Barbershop Mutant

I have spent most of June and some of July working at a welcome leisurely pace on this complex beast of an ink drawing. It is applied to the walls of 28 Girls and Boy Barbers in Hockley, Nottingham (who, may I add, are expert fringe trimmers) and it stretches 10 feet up, covering the entire wall of old German maps. This was a really fun project, though installation could only take place when the shop was shut which meant my dinnertimes usually consisted of a bowl of muesli in a hairdressing chair. It was well worth it though.

Door envy

I aDOORe this.

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Shrewd.

I have spent most of the month of June flitting about and not doing too much of any one thing. Apart from getting anxious about my fast approaching move to London but then realising that nothing can be done at present. All this sunshine has meant that my productivity levels are at an all time low. Chilled watermelon and cloudless skies are just too hard to resist. I have been making some (smallish) inroads to my ever growing to-do list however. See above for two drawings for a pal's publication (more information soon) and below for a little shrew.

Drawings: Bodega Social Club, Nottingham.

You can see the result of my Studio Hermit Days up in The Bodega on Pelham Street now. I felt a little over-exposed all weekend, with a slightly nervous tummy every time I walked past but kind and lovely comments and emails have been pouring in so now I feel a lot better. If you happen to be in the area at a loose end, order a pint and see if you can locate the 14 animal species (2 doubles) 3 vegetables, 2 insects, 1 skeleton and 2 mutants. Good fun :)

I am a Studio Hermit no longer.

Above is just one of the projects that has turned me into a Studio Hermit for most of the Spring/Summer transition period. Luckily, this week will mark the end of planning my days hour by hour and waking up thinking about frame sizes; just in time for me to increase my freckle count. And get back to pondering over my favourite Mini Milk flavour. It's between Strawberry and Vanilla at present, with Vanilla just getting the edge. Chocolate flavour doesn't get a look in. But back to business....

Above is the final plan for the wall installation at 28 Girls & Boys Barbers, found on Goosegate, Nottingham (well worth popping in for a trim). To be done with brush and ink on a wallpaper of vintage maps. I'm very much looking forward to getting started.

The project that has been the largest contributing factor to my Hermit Status is the selection of framed drawings for the Bodega. I posted some tidbits below. The work will be going up in full by this Friday 28th May. Do pop along if you're about for Dot to Dot festival. Do try to avoid me though, I will almost certainly be drunk and probably try to cover you in glitter.

Happy Sun Days
:)

Bodega Business

Here are some sneaky snippets from a forthcoming project with the Bodega Social Club, Nottingham. I will be decorating the downstairs bar with my drawings of dalmatians, deer, deadly mushrooms and dilapidated treehouses, as well as a great many things that don't begin with 'D'. The work should be going up around the 24th May, just in time for Dot to Dot festival.

Good times.