Saturday 28 December 2013

Long View Stickers - Street Art/Photography Project

I am about to publish a Street Art/Photography Project that I first started back in 2011.
This Project is now called Long View Stickers and it is going live on 6 January 2014.
Please take a look at the Website and see what it is all about. I will be posting some updates about Long View Stickers on this blog as well.


Monday 23 December 2013

Book Cover for Franklin Poem - Illustrated Poems Series 1 - HeartBeats

This is the front cover of the Franklin Poems Series 1 zine collection - a collection of the first 10 Franklin Poems from the Franklin Poems website. The Zine can be downloaded from here.

Thursday 19 December 2013

Images from Private Play number 5 - Search List


Here are some images from Private Play number 5- Search List.
I am illustrating Play Scripts and Designing the Website for Do it Theatre.
Private Plays are short plays that people can perform themselves. More info on Private Plays can be found here.
The images below are taken from the fifth script.







Sunday 8 December 2013

Images from Private Play number 4 - Cartography

Here are some images from Private Play number 4 - Cartography.
I am illustrating Play Scripts and Designing the Website for Do it Theatre.
Private Plays are short plays that people can perform themselves. More info on Private Plays can be found here.
The images below are taken from the fourth script.




Friday 6 December 2013

Images from Private Play number 3 - Evening Shower Burning

Here are some images from Private Play number 3- Evening Shower Burning.
I am illustrating Play Scripts and Designing the Website for Do it Theatre.
Private Plays are short plays that people can perform themselves. More info on Private Plays can be found here.
The images below are taken from the third script.





Monday 25 November 2013

Poem for Franklin Poem - Illustrated Poem 8 - My Debut Performance

Illustrated Poem 8. I am illustrating some poetry over at the Franklin Poems website. We are creating a series of illustrated poems which will be collected as a downloadable zine. This is number 8 in series 1 and it is called My Debut Performance.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Tuesday 19 November 2013

WebComic - Site live - But no content until next year.

http://comicbookpoems.wordpress.com/
 My much planned, designed and deliberated web comic will definitely go live in 2014. the website has been created and has gone live. There is no content at the moment, but content will be added soon and the Comic Book Poems project will be launched. The address for the website is below.
http://comicbookpoems.wordpress.com/

Saturday 16 November 2013

WebComic - Preview - Comic Book Poems

In the past I have mentioned that I have been working on a Web Comic. Although this has been on the back burner for a while I am currently doing some work on it and I am hoping to launch it early 2014. Several comics are already finished and ready to be published and a basic website has been designed.
Below is another preview - an unlettered page from a comic that has the working title of 'Harder They Come'.


Saturday 9 November 2013

Poem for Franklin Poem - Illustrated Poem 5 - Graveyard

Illustrated Poem 5. I am illustrating some poetry over at the Franklin Poems website. We are creating a series of illustrated poems which will be collected as a downloadable zine. This is number 5 in series 1 and it is called Graveyard.

Friday 25 October 2013

Poem for Franklin Poem - Illustrated Poem 4 - Difficult

Illustrated Poem 4. I am illustrating some poetry over at the Franklin Poems website. We are creating a series of illustrated poems which will be collected as a downloadable zine. This is number 4 in series 1 and it is called Difficult.

Poem for Franklin Poem - Illustrated Poem 1 - Bedroom Lights

As stated earlier I am illustrated Poems over at the Franklin Poems website.
The first Illustrated Poem is a called Bedroom Lights and can be seen below.


Images from Private Play number 2 - Frozen

Here are some images from Private Play number 2 - Frozen.
I am illustrating Play Scripts and Designing the Website for Do it Theatre.
Private Plays are short plays that people can perform themselves. More info on Private Plays can be found here.
The images below are taken from the second script.






Sunday 20 October 2013

Noise Project - Week 10 - The End

Here is another sample image (not the full one) for my response to the Noise Project Week 10 - The End. For this image I wanted to create a doodle. I just put pen to paper and started to draw. Turns out I started to write and came up with a fairly interesting image. The brief for the response is below:


NOISE CHALLENGE #10: THE END
This is the end. Your very last noise challenge. If you've missed some challenges along the way, don't worry. You still have one last chance to leave your auditory mark.
To ceremoniously close this 4-month long noise project, we're challenging you to let go of your inhibitions and make some noise. Follow these instructions: Pick a public place, any place. When the time is right, take the opportunity to make some noise. You can scream at the top of your lungs; make a public installation; start an impromptu performance. You can do whatever you want to do, but do it with conviction. Make a lasting impression. Make it count. Make it worthwile. You have one week to make some NOISE of your own. 



