NO COMPLY - NO VACANCY

THIS YEARS NO COMPLY FESTIVAL IS COMING UP AND KOAN OVER AT NICE PRODUCE SWUNG 3 BLANK DECKS MY WAY FOR THE SHOW. I'LL POST PHOTO'S IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AS THEY START TO COME TOGETHER. 

IT'S NICE THAT EXHIBITION U.K

WILL HUDSON FROM it's nice that IN THE U.K FEATURED ME ON HIS ART DESIGN BLOG EARLIER THIS YEAR AND FOR THIER FIRST IT'S NICE THAT EXHIBITION THEY HAVE GATHERED 130 ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT THE WORK FEATURED IN THE SITE FOR A SHOW. WILL PICKED THE B/W ANNANDALE HOTEL PASTE UP I DID IN SYDNEY EARLIER THIS YEAR SO I POSTED HIM OVER 5 A0 SIZE B/W PRINTS OF THE ARTWORK TO BE PASTED UP AT THE SHOW. HERE'S MORE INFO FROM THE IT'S NICE THAT SITE.

ITS NICE THAT EXHIBITION

Next Monday sees the first in a series of exhibitions featuring the work posted on It’s Nice That. Kindly invited by Plymouth College of Art, the exhibition will show 130 pieces of work all in it’s original format.

September 24 — October 23 2008

The Viewpoint Gallery
Plymouth College of Art, 
Tavistock Place, 
Plymouth, 
Devon. PL4 6PW

Opening times: 
Monday to Thursday 9.00 – 17.00 
Friday 9.00 – 17.30
Saturday 10.00 – 12.00.

The exhibition aims to bring together different disciplines, as featured on the blog over the last 18 months all in it’s original format.

Artists include Anthony Burrill, Build, Scott Garrett, Tom Gauld, HelloVon, Mario Hugo, James Joyce, Kate Moross, Jason Munn, Damien Poulain, Rob Ryan, Alex Trochut, Dominic Wilcox, Wilfred Wood and many more.

EXTRA CHEEESE SHOW - SYDNEY OCT 08

EXTRA CHEESE IS BACK ON THIS TIME AROUND THE BRIEF IS SIMPLY A FOUND OBJECT. YEP, FOUND THIS ESKY AT THE LOCAL TIP SHOP (WELL BOUGHT IT FOR $5 BUT STILL HAD TO RUMAGE THROUGH MOUNDS OF JUNK TO 'FIND' IT) COVERED IT WITH THE AUSSIE'S AND SEALED IT WITH ESTAPOL, SO YES IT IS WATER PROOF AND CAN BE USED OUTDOORS AT BARBIES OR A FLOATING ESKY NEXT TO YOUR DECK CHAIR SITTING IN THE SHALLOWS ON BONDI BEACH. 

THE JACKY WINTER GROUP 2008 PROMO - 'MIXIES'

QUITE POSSIBLY THE GREATEST PROMO PACKAGE THE ILLUSTRATION WORLD HAS EVER LAYED EYES ON! THE 2008 MIXIE BY THE JACKY WINTER GROUP. CONTACT JEREMY WORTSMAN AT THE JW GROUP FOR YOUR FREE COPY TODAY!!!

CRACKPOT CALENDAR 2009 - BERLIN

THE GUYS OVER IN BERLIN AT GESTALTEN GOT IN TOUCH TO GET THIS PIECE FROM JMAG IN THIER 2009 ILLUSTRATION CALENDAR 'CRACKPOT'. AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE THROUGH THIER SITE HERE  

BEST ESKY IN THE WORLD!

I LOVE EBAY. DROVE OUT TO PAKENHAM IN THE XB TO PICK THIS LITTLE BEAUTY UP LAST WEEK. 

KING MAGAZINE

THE RAD CREW OVER AT KING MAGAZINE IN THE STATES COMMISSIONED ME TO DO THIS PIECE ON THE POLITICS OF THE NRL, CHEERS GUYS, IT WAS FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT A NEW CODE OF FOOTBALL OTHER THAN AUSSIE RULES. CHEERS CHRIS!

BLENDER MAG

THE 2 PIECES BLENDER RECENTLY COMMISSIONED ME FOR. THE OBAMA / McCAIN ILLO & the NAS / PRYOR ILLO. 

IS NOT MAGAZINE FAREWELL

THE FINAL EVER ISSUE OF MELBOURNE'S GREATEST ANSWER TO THE MAGAZINE FORMAT IS NOT MAGAZINE IS IN IT'S LAST DAYS ON THE STREET OF MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY, AND I SHED A TEAR OF GUM DROPS WHEN I SAW THIS PASTED UP DOWN SWAN STREET RICHMOND. WILL IT BE BACK IN SOME FORM? TIME WILL TELL. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, A MASSIVE THANKYOU TO JEREMY, STUART, MEL, PENNY AND TASH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. IF IT WASN'T FOR IS NOT MY CAREER WOULD BE ALOT DIFFERENT. Oi!!!!! 

EMPTY MAGAZINE - ALL AUSSIE ISSUE!!!

I WAS CHUFFED TO GET AN EMAIL FROM ANDREW JOHNSTONE OVER AT EMPTY AND DIK ON A FEATURE IN THE LATEST EMPTY MAG WHICH WAS TO BE AN ALL AUSSIE ISSUE. CHEERS MATE. GREAT TO BE A PART OF SUCH A KILLER ISSUE OF THE CREAM ONTOP OF THE PAVLOVA THAT IS AUSSIE ART!

ALSO FEATURE'S SOME GREAT PAGES ON OTHER JACKY WINTER ARTISTS, JUSTIN LEE WILLIAMS, KARL KWASNY, JUSTIN MALLER, BIDDY MARONEY, MEL STRINGER. 

DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND TRACK A COPY OF THIS ISSUE DOWN, DO IT FOR YOUR COUNTRIES CREATIVE'S, THINK OF IT AS DOING YOUR BIT FOR THE AUSTRALIAN ARTIST OLYMPICS - IF THERE WAS ONE. INSTEAD OF BUYING THE RECENT COPY OF WOMEN'S DAY, WEEKLY, NEW IDEA ECT ECT WITH STEPHANIE RICE ON THE COVER, SPEND SOME $ ON SOMETHING MORE WORTHWHILE. 

JMAG COVER

LATEST ISSUE OF JMAG WITH MY ILLO OF ROBERT SMITH, KELE FROM BLOC PARTY AND CARLOS D FROM INTERPOL. ON ALL GOOD AUSSIE NEWSTANDS TODAY, AND TOMORROW. 

THE AGE A2 FEATURE

THIS ARTICLE ON JEREMY WORTSMAN FROM THE JACKY WINTER GROUP, MY LOYAL AGENT, WAS FEATURED IN THE AGE'S A2 MAGAZINE OVER THE WEEKEND, ALONG WITH 5 PROFILE'S ON 5 OF HIS ILLUSTRATOR'S. CHEERS TO DAN RULE.