"SOYO live" poster challenge

Promotional poster for SOYO's of Sheffield: Monday night of live artistic events. Not guaranteed they'll be using this (it might not be quite what they need) but I revelled in deliberately putting it all together by hand. As a scanned image, the material collage has a sense of the experimental and original, which I think compliments SOYO's promotion of fresh artistic pursuits in the city.

New Work

Sometime in June...I'll be participating in an exhibition based loosely around the notion of "Child's Play". The idea has been spun by the lovely Geo Law with whom I happily worked on the "Do Your Best / Do Your Worst" project, and the show will see contributions from a variety of illustrators in Sheffield.

Ladybird book illustrations, such as this of a child on homemade stilts are a pretty perfect inspiration.

Since I think so highly of making things by hand I can tell you already that I'm keen to describe the significance of child's play in art; when the ideas generally idea lack grandeur, and are instead experimental, investigative, and honest. The youngest and more inexperienced hands can produce something crude in terms of ability and skill; disastrous. This work can also be beautifully catastrophic, made without the hindrance of impending deadlines and self indulgance because of greater narratives.

Keep an eye out, I'll post dates and info about this exhibition soon!