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Archive for September, 2010
Chrissie Abbott is in!
Some of the freshest illustration work in the UK right now is coming from young artist Chrissie Abbott. She’s a dab hand at picking up old news print images and retro photography and combining them with her own handmade elements to create acid-coloured collages that seem to have intriguing undertones. Right now Chrissie is inspired [...]
Gary’s book and Lizzie’s ex
As we sort out the last handful of images for Memories, we thought we’d share some updates on a couple of artists who are in the book. Firstly, Gary Taxali has launched his children’s book This is Silly. We are totally envious that the launch takes place at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto [...]
The award-winning Simon Pemberton
Well, you can’t be the editor of a book filled with illustration and go to a major illustration awards ceremony and NOT network with illustrators, right? When I went to Images 34 the other night, it was a great opportunity not only to see a whole range of interesting work but I got the chance [...]
Images 34
Great to see a number of artists who are contributing to Memories having their commercial work shown at Images 34, the Association of Illustrators annual show held at London College of Communication last night. I went along and it was great to Simon Spilsbury in attendance to pick up a bronze award for one of [...]
Incoming…
Well the deadline has past, and the artwork has been flying in! Top quality pieces, you can tell the some of the artists have used all the time to their advantage. We have had art work with more layers than Jordan’s make up, hand painted canvases using all manor of techniques and not forgeting lots [...]