Crankhead Customs

I've just made this poster for Jason Brumby, who makes the most incredible, accurate and realistic sculptures of cars -

He does commissions too, so you could own a unique one-off sculpture of your own car. Amazing!

Number 1 for Family Fun!

It's been a bit of a while since I last posted on here, because I've been very busy working on this new website for Carters Steam Fair.

I started working on it back in July, visiting the fair wherever it was working at the weekends and taking photos, and asking the very patient Carter family tons of questions about stuff that they do every day – things that to us are extraordinary. It's been a bit of a labour of love, learning as much as I could so I could write it, design it and illustrate it with as much knowledge as you can glean about a whole family's lifetime in a few months!

Carters Steam Fair is the largest and most authentic travelling vintage fairground in the world, operating, restoring and travelling a large number of vintage rides and equipment with a fleet of classic lorries, while living in traditional showman's wagons.

They're passionate, friendly, welcoming and dedicated, and hugely knowledgeable about the history of fairgrounds in Britain, as well as being immensely skilled artists in their own right. It's been a huge pleasure working with them... if you find yourself in London, the Home Counties, Somerset or Kent during the Carters season, pay them a visit and have yesself some fun!

Ah thankayou very much-aaaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!!!

New poster for The Chambers Halloween shindig!

Hearts and Arrows…

I've just made a second poster for Danny and the Champs. This will be silkscreen-printed and will be sold at their gigs.

When in Rome…

When I was about 25 I was taught to cut letters in stone by my grandfather, Stephen Rickard, who had learnt at the Royal Academy in the 1930s and 40s. It's a very satisfying medium - the piece in the foreground was my first attempt, and it was on a bit of broken York stone (hence the choice of word). The alphabet behind is on a slab of Portland. There's something temptingly mischievous about having the ability to "set things in stone"!

Racy artwork

I painted this last week for Benny over at Boneshaker… it's always nice to make something a bit loose like a goose, baby

Ma Polaine's Great Decline

I've just finished this logo for the great blues duo  Ma Polaine's Great Decline
They told me they imagined that Ma Polaine was a poison-assassin at the turn of the century, which is a great basis for a brief! 

Bangers

I did this logo a while back for King Salami - I don't know if they ever used it in the end, but I always liked the sausage / fork combination… it reminded me of Grange Hill.

In The Shed Speed Shop

A little something for Panthershaun

49 Mile Ride

I made this T shirt design for Pete Young from the ace Occhio Lungo. Every year they hold this run in San Francisco…