Blisters - The Directors Cut

The lovely people at Print Club are now accepting submissions for Blisters - The Directors Cut, their 'big end of Summer hand pulled screenprinted poster show'.

As usual the 40 pieces selected from 40 artists will be from a range of 'established and emerging illustrators, designers and street artists', in editions of 40 and sold for £40!

Anyone can enter and the deadline for entries is Sunday 10 June 2012.

For those interested, here's the brief:

Submit an alternative movie poster in your own style inspired by your favorite film! 

The catch is, you cannot use the title of the film at all.

Use of other text is allowed of course but it should stand alone as an image, scene or typographic piece, it doesn’t have to be an advertisement for the film!

Poster size B2 (700x500mm) and to be screenprinted!

More information here.

Lo Cole at Castor + Pollux

Our favourite seafront gallery, Castor + Pollux is currently showing (and selling) illustrator Lo Cole's bold and colourful prints until the 18 October.

Lo Cole is a freelance illustrator and print maker based in Gloucestershire with a career already spanning 20 years and a very impressive client list including; Vogue, The Guardian, Greenpeace, The Royal National Theatre, Harper Collins and Royal Mail Stamps.


All his pieces are vibrant and energetic, but some are simple and graphic whilst others are wild and abstract. It's the more graphic prints that do it for me though, especially the bird one above with the lovely little pink and red birds.

I really need to get down there and see it before it finishes!

Images copyright Lo Cole.

Sunny Side Up

Andy Smith's new exhibition Sunny Side Up at Soma Gallery, Bristol promises to be great. It previews on Friday 24th June and then runs until the 20th August.

The exhibition will include 12 new large, hand-screenprints featuring "bold statements, strange visitors, warnings from gurus, the thoughts of CaptainScott and other random themes", new 3d arrows, moose heads, totes and stickers all in the distinctive Andy Smith illustration and lettering style.

All the artwork in the show will be available online too, so don't worry if like me you can't make it over to Bristol for the show.

For more info visit Soma, or see teaser images of Andy's new work here.

Image copyright Andy Smith.

Paul Thurlby's Alphabet Book

We love London based illustrator, Paul Thurlby's gorgeously retro Alphabet Prints (above).

The beautifully illustrated letters are now available as signed/numbered, limited edition Giclee prints, as greeting cards and have just been made into a children's ABC book (below)!

Paul Thurlby's Alphabet will be published by Templar and released on July 1st. I for one can't wait to get my hands on a copy - I think it's going to be as popular with adults as it will with children.

Pre-order your copy here for only £8.69!

Images copyright Paul Thurlby.

AT Web shop now live!

Alphabet 3. Mark Pavey - £30.

The At Open House web shop is now live, so those of you who can't make it down to 42 Hendon Street, Brighton over the next couple of weeks, won't miss out on the wonderful work for sale...

Staffordshire Figures for the clumsy. Alice Pattullo - £15 each.


A Collection of Pointless Miscellanies #2. Jonny Hannah - £3 each.


Owl softies. Snorkus - £15 each.


Don't Worry be Happy print. Delicious Industries - £15 each.


Starlet Brooch. Amanda Fatherazi - £45.

But for those of you who can make it down, we'll be there next Sunday 12-6 enjoying the live performances by Lonny Pop, Deborah Tyler-Bennett, and Josephine Dimbleby - pop in and say hello!

Images copyright AT Open House.

AT Openhouse kicks off tomorrow!

AT Openhouse finally throws open it's doors tomorrow for a month of fabulousness!

It really is going to be the best Openhouse, with a terrific mix of artists and designers; a vintage Boudoir, vintage tea room, a knitting room, prints/paper ephemera room and live performances in the garden.

We're selling our Howdoo business cards...


Our Don't Worry letter-pressed prints...


And some vintage circus posters we've been hoarding for years...


You'll also find button jewellery by Lorna Davies and fabulous knitted creations from Winsome & Saucy...


