winning!

http://www.pedestrian.info/news/2012/9/20/congratulations.html

I entered this little red riding hood triptych for pedestrian's secret postcard exhibition earlier this month and after a public vote from visitors, red was the favourite of the whole show!

big big thanks to all who voted

twycross zoo exhibition

hello blog. 
some new pieces here that are going on display at twycross zoo in august. have a look at their gallery if you happen to visit!

both made from old urban outfitters catalogues and ink on canvas

also had my panel meeting with the prince's trust today to see if I can get some funding from them for a laptop, some new materials and help from a business mentor. fingers crossed.

bbc wildlife artist of the year 2012

out today is the august issue of wildlife magazine which features my winning entry in the bbc wildlife artist of the year competition.

http://www.discoverwildlife.com/magazine/next-issue

if you're into facebooking, I've got a page on there too now. click!

re-shirt exhibition

poster design for an exhibition at pedestrian gallery that I've curated this month.

participants were given a t-shirt and the brief to create something new from it using their creative skills.

big british castle

so last month I found out three of the images I submitted to the BBC wildlife artist of the year 2012 competition have been chosen to go through to the final judging in the 'visions of nature' category.

here are the framed pieces from my handmade book (that had to be taken apart!)

the judging is next thursday, which should turn out a good day either way as my re-shirt group exhibition open evening is then as well.

z is for zino's petrel

(pterodroma madeira)

zino's petrels mate for life, and pairs return to the same burrow year after year

y is for yaffle

(picus viridis)

aka green woodpecker, called yaffle after its laugh-like call

x is for xenops

(xenops rutilans)

most xenops have an unusual upturned bill tip

w is for wren

(troglodytes troglodytes)

the scientific name of the wren translates to "cave-dweller" - referring to its hunting style of disappearing into small spaces

v is for veery

(catharus fuscescens)

veerys forage on the forest floor, flipping leaves to uncover insects

u is for uguisu

(cettia diphone)

the droppings of the uguisu or Japanese bush-warbler have been used in facials for hundreds of years. 

lovely

t is for tern

(chlidonias niger)

the black tern sometimes builds its nests floating on the water

s is for swallow

(hirundo rustica)

the barn swallow is the national bird of Estonia

r is for robin

(erithacus rubecula)

robins are aggressively territorial and are quick to drive away intruders, despite their sweet appearance

q is for quail

(coturnix coturnix)

the common quail is the UK's only migrant game bird

p is for parrot

(amazona oratrix)

there are around 30 different types of amazon parrot, varying in both colour and size

o is for owl

(strix leptogrammica)

these medium-large owls eat small mammals, such as rats, mice and shrews, small birds, reptiles and occasionally fish

n is for nightingale

(luscinia megarhynchos)

the nightingale was named due to the fact that it is often heard singing during the night as well as the day

m is for magpie

(pica pica)

the magpie is intelligent enough to recognise itself in a mirror

l is for lapwing

(vanellus vanellus)

in the Netherlands there is a cultural-historical competition to find the first lapwing egg of the year

k is for kestrel

(falco tinnunculus)

a kestrel is one of the main characters in The Animals of Farthing Wood

j is for.... jay

(garrulus glandarius)

the jay is well known for its mimicry, often sounding so like a different species that it is virtually impossible to distinguish its true identity

i is for i'iwi

(vestiaria coccinea)

the i'iwi uses its long curved beak to feed on nectar from flowers

h is for hoopoe

(upupa epops)

considered sacred in ancient egypt, they were depicted on the walls of tombs and temples

g is for garganey

(anas querquedula)

a small dabbling duck, meaning it eats food by skimming the waters surface

f is for flycatcher

(muscicapa striata)

a migrant bird, the spotted flycatcher will often come back to the same nesting spot year after year

e is for eagle

(aquila chrysaetos)

golden eagles can dive at prey at over 150mph

d is for dovekie

(alle alle)

sea birds so little that they get blown by storms when migrating to unfamiliar territories

c is for crow

(corvus corone)

crows are highly intelligent, on the same level as primates and dolphins

b is for bananaquit

(coereba flaveola)

a nectar eating bird, nicknamed 'the sugar bird'

a is for avocet

(recurvirostra avocetta)

the pied avocet is the emblem of the RSPB

more tweeting

t-shirt, stuffing, cardboard, chopstick

my response to the re-shirt exhibition challenge.

hand sewn bird made from a t-shirt - label for beak, t-shirt design for eyes... legs and feet tba.

exhibition shmexhibition

illustrator

http://re-shirt.tumblr.com

had some good progress with freelance opportunities and open submissions the past couple of weeks as well as promoting a new venture of mine - curating a group exhibition with pedestrian. next week I'm going to a four day workshop at the prince's trust to learn more about self-employing myself. you're hired.

now, to continue making something that isn't a t-shirt out of a t-shirt. want to join in?

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happy pancake day!

surely the best food-related day. why aren't there more? happy pizza day! though I do believe friday is pizza day*.

ink, masking fluid, photoshop

this week I have been and will be working on a logo for animator Avi Sehmbi and a poster design/handout for an exhibition I'm organising. details to follow soon! 


also, now tweeting - @chellosaur

*see: the aquabats.

bird book

this is an image from a book I made while I was at pedestrian, in response to my research work. each page represents a step in the process of being a successful freelancer (let you know if it works).

cardboard, magazines, papers, spray paint, ink

click the image to view the book in its entirety

is this your card?

why no, it's mine.

now to buy more playing cards...

sticker designs

eye-catching bird and plant designs for stickers, part one of my business card idea.