Bad Music

I totally forgot to show this when the lovely Racheal sent me a copy before christmas some time. It's my 'life is too short to listen to bad music' illustration in issue one of Underground Art School! The whole magazine is great :)

Anyway, a couple of people have suggested I make 'bad music' Tshirts. I've looked in to getting Ts printed and...I'm not sure it would work, money-wise. So I thought I might try it myself, which would be nicer on the whole. I don't have the resources to get the drawing on a silkscreen, but I figured I could try making a stencil. So that's what I've spent this afternoon doing.


I've done a sample print on card. All in all, I quite like it. But I'm thinking I may have to make the stencil again (much to my fingers' woe). 'Life' isn't very clear, so I might make the loop of the cable bigger. And the headphones look a bit...odd. But I'm also thinking of making two stencils - one text, one image, so I could do two-colour prints. Not sure what colours, but I'll think about it.

Any thoughts?

lucyplayer.com

I've made myself a portfolio site, which is now up at lucyplayer.com!
It's the first time I've really attempted web design, so naturally there's been a few hiccups along the way, but I think it's all in working order now...

The banana's what?

So, my "greengrocers' apostrophe"-based project has resulted in this series of posters.

When a rouge apostrophe is slipped in to what is supposed to be a plural, it suggests possession. A sign advertising "banana's" makes me want to shout "the banana's what?" Nothing belongs to the banana. So I decided to give the banana possessions, by sticking labels saying "banana's" on various objects. I did the same for oranges and apples.

The posters feature a grid of the stickered objects alongside a list of all the things belonging to the fruit. It's quite ridiculous when you read it. What would the orange want with a teapot or a pair of scissors, you wonder...

I made a fourth poster summarising the concept behind the series and showing some photos of genuine "greengrocers' apostrophes".

It was quite a fun project, and I got quite in to it. Much to the amusement (or despair?) of others...

2009

My tutor at college suggested the other day that I should 'go mental' with my work. Push boundaries, loosen up etc. And I think he has a point. I tend to play things a bit safe. And who knows what might happen if I just went a little crazy?

So this is my new year's resolution - both for my work and just in general. Easier said than done, though, I reckon!

I'm going to stick this up in my room to remind me that it wouldn't be such a bad thing to go a bit mental now and again...

Happy new year!