Paper Jam Exhibition at MiN

What have I been up to? Lots.
Recently with the Paper Jam Comics Collective I've been busy exhibiting my illustration work at Made in Newcastle. I did one brand new piece for the exhibition as well as showing my page from Art and That, the rather blurry photo courtesy of my phone.

The theme for the exhibition was loosely based around History and That anthology which we first unveiled at Thought Bubble. There was a rather delayed launch party of said anthology on the Friday which doubled as the closing party for the exhibition. Many were in attendance and there was much fun had.

We also left some blank comic panels and a box of words on the table in the gallery for the week so that people could take part in our "famous" 24 minute comic challenge. Two words, one comic, 24 minutes. I have managed to rescue all the ones that we left for us to see and will be scanning them and uploading them to the Paper Jam Comic Jams blog very soon.

What else have we got. Ah yes... view the exhibition closing/History launch party in photographic glory. It's like being there... only without sound, movement or the majority of the senses.

 

Oh, for art's sake!

It's a test.

I am off to Barcelona. I will return with many photos of curious buildings. It will be fun. In the meantime look at the strange art I sometimes do. I've been really into swirling shapes at the moment. I draw them on everything. Semi-organic looking swirling shapes. It's fun.

I shall return from Barcelona middle of next week. Maybe I'll have drawn while out there too. Is there anywhere I have to visit that isn't obvious?

Punctual Paper Gifts

With Valentines day just around the corner I've been busy making some lovely love themed bits and bobs. Some will head to Made in Newcastle and some will find their way on to my Etsy shop. I am rather excited about the whole thing.

The two lovely cards in the picture are going to be available very soon. Keep your eyes peeled. The umbrella couple is my favourite right now.

Though it can make a bit of a mess.

And then some text.

Leaving It Behind

So about 30 minutes ago I made the decision to leave DeviantArt (an online art community type thing). I was there for six years and recently it had dawned on me that I was getting no real benefit from it, no enjoyment. The signal to noise ratio was all wrong and that.

So it is the end of an era, after six years I say goodbye to DeviantArt. I will now be using my blog to share my various artsy bits and bobs, much as I've been doing already.

Now, on with the show.

I have two collages up on etsy and it seems I have neglected to share them here. 

Blossoms

Man in the Moon

I even decorated the frames myself.