Summer Fox, Winter Fox

The Arctic Fox is one of the few animals that changes the colour of it's pelt to adapt to the changing seasons and environment. My next new, two sided cushion design plays with this theme and features my Fox design in Summer red and Winter white.

Gold Bear, Silver Bear

Artwork has been sent to the printer and producer of the next cushion design for the new year. 'Gold Bear, Silver Bear' will be very similar to my first bear cushion design but printed in a warm yellow and slate grey.

Happy Holidays

If you popped by thank you and I wish you Happy Holidays and if you didn't then hopefully see you in 2013.

Paul

Mug Fest

I had to get hold of a Festival Mug from Howkapow created by Jansen + Co who are a young dutch design company founded by Anouk Jansen and Harm Magis. They design and produce functional table top products. 

Very Unlimited Christmas

Sara Morrissey at Unlimited Editions is still open during The Open Art House event in Brighton. A selection of my work is available including an exclusive Ice Hound print and many more designs. Pop along this weekend for a bit of cheer and gift spotting today and tomorrow 11-5 plus the tail end of next week too.

Bonnet shot

This yellow leaf lay sprawled about the bonnet of a blue car one bright Autumn day - you can't miss an opportunity like this, so I got out my iphone and snapped it.

Birds eye view

The mini series of gull prints have been added to my online shop including soon close ups of the screen prints, as I believe it's always handy to see them up close, but colours will vary from what is seen on screen.

Top Up at Pop Up

The pop up shop that is Howkapow is going from strength to strength during the festive period. Founders, Cat and Rog How have been granted an extended use of the retail unit in Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, Bristol into the new year, which is good news all round. I've recently delivered a top up of work including cushions, prints and cards.

Couleur in

Cart é Couleur is a colourful stationery and creative card shop in Rouen, France who have recently asked to stock my cards and Tree towels.

My A B C D...

It's a start and only 22 to go with some animal crackers lined up such as M for Mandrill and S for Sloth.  These oversized A4 two colour screen prints will go on sale soon for £45, now what was E?

We got Fleas

Based in Frome's creative quarter, St. Catherine's Artisan Market hosts a fantastic selection of artisans, designers and local food producers. The Christmas edition of this event will be held on Sunday December 2nd from 10am until 4pm.


If you fancy a day out in festive Frome, myself and Lucie Sheridan will be pitching up a stall to sell a selection of our designs such as Christmas cards, cushions, tea towels and much more - come and say hello!

Somerset Life loves...

The crew at Somerset Life magazine have included my Woolf cushion in it's November issue feature all about 'Cosy living' as we start to nest in.

Curl up with a Fox

This will be my next cotton cushion design to hopefully emerge in the new year. On the same theme as being a double sided cushion - the fox design will have a reversed white winter coat one side and a red summer coat the other. I'll keep you posted.

Tree in a box

Along with my Colour Zoo range of cards I have also hand printed a box to hold my foiled Xmas Tree cards. Paul Smith NYC have recently put in an order for these designs. The box was made and printed in Bristol and contained two of three different designs.

The cover's orange

Christmas Unlimited

Is it that time again? Unlimited Editions have decided one more to open there wonderful studio/shop in Brighton to the public, during the infamous Artists Open Houses Christmas Festival of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex.

Unlimited Editions will be selling work from over 40 artists including myself at their studio/shop - The Old Stables, 4B Upper Gardener Street, Brighton BN1 4AN. The main event takes place over the first three weekends in December with UE adding dates in late November.

Open Front Room

Every year the creative community of Totterdown, Bristol delivers a three-day extravaganza of art, crafts, theatre, poetry, film and music and much more. The Front Room trail takes place from 16th to 18th November 2012 in venues around Totterdown. We've got a house full - myself, Lucie Sheridan, Emma Peacock, Anna Morrow, Clare Owen, Alex Bland and Amy Hostler will be taking part at 25 Arnos Street, Bristol BS4 3BS from 12pm on 17th November. Hope to see you there.

