I'm ready...

for the show at Café Zen. As any reader of this blog will know, and yes I do have a few readers, I have been working on these images for a while now (a quick check tells me it was back in February when I started work on these). And, drum roll please, here they are, framed and ready to hang either next Thursday or Friday. I'll be dropping them off at Green-Door tomorrow ready for the big day. This'll be my first real show participation since way back in 2003. I have to say that I am really excited. I had to take a quick snap of the little blighters just to see what they look like together and I think they look the dogs. But then I would wouldn't I.

These four prints are in editions of fifty, printed on acid free 300gsm paper and, should anyone fancy one, are available for £85 each (p+p to be advised - UK and world wide).

And here it is.

First solo effort at Green Door, first 'official' screen print.


I found inspiration in two places.
I'd been looking at a book of old movie posters and came across the striking, red and black image of the West Side Story poster. The black type against the stark red background immediately drew my eye. I've always had an interest in typography and its use in art. The juxtaposition between words and pictures plays a big part in my creation process. I'd also seen a documentary about BASE jumping a few days before and I remember thinking that not only were these guys certifiable but they were putting all their trust in a parachute that just might not save them. Literally a leap of faith.
Having said that, the piece itself is ultimately just about me and the insecurities that I have about my own ability as an artist. I don't even like the word. I think this is a title that can only be bestowed by others. That's why my logo has the word inverted.

Right now, I feel I'm anything but an artist. When the time is right, I'll flip that word over and say "hey, that's me. That's what I do. I'm an artist". Until then, I'll just have to take a leap of faith and trust that, one day, I might be good enough.