The Doodle Bar is opening on Friday in Battersea at Squint operas head quarters. The Doodle Bar overlooks Ransomes Dock, 33 Parkgate Road, Battersea. White-washed from top to bottom and with an illustrated map of LONDON weaving across the walls, participants are encouraged to DOODLE on the wall map, tables, chairs and even the waiters. We believe in the Freedom of Doodle. The Doodle Bar supports creativity in the community and will be hosting exhibitions and events, classes and workshops throughout summer 2009. Come and doodle and support the launch of our recession-proof credit crunch cafe on 5th June when we will be unveiling our exciting Events Calendar for the following weeks. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PRESS RELEASE & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, please contact: jasmin@thedoodlebar.com , alice@thedoodlebar.com In association with: www.doodlearth.com, www.squintopera.com, www.sergeseidlitz.com. Sponsored by uni-ball POSCA pens and Mozzo Coffee
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Welcome to the Doodle Bar
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Kill your idols
When I met Gerald Scarfe at Hay festival I told him that i spent my angst ridden teenage years listening to Pink floyd and looking at his drawings. His formative years were spent bed ridden as he was suffering from chronic asthma, which led him to spend hours drawing and making little sculptures. This is evidence of Malcom Gladwell's Outliers theory that the amount of time spent honing a skill or a craft from an early age is essential in the pursuit of success. Ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.
Monday, 18 May 2009
"lets go down..."
a resurrected leap froggin', see sawin' drawin' with harry malt...
let the games begin!
http://harrymaltdrawspictures.blogspot.com/2009/05/lets-go-down.html
Thursday, 14 May 2009
THE SMALL PRINT presents OFFSET 2009, Nov 6th-8th, Dublin
Dublin is the largest town in the world, and im very excited to be a part of this event ...
http://www.iloveoffset.com/
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
frequently asked Questions !
I am often asked to answer questions by students about life as an illustrator and my sources of inspiration, I sometimes don't get chance to respond to these questions, which are, invariably variations on the same line of inquiry.
Having just read a couple of other illustrators thoughts on the subject, I am inclined to agree with what they say and urge you to read and digest :
http://davidfoldvari.blogspot.com/2009/03/update.html
http://jodybarton.blogspot.com/2009/05/questionnaires-from-students.html
(ps. dont even get me started on magazines that offer tuition and step-by-step guides on "how to be an illustrator")
Monday, 27 April 2009
'Elisava School of design' - books and posters
A collaboration with soonintokyo, made for Barcelona school of design, here are the books and posters that i illustrated.
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Jamie J Johnson's, 'SOUNDS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT'
I had the chance to see my friend Jamie's new film at a screening last month. Its proper funny! a brilliant documentary in which Jamie followed a selection of contestants around in the lead up to the Junior Eurovision song contest.
It's released on the 8th May, and i urge anyone reading this (if anyone is ?) to go see it :
Here's the trailer :
http://www.soundsliketeenspiritthemovie.co.uk/
Ribblestrop book launch and website
Ribblestrop is Andy Mulligan's first book, and has been hailed by The Independent as the ‘next big thing’ for 2009.
http://ribblestrop.co.uk/
