adventures

this is me writing on the ceiling at the Pop up Pirates launch party last week. large and less large exciting lettering all over the shop and hipsters a go go.

photo by Amelia Gregory from http://yfrog.com/f/1szrkj/

I snuck in with the alternafashionistasuperethicalsocialite herself, which is to say Amelia, and I introduced her to Derek from the AOI, then we hung out like a load of grumpy old cool kids, complaining about how load the music was. it was a fun night for me, I also met some cool people when i pretended to network after. Including the exciting Klaus from the book club, hopefully I will go see his exciting project next week then I will tell you the story he told me.

Then this week I went to the Oh Comely Launch with Caragh, my lovely illustrator friend who I just drew for my facebook project (yes, I'm on the Cs). I was not feeling the networking so much, probably not enough adrenaline in my bloodstream, but I was definitely feeling the cupcakes, and the band that played who I drew
they are called the foxxbandits, go check out their twinkly tunes.
I also did this drawing of some of the unsuspecting event hipsters, the bearded boy in the top right was the DJ, I don't know his name but if anyone does let me know and I will link to his DJ page or something. If he has one.

In other exciting news, I am featured today on the Ballad Of Magazine Website, it's a really awesome magazine with scary pretty stuff, i mean, do you know what i mean? like, creepy lovely. how good is that? it's pretty good actually. I might even do something for their next issue.

Here is a picture of ME, that I drew. Its a bit pink. It's for online bios and stuff, there should be more of them about in the coming weeks. justsaying.
Yes.

here is a picture of Barny from the facebook project. you may remember I met his brother. well I am going to his not wedding next week. that is all.

I am listening to the Younger Younger 28s to get me in the mood to go dancing, whatever happened to them?

I suppose i should write a new blog entry sometime yes? like now? ok. anyway, it's a lovely spring day.


News:
I'm a big geek and I drew a picture of Neil Gaiman's dog for the Kitty's Neverwear competitiony thing, go vote for me k? i'm not sure if the votes mean much, but it can't hurt. like in the general election. every time the doorbell rings it is more Conservative propoganda.

Also and anyway in other news January's Mailmeart2 gallery is up featuring my contribution at 42 and loads of other awesome stuff, seriously, check it out, i love the variety of stuff that gets sent to this thing, loads of inspirational stylings.

I drew this picture of my mother looking like a cute mole for mothers day. and sent it to her a week late. because i am a bad person.
I think it is quite Shirley Hughesesque, ne'st pas?

I had a birthday. which was nice. I also did a design pitch for a project which was fun, and i will tell you what it is if i get it.

some awesome stuff you might want to check out:
if you ever wondered who did that awesome Ladyhawke cover art, it was Sarah Larnach
I'm a big fan of Anna Botezatu's collages
and Jo Cheung bird pictures (me? likeng birds?) which you can get on cushion covers here. super nice.
Yulia Brodskaya takes quilling to a whole new level.

I'll stop that now or we'll be here all year. sometime I must make a big 'ol links page. altho i did join tumblr the other day, so maybe thats what i should do there.

see you kids on the flip side. blue skies.

this is from some exciting lettering i have been doing to er, show i can do exciting lettering. niiiiiiice.

hey, so i've been doing a bit of illumustrating. about a month ago i had a portfolio pimpage with le famous fig taylor. she advised me to work on some more editorial stuff to prove i can be *waves hands in front of face* conceptual, and push the lettiringness, and the girlyness, and to spend some quality time with georgia nicholson. cos you know, i've never actually done a book cover (stupid 2 unit second year) and something about my work screams preteen girl (because i am a gay man). so i am looking to my J17 roots.

in non-illusstramation news, alex and i are moving a londrez, or more accurately a streatham to be near the happening and the buzyness. and cos thats where all the cool kids are. on thursday. so look out publishers and other employers of illustrationists, i will be that much nearer to your offices in order to send vibes of hire-meness. and maybe even, who knows, promotional material. i will also be getting a shite job to pay rent and stuff.

oh i forgot the bigger news, from a proffesional point of view, is that a week today my magpies picture will be appearing in the images show at the london college of communication, and later in the publication of the same name. we get to go to the awards night thingy, for networking i guess, and walking around with martyn and corinne saying spuh and feeling alternately inadequate and judgemental, and hopefully getting a chance to say something awkward to jonny in front of important people. if your in the area, after tuesday, resist the urge to pop in, you will only be distracted by the work of less talented but more famous illustrators. or alternatively, you could go in and request a peek at the copy of my magpies book which they will have available for you. oh yeah, also, on the less good news front, due to lameness and shittyness, the phone numbers featured in the images book will not actually be my phone numbers, although the terrestrial one will get you through to my mum. who will tell you my mobile number which is 07590653654 or maybe a house number in the new flat which i might have by then. email of jennyrobins@googlemail.com is still good.

this is a picture for article in marie claire wot is about face body holistic medicine stuff. but really it is for my portfolio, which is lacking in editorialness.