Some quirky Jonny Hannah illustrations...

Recent work from illustrator Alice Pattullo...


Mr Wingate's printed textiles and home accessories...


Fun prints and vintage fabric cats & owls from Snorkus...


Pinky's psychedelic paintings and paper cuts...


A selection of elephants and badges from Beatty Hallas...


The wonderful Odds and Bobs vintage boudoir...


Stunning paintings from Natalie Martin...


Badges, books and prints from local illustrator, Carlos Garde-Martin...


Amanda Fatherazi's glamorous brooches and dolls...


Screenprints, books and letter-pressed prints from Mark Pavey...


And last, but definitely not least paintings by Rhys Trussler...


So if you find yourself at a loose end over the weekend (or any weekend in May) pop over to 42 Hendon Street and say "hello".

Image copyrights with the individual artsists.

Eliza Fricker Screenprints

We're loving the work of Brighton-based, illustrator and screen printer Eliza Fricker - from bold, bright architectural prints to quirky and kitsch collages, they're all fantastic. Our personal favourite is the cat and cake collage - cats and cake, what's not to like, it's like it was made for us!

Eliza's screenprints will soon be available in her Etsy store and have recently been accepted for the Islington Art and Design Fair. You can keep up-to-date with all Eliza's new work and daily goings on over on her blog.

Image copyright Eliza Fricker.

Burning Love - Jonny Hannah at Castor + Pollux

Burning Love is illustrator, Jonny Hannah's Valentine's exhibition currently showing at the fabulous Castor + Pollux until the 13 March.

Mr Hannah himself curated the exhibition and hung the work which includes lots of lovely screen prints, lino prints, hand drawn type and cut out letters (see pics below). I couldn't make it to the private view, but I'm really looking forward to seeing it this weekend.

I love Jonny Hannah's prints and already have a few myself. They always make me smile with their quirky typography and funny illustrations.

Don't worry if you can't make it down to sunny Brighton to see the show - all the prints above and many more are now available in the Castor + Pollux online shop.

Images copyright Jonny Hannah, taken from Castor + Pollux.

Retro Lolly Prints by Emily Turner

When I first saw Emily Turner's retro lolly prints I was immediately struck by childhood memories of running down the street to the ice cream van!

The simplicity of the illustrations with the red and blue print gives them a wonderful nostalgic feel, I'm sure having one on the studio wall would make it feel like Summer every day.



All above prints are available for £20 from FRANK and The Print Block (who are having a Christmas sale on December 4 if you're in the area).

Drawing Fashion

Antonio, Joanne Landis Carnegie Hall Studio, New York Times Magazine, 1967

Aurore de la Morinerie, Couture I, 2010

Antonio, Karl Largerfeld, Vogue France, 1972

François Berthoud, Loves me Loves me Not, Myla UK, 2001

Mats Gustafson, Red Dress, Yohji Yamamoto,1999

Drawing Fashion - wonderful fashion illustrations collected over 30 years by Joelle Chariau, owner of Galerie Bartsch & Chariau (Munich), is currently showing for the first time at London's Design Museum.

"Drawing Fashion celebrates a unique collection of some of the most remarkable fashion illustrations from the twentieth and twenty first centuries. These original works define the fine art of illustrating fashion, from the collections of Chanel, Dior, Comme des Garçons and Poiret as well as Viktor & Rolf, Lacroix and McQueen."

The exhibition has been curated by fashion historian Colin McDowell. The showcased illustrations span 100 years and are displayed alongside period photography, music and news to show the social, cultural and style changes throughout the decades.

This is definitely on my December gallery list, but there's no rush it's running until 6 March 2011 and for those who want a little more information - tickets are now available for Stephen Jones in conversation with Colin McDowell, Wednesday 26 January 2011 at 7.30pm. Get your tickets here.

Images copyright of the artists and/or Joelle Chariau.