Blackbird 2-colour screen print ON SALE next week…

Look at the Little Shop next week if you'd like to get your claws on one of these Limited Edition prints. Signed and numbered on some nice not-quite-white luxury substrate – but tastefully done.

We're also giving away a signed print for one lucky contestant. Details will follow.

Print shown is an artist's proof that was mistreated in transit. 

Print shown is an artist's proof that was mistreated in transit. 

Tenacious stickers that just won't let go…

Stickers printed on attractive, uncoated paper.

Australian bush drawings, summertime 2017…

Some ink drawings made in the bush, middle of summer, deafening cicadas and white daylight. Also one on the outskirts of town.

Shoes can be cruel…

My old shoes haven't taken to the new ones. Maybe it's because they squeak a bit. To say I'm disappointed in them is an understatement, but I'll give them a little longer before I say something.

"Hey… I was thinking about going for a walk. Anyone want to join me?""Hey fellas, did you hear something?""Nope.""Not me.""Nup. Probably just imagined it."

"Hey… I was thinking about going for a walk. Anyone want to join me?"
"Hey fellas, did you hear something?"
"Nope."
"Not me."
"Nup. Probably just imagined it."

Green on the screen…

Today we screen printed a two colour limited edition of a bird. The original drawing is postage stamp-sized optically enlarged to A2. The prints will soon be available to buy via the Little Shop.

Thanks to Chris Ratcliffe at garudiostudiage who was as helpful and informative as ever. The creative processed worked like this:

DM: Good morning, sorry I'm late.
CR: No problem. What colour do you have in mind for the first screen?
DM: 606, please.
CR: Can you be any more specific?
DM: Yes. The same colour as my grandmother's bathroom suite, circa 1973.
CR: Can you be any more specific?
DM: Yes, like guacamole, but when you leave it out without the cling film on it for an hour or so.
CR: You should try lemon juice in it, that will help.
DM: Can you be any more specific?
CR: Yes, freshly squeezed lemon juice.
DM: I'll try that.
CR: What do you think of this colour?
DM: That's the colour! Amazing! Now, what colour do you think will work for the second screen?
CR: BLACK.
DM: Yes, let's go with black. Black it is. What a good idea.
CR: Good.

(Photos: Dr. Coralie Bickford-Smith.)