Screenprint - The London Blend

A new A3 three colour hand printed screenprint celebrating London's "diversity". Kind of.

"The London Blend". Active ingredients: Cockneys, mockneys, wideboys, barrowboys, cowboys, spivs, shysters, insiders, outsiders, hopers, no-hopers, harlots, varlets and rogues. May also contain nuts.

This screen print is now available from my online shop .

"Isle of Haringey" screenprint map

Freshly printed is this new "Isle of Haringey" screenprint, the second print in a series representing London's boroughs as individual islands in the style of old nautical maps. This print is a three colour screenprint on Fabriano 300gm paper and measures 30x40cm and is available from my online shop.

"Isle of Hackney" screenprint map

I've just finished printing this new "Isle of Hackney" screenprint, the first in a series of prints representing London's boroughs as individual islands in the style of old nautical maps. This print is a three colour screenprint on Fabriano 300gm paper and measures 30x40cm and is available from my online shop.

"Isle of London" - screenprint map of London as an island

London has long been considered an island, both culturally and politically, and perhaps that was never so clearly illustrated than in visual representations of the recent general election results, where London is shown to be a (mostly) left-voting city, surrounded by an ocean of Conservative voting sh*tbags.

I've spent the past couple of weeks working on this new screenprint, showing "The Isle of London" in the style of an old nautical map. It took me a few attempts to burn the screens successfully due to the level of detail and fine lines in the design, but I got there in the end and am pretty happy with it. It's a big screenprint by my standards, measuring A2 and is printed in 3 colours on Fabriano 5 300gsm paper.

I'll only be printing a very limited number of these, and will post again when they're in shops and available from my online shop.

Showcase 100 Exhibition

The Showcase 100 exhibition is is a juried exhibition and publication of 100 illustrations from some of the best professional illustrators working in the industry today, and I'm EXTREMELY pleased (and not a little surprised) that one of my illustrations has been selected for the show. The list of exhibiting illustrators is pretty amazing, and prints of the selected illustrations will be on sale.

It's organised by The Little Chimp Society and the exhibition is taking place from 7-11th April at The Framers Gallery in London's Fitzrovia. There's a private view on Thursday 9th from 6-8pm which is open to all, so please feel free to drop by if you're in the area.

And, hey, don't worry if you can't make it, you can still buy the book! 

Visit Hackney Central screenprint

This is the latest addition to my "No Underground. Get Over It." series of London screenprints - Visit Hackney Central by motor-bus service No.55. As usual it's hand-printed on Fabriano 5 300gsm paper with non-toxic inks and is now available from my Etsy shop

So... where next?

Highgate Cemetery screenprints acquired by Museum Of London

Very pleased to announce that my two screenprints of Highgate Cemetery - shown below - were recently acquired by the Museum of London and added to their Print Collection. They'll be stored with the collection and can only be viewed online at the moment, but who knows, perhaps they'll make a public appearance at some point if the museum organises an exhibition in which they'd be relevant.

We Built This City - revolutionising London's souvenirs

Last night I dropped in on the launch party of We Built This City, a great new pop-up shop on London's Carnaby Street which aims to "revolutionise the souvenir offering of London", offering a huge range of individual and amazing alternative souvenirs, from screenprints to ceramics, tea-towels to books. The WBTC team have done an fantastic job bringing it all together and everything is really beautifully displayed.

I'm very pleased to have five of my London screenprints included - four of my "No Underground. Get Over It" series and one of my "Magnificent Seven London Cemeteries" - amongst such great design company.

There are prints and products by Neil Stevens, Lucy Loves This, Ursula Hitz, James Brown, Victoria Eggs, Hoxton Mini Press and Alfred and Wilde, and many others.

If you're in London's West End over the next few weeks (the shop is open until Saturday January 10th) then drop by to see all the amazing London-based gifts and souvenirs that Alice Mayor and her We Built This City team has sourced.

Hackney DIY Art Fair - 31st August 2014

The Hackney Flea DIY Art Market took place on August 30th and 31st, in Abney Hall, just off Church Street in Stoke Newington London N16. It was the first time I'd taken a stall at an event like this, and I wasn't sure what to expect so I shared a table on the Sunday with market regular Caz of Beetle and Wilde.