Multicoloured Zoo

I returned to the print studio Spike Island armed with artwork, new paper and ink. The result was, among others, a new series of three prints developed from my Colour Zoo card designs. I selected Red Fox, Black Bear and Green Tree Python.

Each print is two colour and screen printed onto Fabriano Artistico Extra White 300 gram paper. The edition is limited to 40 and will soon be available to buy from my shop. 

Cultured

Culture Label sells unique gifts and affordable art from the gift shops of iconic cultural institutions, independent boutiques and artists. They've also had an online refresh for both buyers and sellers alike.
I've added more work including very recent prints featuring a series of small Gull prints.

A Little Bit of Art

One of the hightlights so far this year was to provide prints to Gina Cross at A Little Bit of Art. Gina has been busy as we approach Christmas, attending many gift fairs and selling affordable limited edition art prints from UK based artists and designers. 

New home

The cushions arrived at Nook and quickly found a comfortable new home. If you want to see them safely in captivity then visit them at 153 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16.

Little Gulls

Long live Summer! My new Gull prints are smaller and more colourful than my earlier series. The previous were printed onto a coloured stock while these have been screen printed onto an off white paper - Fabriano Rosapina Avorio 220gm. From top to bottom they are titled Herring, Black-headed and Greater black-backed.

They measure W 22cm x H 30.7cm with a trimmed edge and are each a limited edition of 50. They will be available soon from my shop but can be bought currently from the dynamic duo that are Howkapow  at their pop-up-shop in Bristol's Cabot Circus.

Howkapow pops up

Howkapow is a vibrant virtual showcase for emerging independent designers and illustrators, run by husband and wife Rog and Cat How. They are opening a physical Pop Up Shop to the public on Wednesday 24th October until December 8th at Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, Bristol, with a launch party on the following Thursday 25th 5-9pm. There will be all manner of well selected designed wares during this special event including work from myself.

ACHICA on it

I've agreed once more to enter the world of Achica for a 72 hour exclusive shopping period starting this coming Sunday 28th. The members-only luxury lifestyle store will be selling a selection of my new and current work at a discount of up to 70%.  

Take a Nook

My new work will soon be available at new shop on the block - NOOK, Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16. This delightful store opened in April 2012 in the heart of Stoke Newington and close to vibrant Dalston. Nook sells English and other European home and lifestyle accessories.

County Fare

The 'My County' series of prints has been ongoing and I'm soon to make available a larger collection of images that illustrate the counties of England. For ease of printing thy will be giclee prints available as A4 or A3 limited to 50 for the first colourway. Above is a selection of the new look work now in two colour and printed in an old offset style - name that county.

New York, Old Map

Time for some show and tell about a splendid bit of print. This fold out Citymap of New York was printed in what was West Germany by Falk-Verlag, Hamburg in the early 70s. It is particularly special as it's map detail is so clear in vivid colour with an ingenious fold out mechanism inside.

Box Set Go

I have recently handprinted a box to hold my new card range Colour Zoo. The box was engineered in Bristol and features Black Bear on the front. I have several complete sets available and the first order was sent to Paul Smith in New York for their shop at 142 Greene Street, Soho.

21st Century Fox

This is just a prototype, but if I get enough interest I may put it into production soon - just wanted to share with what I get up to in little old Bristol. Feedback appreciated.

Cabin Fever

Thanks to Joe and his team at The Art Cabin for the Private View which drew in a crowd from the rainy streets of SW6 on the New Kings Road. The show is till on until the 24th October. New and current work by myself and Anna Howarth is on show for sale.

Buy Art Fair

The Buy Art Fair, Spinningfields, Manchester will take place from 27th to the 30th September 2012. It promises to bring original, affordable, unmissable art to Manchester. A selection of my artwork will be there, represented by Gas Gallery at stand 25.