oops

sickness and business (as in being busy, rather than an actual business) and the like have caused me to be rather slack at updating hereabouts, but there is finally a flurry of news!

1. i'm at the leeds zine fair in about three weeks time selling my rubbish! come along and say hello!

2. my etsy shop is finally being restocked

3. i'm working on a longish serialised story for a local shop in todmorden - more on that when the first pages are done

4. i'm starting work on phase two of "cosmo mandinsky" and am slowly working out how on earth i can edit the first part into an actual physical form of sorts

5. and i've done some doodles... enjoy!

doodle of the day

i think i'm going to end up doing a doodle a day for the foreseeable - keeps me updating this regularly and doesn't take too much to knock out either. this is a new part of the evil geniuses and the pets who love them series which is also continued in the "variousness spectacular... coming soon to an etsy near you (or just message me)!!!

a thoughtful me...

isaac chutney

i spent this morning typing up an exam for a student who can’t write/ use computers and in my break, whilst discussing politics and music (he knows i have no interest at all in football) i ended up doodling this. i have no idea what it is or why, but i like the look of isaac chutney. he looks a swell guy

the man with the red umbrella

i've been a bit neglectful of this blog of late, i do apologise. i am slowly readying myself for a return to action, but in the mean time here's an odd thing i've just read...

some time ago i picked up this thing called "the man with the red umbrella" by r a brandt in the sadly no-more piece hall bookshop in halifax. it was in the humour section but is more of a... fantastic piece of children's fiction. of sorts. having said that, it's more leonora carrington than anything else. it's creepy, hilarious, charming, baffling and beautiful in equal measure. my favourite bit? the squirrel delighted with his cornflakes; "did you know there are over three hundred and sixty-two cornflakes in here!... think of it!" amazing

here are the best bits of brandt's art...

thought bubble 2013

so that's thought bubble for another year - went really well, but bloody hell i'm exhausted! more on this and other things LATER...

THOUGHT BUBBLE!

issues? i have them. these will be on sale on etsy after the show, as well as remaining postcards and badges... i'll also get to working on a decent lulu version AND an electronic edition for those of you who HATE BOOKS!!!