never judge a book by it's......

look where "one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow" has turned up! only the front cover on the jungle city art book which accompanies the whole project! i couldn't be happier and cant wait to get my copy from Harvey Nics in Edinburgh when i go up for the artist day on the 24th september! maybe even see some of you there?

but if you cant wait to visit the wonderousness then you can buy a copy online here along with mini sculptures, t-shirts with lots more being added.

from the 22nd september the auction for the life sized beasties will start so to register your interest click here

lots more has been going on with jungle city they have launched there new website with lots more info, the route map to help you find all the creatures on the loose and it even feature artists profiles so go and visit and get involved anyway you can www.jungle-city.org

loads and loads has been going on so there will be lots of updates coming your way very soon once i get sorted from being away for a couple of weeks.

until then specials x

thumbs up

what a lovely surprise :D

loving the support from me mate Greville Worthington, renowned curator. if you are unaware of his work get in the know :)

take heed jungle fever is upon us

so all the animals have been unleashed onto the unsuspecting people of Edinburgh!!

they will be on display in the Royal Botanical Gardens from now until the 4th September.

with some of the more delicate ones featured in Harvey Nicols on St Andrew Square, Edinburgh.

with the migration to the streets taking place from the 6th September until the end month

with live and online auctions starting from the 29th September for loads more info click here

so now all the important dates have been mentioned now for the fun :) THE VISIT!!

they looked so amazing all together out in the wild of the gardens interspersed amongst the flora. so many people of all different types and all kinds of ages enjoying the search to see them all :) i know i sure did! here are just a few we spotted...


by Emma Kemp


by Natasha Mann


by Kieran Jones


by Ben Comley


by Marc Quinn


by Emily Young


by Dovecot


by Elisabeth Anderson





by Fiona Carlisle




by Morag Muir




by Ruth Green






by Rob and Nick Carter


by Rebecca Sutherland


by Jemma Pearson


by Soju Tanaka








by Chris Rea


By Mariana Bassani




by Seif Al Hasani


by Martin Aveling


so whilst admiring all the wonderous wild animals, we stopped at my hornbill to take some photos and have a sneaky listen to what people were saying about him. when who should happen to be showing some guests round the exhibition, Mark Shand, Elephant Family charity founder :D so being a bit of a geek and a luvvie i had to stop him and get a photo with him and my birdie. we had a nice little chat about the artists day on the 24th September the great reception the event has been getting from the public and press and he introduced me to his friends who seemed delighted to meet one of the artists :) it was a rather random but a fabulous coincidence and rounded off a lovely day beautifully.


me and Mark Shand

not long now....

hey me lovelies

jungle city 2011 is nearly upon us with all the exciting goings on kicking off at the Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh on 16th August!

all the creative creatures will forge one massive herd at the gardens before being be set free and released onto the wild streets of Edinburgh on the 6th September!

i'll be getting on with a press release for me local press this week and will post up soon, but in the mean time here's a feature about the event in which you may recognise a certain birdy :)















"one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow" has also featured on the jungle city website




















so proud of the little beeper can't wait to go up to my favourite city and see him living it up taking in all the sights and sounds of the fringe and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

get those dates in your diary and support this great cause!

keep popping back for more updates as they'll be coming thick and fast in the next couple of weeks!

oh and the meet the artist day is on the 24th September (more details to follow) but hopefully see some of you wonderfuls then :)

oh the world doesnt revolve around.......

hello people

i hope this little post finds you well and happy

have been making my mind work for me for once and have been coming up with some ideas for new work! i know holy shit!

ive been working on some imagery for a self portrait! have a few ideas going on in there so who knows maybe a series is in order but we'll see here's a little sneaky peak at a preliminary "sketch" for the first......





this will eventually turn into a large painting in a similar style to my "i'll do anything for love" diptych see here

so to accompany this self involved narcissism please find below a set of Q&As based loosely on the proust questionnaire which i've done a few of and will accompany any post about the self portrait works enjoy!





a simple one to ease you in to these kinds of posts....

1. What is your favorite word?

Heinous or boooooo

2. What is your least favorite word?

No

3. What turns you on?

Amazing kisses

4. What turns you off?

Arrogance and idiocy

5. What sound or noise do you love?

The blues

6. What sound or noise do you hate?

Silence

7. What is your favorite curse word?

Fuck

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Zoo keeper

9. What profession would you not like to do?

Police woman

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

Beers in the fridge come join the party

its got music and everything.....

well hello there wonderous people of the world. i hope this post finds you well!

so i finally got round to re-editing the making of video for the hornbill

"one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow"

which will go on display in Edinburgh's Royal Botanical Gardens from 16th August 2011 and then released into the wild streets of Edinburgh from 6th September 2011. for more information and other important dates please click here if you watch all the images on the home page you may see a familiar aves :)

so here the making of the new shorter version with music and everything wow! hope you enjoy



so what else has been going on........ mmm

had a few features in the press relating to said bird as seen below. still trying to keep the momentum up and spreading the word for this great cuase so please feel free to do the same



















































































so i have recently also started on a "self portrait". i'm guessing it wont be finished anytime soon, as im really putting my soul into this, so we'll see how it goes and will post updates when there's something to see as at the minute its pretty much a teal canvas (everyday i have the blues)

oh and if any of you lovelies are around in leicester on saturday (2nd july) come down to embrace arts for a wonderful all day event where you will find little old me click here for all the info

well ta ta for now specials...

HEAL! Then will the eyes of the blind be opened

one for the rock, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow.

so the eyes weren't quite right so off to the old smoke i go for a 20 minute touch up! was definitely worth it looks loads better, got to meet the lovely Emma and have a fancy cup of tea and scones by the Ritz ah ha ha i'm so rock and roll.....



















































































this might be a bit sneaky but couldn't resist showing you guys the fuzzy elephants so cute!