Gift vouchers

My new hand printed gift vouchers are now available to redeem for products on my site - www.paul-farrell.co.uk. They can be made out for any value starting at £5.00 and are valid for one year from the date of purchase.

Cover Glory No.2

The second of my blog shorts, that celebrate the artistic beauty of the paperback cover, is one of a series of Penguin Modern Poets. This volume 2 represents work by three contemporary poets - Amis, Moraes and Porter, first published in 1962.

For Penguin Germano Facetti commissioned a series of photograms by Peter Barrett, Roger Mayne and Alan Spain between 1962 and 1965.

In-flight screening

New work, in the form of large screen printed birds and trees, have been printed at Spike Island, Bristol. They will be part of my one-man show at the Centrespace Gallery, Bristol this coming September and are available now as limited edition of twenty.

The main body of work is a series of three large format screen prints entitled 'Flight'. All have been printed using individual Lascaux metallic inks onto Fabriano Artistico paper and measure 66cm by 86cm.

Cover Glory No.1

This is the first in a series of blog shorts that lets you know what I've found on my travels and helps celebrate the art of the paperback cover.

My Cover Glory No.1 is 'Moominsummer Madness' by the famous Tove Jansson. It is a Puffin Book published by Penguin Books and is a 1977 reprint, first editioned in 1955.

The resourceful Moomin family are flooded out of their old home, but readily take to life in a floating theatre instead. This is the fourth adventure in Tove Jansson's famous Moomin series.

Meet Gerald

I haven't gone soft just plush! He's a lion, he was a gift from my girlfriend and his name is now Gerald and he has been handmade by Jess French at All Creatures Great and Sewn.

Jess is a general crafter addicted to sewing, crochet and knitting and helped bring Gerald into this world.

www.allcreaturesgreatandsewn.webs.com

Pigeon Do!

Frank in Whitstable, Kent are showcasing an in-store event based on everything designed they can gather to do with the much loved/hated pigeon.

I have been invited to stock a variety of my products including Pigeon T-shirts, cards, badges, limited edition prints and one-off, white pigeon poo decals...if they make an impact then I may consider adding them to my existing range.

The show should commence on Wednesday 28th April, so make a trip to the seaside and love the pigeon!

www.frankworks.eu

New foiled bird cards released

These are the latest designs to be added to my large range of foiled bird greeting cards. I have selected warm, bright foils and card to illustrate each bird. There are now 14 designs to choose from.

From left to right is a Redshank, Red Kite, Cormorant and Blue Tit.

www.paul-farrell.co.uk/birdcard

Living Etc

A framed example of my limited edition tree prints is featured in May's issue of Living Etc. They have used a window mount and Ikea frame to best show the image 'Last Stand' which is a popular land mark on top of Kelston Hill overlooking Bath.

Boots and buoys

I spent my Easter break in Pembrokeshire. For those who are not familiar with this wonderful part of the world, it's as far south west as one can ravel - where the ravens croak and the peregrines are masters of the coastal skys.

West and East Angle Bay, either end of Angle village, are the jewels for me and what better way to spend a bank holiday weekend than hunting for sea glass, feeling the breeze, smelling the sea and downing a pint of Single Dragon.

Studio photography

I had recently been commissioned to photograph Bristol's screen printing cooperative, Snap studio. They are currently redesigning their website and this was an opportunity to provide new and up-to-date imagery while capturing the character and essence of this creative space.