Exhibition Work

A couple of pieces that I will be showing at the Steetview exhibition between 25th January - 18th February at 2022nq in Manchester. Thanks to Hayley at Skyliner for inviting me to do some work for the exhibition.
Each drawing contains buildings from different areas of Manchester which I have mashed together. The first is buildings situated along Deansgate and the second is buildings from St Peter's Square.

Rooms

 

 

This is a long overdue project to be posted. So please take a flat-pack based tour around the rooms of my childhood home.

The Shrieking Violet

After producing a page spread for The Shrieking Violet zine back in May I was asked to produce the cover for the upcoming edition. If you would like to see the whole publication there is an online version here. Thanks to Natalie Bradbury for asking me to do the cover.

Tiger

A3-coloured screen print illustrating the depleting number of tigers in the wild.

Aesop's Fables

The Hunter & the Woodsman

A Hunter was searching in the forest for the tracks of a lion, and, catching sight presently of a Woodsman engaged in felling a tree, he went up to him and asked him if he had noticed a lion's footprints anywhere about, or if he knew where his den was. The Woodsman answered, "If you will come with me, I will show you the lion himself." The Hunter turned pale with fear, and his teeth chattered as he replied, "Oh, I'm not looking for the lion, thanks, but only for his tracks."



The Stag & the Lion

A Stag was chased by the hounds, and took refuge in a cave, where he hoped to be safe from his pursuers. Unfortunately the cave contained a Lion, to whom he fell an easy prey. "Unhappy that I am," he cried, "I am saved from the power of the dogs only to fall into the clutches of a Lion."
— Out of the frying-pan into the fire.

Re-worked New Scientist

Re-worked illustration based on a New Scientist article about the Kepler telescope finding a 'Styrofoam' planet. Redesigned for screen-printing.

Prometheus

A 5 colour screen-print done using my homemade screen-printing workshop (spare room). Based on the myth of Prometheus who stole fire from the gods and delivered it to Humans, upon being caught he was cursed to spend eternity shackled to a mountain side whilst having his liver pecked out by an eagle, during the day, only for it to grow back over night. The next morning the eagle would return and begin eating the revitalised liver.....Ouchy!

London Transport Poster

I was kindly asked to illustrate a written piece about the pioneering Manchester born swimmer Sunny Lowry for the Manchester fanzine The Shrieking Violet. Big thanks go to Jacky for her wonderful words and for allowing me to do whatever I wanted when it came to the page layout and images.

Spirit on the Water

'Spirit on the Water: XI Cricket Tours to Write Home About' by Mike Harfield, published by Loose Chippings Books.

More Lines

Cricketer

An illustration for the cover of a book called 'Spirit on the Water: XI Cricket Tours to Write Home About' by Mike Harfield, published by Loose Chippings Books.

Sewer-side

From a poem by Cathy Crabb entitled 'Sewer-side' about a trip down Manchester's dreary canals.

Lines & Lines & Lines & Lines

A mish-mash of buildings from around Manchester. Based on a brief about maps.