2013 - Russian Elitist Doom Kitty

I bought a copy of "Dirty Russian", which is a phrasebook full of Russian slang and profanities. I came across the phrase "Posers really annoy me" and it tickled me so much I had to illustrate it. Here is Behemoth the Russian Elitist Doom Kitty :)

2013 - Huddersfield -Russian Animal Book Project

Above are the finals I created for my project. The outer leeve, inlay and four finished illustrations as examples of the content of the book.

I found this project challenging but definately the most enjoyable of the year. Although still very much my style, I've definately changed in how I draw to be more child friendly and I would certainly consider attempting another children's book project - especially an educational one like this, as this is the subject area that tends to be ignored by contemporary illustrators.

2013 - Huddersfield - Russian Animal Book Project

For the final project of the year I decided to create a book designed to teach young English children the names of animals in Russian, as I find educational books somewhat lacking in quality, for illustrations. My aim was to create a book that was simple to navigate, engaged both younger and older audience and drew heavily on Russian design mixed with my style.

Here is the inlay for the book and some page borders which I created by taking inspiration from patterns found in Russian folk art and textile design.

Illustration Inspiration

Some beautiful illustrations I found in this blog post :-

http://ullam.typepad.com/ullabenulla/illustration_inspiration/page/2/

2013 - Huddersfield - Lucipurr Screen Prints

During the sessions we had at Hot Bed Press in Salford I created a tiny limited run of four two-colour prints. It was great to experiment with stenciling, as I had only ever created one colour prints in the past.

I have kept the original oiled image. so if I get the opportunity over Summer, I can reproduce this design onto tote bags or t-shirts.

T-shirt Designs I Wish Existed.

I'm really fed up of the current fad of wearing t-shirts that say "Geek", "Dork" or "Nerd" on them for ironic hipsters or fashion obsessed youngsters to wear in an ironic manner. If you're going to wear a clique or label in an ironic manner can't we go beyond the realm of insults for bright or unpopular people. What about labels that are funnier, or perhaps something really offensive?

Here are some tshirt slogans I'd be happy to model.

2013 - Huddersfield - Morpholo Tiles