Now located...

Over @ iamanoctopus.co.uk. I shall still be using this blog from time to time, but a majority of work as I get organized throughout the following year and more 'profesh' will all go on there. Ta.

Current Project: HAIR.

Based upon a true story, check me out over @ Concrete Hermit!

Subject to change...

I will be changing this piece of shit blog very soon. Keep an eye out, though not too far out.

apples

A direction maybe?

All new CV ready.

It's still very much a work in progress, but my CV is starting to take shape. Something still bugs me about it, oh well, any comments on composition, content etc leave me a comment with feedback or something, if anyone reads this anymore. Thanks. I hate the poor quality of ImageShack. Oh well.

I've nearly...

...killed myself, due to uni work. Extreme. : )

A quiet storm (in the space of a week.)

Okay, so lately, I've probably not been pulling my weight like I should be with all the uni work coming in my direction. I mean, it is my second year, I should be pushing on much harder and regain that form towards the end of last semester and put in all the hours of work that is needed to gain skills and truely become successful and not be another 'could have been'. However, for those of you who know, recent events were difficult at the time - however now it's all good and dandy again. : ) As much as I haven't been pulling my weight, this does not mean I've been doing nothing, so thanks to the wonders of 'officials' and 'board rooms' at the 'powers that be' I have a reading week. Enough time to catch up on all modules and be ready to go from next Monday onwards and hopefully boost my hopes of getting higher grades, higher hopes and better work. It's one thing to talk about it, but to do is another - and of course the most important.

So far today I have put all my efforts in my illustration module and it's coming along well. Taking a short break to write this and I will get back to the pages and pages of doodling and idea experimentations. I'm quite happy to have settled with the idea I have. For now, the consumption of hair is all I will say. Hopefully as this progresses in the next few weeks and even when it gets to the book binding stage it'll be a strong representation of a journey that works on every level. As I progress throughout my modules, I'll try to update this place with work to possibly showcase skills to onlookers who may need some work.

Returning to the point of my ridiculous post title, 'A quiet storm (in the space of week.)' - it's now or never really, all my modules have to be that step further to proving that I want to do this and that I will do this. With or without the help of anyone. So, before I shoot back to doing work like a good little boy, here's a very quick doodle to do with my illustration project that made me smile after I drew it, mainly 'cos of the simplicity and it was a probable accident. Low detail, effective message? I don't know.

Slewdem Stickorzzz.

Well, I've got my first set of stickers as a part of some promotional stuff that I thought I should eventually get round to doing. It's kinda uni related for once. These are just some first drafts, I think slowly as time goes on I would like to get some more thought provoked, better looking ones out there. For now though, it'll do.

Uni work underway.

Back to uni...

Well, first week back is over... I've got four quite hefty, but very free modules. Best get a move on!

force by numbers

One of my new sketchbooks, page makes me feel 'hyped' for some reason...

Animate TV

So Channel 4's 2008 edition of Animate TV was just on and there was one really beautiful and charming animation by Michael Aubtin Madadi. It's called 'Tear Drops of Blossom' and it was bloody marvelous so if you're reading this, click the link and go watch! It really is a magical piece of animation and has a really pretty story behind it.

'Tear Drops of Blossom'

the elderly

Stars of the Search Party Unsigned Act '08 - VOTE!

Stars of the Search Party are entering Orange unsignedAct this year, vote for them! : )

Vote, vote, vote.

SOTSP My Space has gone live!

Well after a while, their My Space has gone live, also if you're in Epsom, check them out later this month, details to follow:

My Space click click click!

The Quality of Work...

...will soon be improving greatly when university resumes for the second war of three.

SOTSP: My Space...

Resumed work on SOTSP My Space today, here's a preview of it, most things still need to be tweaked, but it's safe to say it's at least 40% of the way there, here's a preview shot.

for my bubby...

Armstrong & Miller.

Right, at first, I didn't particularly find this show very funny, it's very... slapstick, obviously BBC edited material for a family kind of thing, but there's a few sketches in it that won me over. Especially this one, I recommend watching all of them on YouTube.