Something WICKED this way comes...

Brilliant!

Carters Steam Fair , my favourite fair is setting up in Victoria Park

I am particularly looking forward to the Wall of Death.

Friends of Homerton Station poster

Now up in the station....

Juliet Bravo

Hang this above your roll top bureau and reel off your passwords and registration numbers with the panache of Group Captain Barker.

'Alpha' 4 colour lithograph on uncoated Colorplan

Natural 350gms.

Paper Size: 297mm x 420mm

Only £15 available here.

The Arab Press

My new 'ARAB' printing press is finally in my studio after weeks of working out the logistics of moving this 500kg beauty. I should have measured the door to my studio before I 'confirmed bid'. These truly are fantastic pieces of machinery, you can find out more about them here.

Rejoice in print.

I am very sad to say that Printed Textiles at Middlesex University is being shut down. I have designed a tote bag to be given away to all past students who show up to the degree show.
Middlesex University Art and Design Degree Show 2010
The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1.
Private view: Thursday 3rd June
Public show: Friday 4th June - Monday 7th June
Art and Design: BA Fashion, BA Fashion Design, Styling and Promotion, BA Fine Art, BA Graphic Design,
BA Illustration, BA Interior Architecture and Design, BA Design and Applied Arts, BA Jewellery,
BA Photography, BA Printed Textiles, BA Weave, Mixed Media and Knit, BA Product Design and Engineering,
BA Sonic Arts.

Good Homes

A nice 'modern retro living room' featuring a couple of my prints in Good Homes June issue. I like the St Judes cushions. If you like St Judes and the work of Angie Lewin why not bid for a one off print with all proceeds going to the Marine Conservation Society. See it here.

Impressive

I have a nice spread in a new book by Gestalten.

Impressive Printmaking, Letterpress and Graphic Design is an exploration of the interplay between current trends in graphic design and traditional handiwork such as letterpress printing, hand-cut linotype, chiselled woodblocks, and embossing. I am glad that the print I did for Venetia's coffee shop featured so prominently.

Kate Gibb has a nice spread too.

The Outdoor Type

Driving through North London the other day I was saddened to see that the lovely TYPEWRITER signage on Alfoxton Avenue had finally been ripped down. I am so glad I made a screen print of it a couple of years ago (pictured above) and I hope I kept it alive in some small way. Available for £20 here.

Hackney Wick Letters

Doors I pass almost every day but never see fully closed, as I did last Sunday.

Phonetic alphabet

A newly designed print coming soon. I think I should live with it for a while to spot the inevitable spelling mistake.

Lesney factory update No.2

At the beginning of the year I commented on the demolition of the Lesney factory.

Here's progress for you...

Friends of Homerton Station

I have just completed this illustration for The Friends of Homerton Station, a voluntary group set up by local people to plant meadows at Homerton station, Hackney, E9.

Planting wildflowers helps to preserve native species and the variety of wildflowers on the embankments in the station will create a wildlife-friendly habitat to enencourage butterflies, bees, other insects and birds.

My illustration will feature on a poster printed by London Transport and displayed within the station to make people aware of the groups work.

Someone in the house say YEAH!

Today I was talking to the chap fixing our lift here at Bridget Riley Studios, he told me he used to attend raves here back in 1988 when he was fifteen year old lad living on the Roman Road. Although he couldn't remember much about the parties other than having a very good time, he did say that Percy Daltons Peanut Factory (as it was then) was one of the original major warehouse venues used for a few weeks before it was busted. If anyone has any more information, I would love to find out more about this spell in the history of 43 Dace Road. As my lift fixing, veteran raver friend said "... this was our Hacienda."

Bridget Riley – Blaze 1

The Scythe Festival

I have just designed the poster for the sixth West Country Scythe Festival and Green Fair. Its a fantastic day out in the Somerset Levels with good food and drink and some very exciting scything contests.

I will be printing the posters this week, so if you like them you can purchase them here.

Here are some photos from last year.

These chaps were selling elderflower Champaign made at Tinker's Bubble.

Print Pattern book

I have some work in a new book published by Laurence King. Print Pattern is compiled by the creator of the blog of the same name www.printpattern.blogspot.com. The book documents the work of the best surface designers from around the world and features products that have been embellished with a surface print or pattern, including graphics, cards, gift wrap, stationery, textiles, ceramics, badges, stickers, and wallpaper.

Two of my prints featured in the book were produced exclusively for Olive Loves Alfie.

"The Street Where Originality Lives"

Last summer I wrote about some excitement in the Wick. Here at Bridget Riley Studios we were all very preoccupied watching the shooting of the aptly (for us) named Adidas advert "The Street Where Originality Lives". Beckaham and Snoop Dawg have been spliced in, I can't imagine they graced the Wick with their presence.

As my good friend and studio neighbour Wilfrid Wood said:

"...that looks like terrifically good fun! I wish Dace Road really was like that all the time."

The V&A Bookshop

The V&A Bookshop are know stocking two of my prints, BAGS and ABSENCE.

Found in Bath

I have just delivered some of my prints to a lovely new shop in Bath. Found is a boutique stocking undiscovered fashion labels, heritage brands, hand printed stationary, books and a tightly edited range of accessories from across the world. It is a true gem in one of my favourite cities.

The Flicker Club

I have just designed a flick book for The Flicker Clubs screening of The Night of the Hunter at the Lexi Cinema on th3 28th March.

Many thanks to Shiv for animating it.

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Awards

I have just designed the poster for The Foyle Young Poets Awards 2010. Its a nice big A2 number that hopefully will be prominently displayed on school notice boards up and down the country.

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is now firmly established as the key award for young writers aged between 11 and 17 years. Founded by the Poetry Society in 1998, the competition has been supported by the Foyle Foundation since 2001.

Each year 100 winners (85 commendations and 15 overall winners) are selected by a team of high profile judges, and receive their awards at an annual prize-giving event on National Poetry Day. Winners from the 15 to 17 age category attend a week-long intensive residential Arvon course where they develop their creative writing skills and establish peer support structures. Winners aged 11-14 benefit from poetry residencies at their school followed by distance mentoring.

Alongside these prizes Winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award benefit from on-going support and encouragement, via publication, performance, promotion and internship opportunities.