 
My full response to the brief can be found here.

Images from Private Play number 1 - The Lonely Beekeeper

As stated in a previous post I am illustrating some scripts and designing the website for the Private Plays Project from Do It Theatre.
Below are some of the images from the first script - The Lonely BeeKeeper.







Monday 23 September 2013

Franklin Poems

Tomorrow sees the grand release of a new project I have been working on for some time. Illustrated poems. It is on a website which I have designed called Franklin Poems. Check out the website here.


Blog Post over at Private Plays

I've just done a massive Blog Post over at Private Plays. It is about the challenges of Illustrating for theatre Play Scripts.

Read it here.


Friday 20 September 2013

Private Plays

I am currently designing the website and the artwork for a theatre company called Do It Theatre.
Here I am illustrating short play scripts for a Project I have co-founded called Private Plays. Information on Private Plays can be found at the site below:

http://privateplays.wordpress.com/


Thursday 8 August 2013

Fringe Reviews for Broadway Baby

During this years Edinburgh Fringe I am reviewing shows for Broadway Baby. I am reviewing theatre, physical theatre and spoken word shows. My reviews can be read here.




Monday 5 August 2013

Quiet Forest Exhibition - Forest Cafe - 6th of August 2013

Several years ago I designed a poster to promote a series of gigs to save the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh. The cafe has now moved to a new home at 141 Laurieston Place in Edinburgh. On the 6th of August the excellent words and performance group Inky Fingers are having an exhibition of installation Poetry at the new Forest Cafe. I will have some artwork in the exhibition - A poem comic collection called Bad Teenage Poetry. I will post up some images of this later.
The exhibition is called Quiet Forest and info can be found here.


Wednesday 31 July 2013

Noise Project - Week 9 - Free For All

Here is another sample image (not the full one) for my response to the Noise Project Week 9 - Free for all. For this one I was looking at the sounds of the city. I didn't want to use photography, but wanted to illustrate an image. The city I live in can be quiet. I took a walk down a fairly busy street one warm eveing and developed a response. The brief for the response is below:

NOISE CHALLENGE #9: THE FREE FOR ALL
You've got 1 week to create whatever you want. One rule: It has to be inspired by the sounds of your city.

My full response to the brief can be found here.


Saturday 27 July 2013

Noise Project - Week 8 - The Portrait

Here is another sample image (not the full one) for my response to the Noise Project Week 8 - The Portrait. For this one I was looking at different ways to present myself.
I followed the brief below to create the image.
  
 NOISE CHALLENGE #8: THE PORTRAIT
This week's noise challenge is all about…YOU. Spend some time tapping into your own unqique auditory output. What sound(s) might define you personally? Your challenge this week is to create a sonic sound portrait, one that you feel quintessentially represents you, your life, your everyday, or your essence. What might your personal sonic sound portrait look like… sound like? feel like? You have 1 week to share your findings.

 My full response to the brief can be found here.



Wednesday 24 July 2013

Noise Project Exhibition

Some of the work for The Noise Project I have been taking part in (More info here) will be exhibted in Toronto, Canada on 26-27 July 2013. Details for the location of exhibtion are below:

Noise Project Exhibition - 99 Gallery/West Queen West Triangle, 99 Sudbury St, Toronto, Canada




Wednesday 17 July 2013

Memoir Project Exhibiton

My Memoir Project book - Clown Noses, is going on an Exhibiton tour in the USA. The dates and venues for the exhibiton are below:

July 26 - 28
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Center for the Book
Readings will take place on Friday, July 26th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm

September 7 - 8
Washington, DC
Canal Park
Readings will take place on Saturday, September 7th from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

October 11 - 13
Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Art Library
Readings will take place on Sunday, October 13th from 5:00pm -7:00pm



Unfortunately I won't be at any of the readings.

 

Papergirl Dublin Exhibition


The Papergirl Dublin Exhibition will be on 15th August 2013 at Lucy’s CafĂ© (upstairs in Lucy’s Lounge), 11 Fownes Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
I have some postcards in the exhibition. A poster for the event is below.