyrics'. Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th December 2008 The Basement Shoreditch Town Hall 380 Old Street London EC1V 3ET A collection of high quality, affordable prints and originals. 100 artists for £100. Framed size 40x50cm. My contribution is from the The London Bridge song by Joni Mitchell

Hot Rods catch up

The Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts exhibition wrapped quite a while ago now, but things have been a bit busy post show and so this is the first chance I've had to post a few photos from the preview. Thanks to fellow illustrators Allan Sanders, Rod Hunt and Nishant Choksi for making it such a great experience. Heres some photos from the PV and some of the new work I created for the show. 100 Goodies Bags given away at the private view Traditional Collage Snow Globes of the old Testament Badge Designs Coney island. This print was released as an edition with 20x200.com and I DID mean to blog about it, but they all sold out before I got the chance! Thanks to everyone who made a purchase. Gocco Print Gocco Print Gocco Print Gocco Print

Hot Rods & Hairy Beasts

An Illustration show - Coningsby Gallery Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008 Hot Rods, Hula Girls, Hairy Beasts, Himalayan Head Hunters and the Holy Bible are just some of the subjects under discussion by illustrators Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi and Allan Sanders. No subject is too small for this group of seasoned professional illustrators and adventurers. With clients spanning the world of advertising, publishing, design and editorial this band of battle scarred buccaneers are prepared for the eventuality of just about anything. Their motto is simple : to illustrate the obscure ...and beyond! Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts website Linzie Hunter The terrifying Linzie Hunter orginated from the barren highlands of Scotland but now resides in a North London suburb where she feasts on worms and grubs whilst working for clients including Random House, BBC, The Guardian & Little Brown. Linzie recently hit the headlines with her lettering work based on the spam e-mails in her inbox. Her book "Secret Weapon: 30 hand-painted spam postcards" is published by Chronicle Books in Autumn 2008. Rod Hunt Born in rural Dorset, the diabolical Rod Hunt now inhabits the swampland of Greenwich, South London where he feeds mostly on shrubs and berries. Rod has developed a reputation for retro tinged illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes and among his client list he includes FHM, Maxim and Vodafone. Notably Rod illustrated the cover of the best selling book “Change the World 9 to 5” published by We Are What We Do. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Association of Illustrators. Nishant Choksi The monstrous Nishant Choksi orginated from a murky lagoon in the centre of London and is now often found foraging in the wooded areas of Crouch End. A real life B-Movie monster, Nishant is inspired by advertising of the 40’s and 50’s and has worked for The Washington Post, The Guardian, JWT, Macmillian and others. Nishant recently worked on a prominent print ad campaign for Vodafone and has just completed work on his first TV spot for them. Allan Sanders Born in the frozen tundra of the Northern wastlelands, the horrendous Allan Sanders, a mostly hairless biped, now resides near the water in a settlement known as Brighton. Existing on a diet of rock pool delicacies, Allan has produced quirky, character-based and often humorous illustrations for clients including New Scientist, The Economist, The Guardian and The LA Times. Last year Allan became the poster boy for The Oregon Humane Society’s “End Petlessness” campaign. Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts is showing at the Coningsby Gallery, London from Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008. Private View Thursday 2nd October from 6.30pm Coningsby Gallery 30 Tottenham Street, London. W1T 4RJ. UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 7017 www.coningsbygallery.com