All in all it was a very good day - a steady stream of visitors, some great feedback and a fair few sales (my smiling chicken head print in particular sold well). I also met some great people, including Hastings-based illustrator Georgia Sawers, and Julieta and David from Stokey-based Pixel Press letterpress studio. 

It was certainly worthwhile enough to make me think I'll do it again and probably take a table to myself next time to be able to display more of my screenprints. I'll post details here and on Twitter when I know when that might be...

Goodbye to Elphick's in Columbia Road

Very sad to hear the other day that Elphicks in Columbia Road will be closing. The shop's been there since 2007 and has been a showcase and outlet for a great number of printmakers and artists. Sharon who owns the shop has been stocking and selling some of my pieces for the past couple of years, in particular my London Fields screenprint. The shop will be closing in just a few weeks and all prints are reduced by 20%, so if you're in that area then drop by and grab yourself a beautiful bargain.

New screenprints - Highgate Cemetery

I've just finished printing two new screenprints in my London Undertheground series. Highgate Cemetery in London is one of the group of Victorian Cemeteries known as “The Magnificent Seven”, The East Cemetery contains the grave of Karl Marx amongst others, while the West Cemetery features the Egyptian Gateway. These hand-pulled screenprints are part of an ongoing series of prints featuring these wonderful London landmarks. Both prints are screenprinted by hand using non-toxic water soluble inks on 300gsm Fabriano 5 paper, and are available now from my online shop along with the usual stockists.

Beyond Thrilled at the V&A Museum

Very pleased indeed to announce that two of my "No Underground. Get Over It" screen prints are now available via the V&A Museum Shop - both the physical one and their online one. They selected the Crystal Palace and London Fields prints to be included as part of their Spring Summer 2012 Collection.

The V&A is an amazing museum and has long been a favourite of mine. I'll definitely be dropping by soon to see their British Design exhibition, which runs from March 31st to August 12th

Screenprint - Visit Alexandra Palace by motor-bus service no W3

Screen print - Visit Alexandra Palace by motor-bus service no. W3. No Underground. Get over it.

Another new screenprint in my ongoing series of screen prints in the style of London Transport's glorious posters of years past, featuring a few of London's off-underground and oft-overlooked neighbourhoods.

An open edition, hand printed on white Fabriano 5 "Liscia" paper. Paper size 300x400mm, image size approx. 250x360mm

CLICK HERE TO BUY FROM THE BEYOND THRILLED ONLINE SHOP

Screenprint - Visit Crystal Palace

Screen print - Visit Crystal Palace by regular railway and motor-bus services. No Underground. Get over it.

Another new hand pulled screenprint in my ongoing series of screen prints in the style of London Transport's glorious posters of years past, featuring a few of London's off-underground and oft-overlooked neighbourhoods.

An open edition, hand printed on white Fabriano 5 "Liscia" paper. Paper size 300x400mm, image size approx. 250x360mm

CLICK HERE TO BUY FROM THE BEYOND THRILLED ONLINE SHOP

Screenprint - Visit London Fields

Screen print - Visit London Fields by regular railway and motor-bus services. No Underground. Get over it.

The second in an ongoing series of screen prints in the style of London Transport's glorious posters of years past, featuring a few of London's off-underground and oft-overlooked neighbourhoods.

An open edition, available in two classic colourways. Hand printed on white Fabriano 5 "Liscia" paper. Paper size 300x400mm, image size approx. 250x360mm

CLICK HERE TO BUY FROM THE BEYOND THRILLED ONLINE SHOP

Screenprint - Visit Stoke Newington

Screen print - Visit Stoke Newington by Motor Bus No. 73. No Underground. Get over it.

In the style of London Transport's glorious posters of years past, an invitation to visit Stoke Newington - by bus.

An open edition, available in two classic colourways. Hand printed on white Fabriano 5 "Liscia" paper. Paper size 300x400mm, image size approx. 250x360mm

CLICK HERE TO BUY FROM THE BEYOND THRILLED ONLINE SHOP