Alkoholik Robotik Zine 2nd Issue

Out Monday the 4th Oct.

We will be selling them outside the Illustration block at AUCB during lunchtime. If you can't get down there contact me on 3204369@aucb.ac.uk, only for very special people we can arrange something a bit more postal.

We've spent some time over summer reflecting on how to make this second zine so much better than the first. The issue is focused on colours, and we've all represented a colour through imagery, also the issue itself will be in colour this time. Month by month this zine is really going to grow to watch out as we get some 'Botiks' on board to add some more diversity to the collective.

The flyers were some promotion we did for the zine during freshers week, many thanks to Rob Smale.

Silent Disco Poster

I saw an email from Uni asking for fresher posters and thought as I had nothing to do I'd give it a go.. although saying that I did actually do this on Friday when the deadline was Saturday, so it ended up being really rushed. I didn't put much thought into the design and illustration, it just kind of happened. Originally it was going to be for a pub quiz but after sending it off I got an email back saying it was better suited for the silent disco at the Sherbert lounge.

Here's the original (very rushed) version..

It was lucky I had a second chance at it because looking at this now I can see that the text doesn't seem to stand out that well and the placement is off. So this is what I did for the second poster.. please let me know what you think/

Warriors Dance

I have never seen anything like this in my life! The one good thing I found in Milton Keynes is the Bowl, this incredible venue holding 65 thousand people was the settling for the best gig ever. Seeing the Prodigy for the second time this year has definitely made up for the lack of festivals so far this summer. The laser show was incredible, the top picture was taken during what I believe to be their first playing of weather experience at a gig. Totally epic! I'm guilty of taking one or two photos during their set but what's with everyone watching the gig through their camera phones here... baffling!

The one moan I will have to go into is the bar staff were totally incompetent! It shouldn't take 2 hours to get served at any event. To que all that time only to find 2 staff members out of 10 or 15 serving was outrageous. It doesn't take a genius to work out that at an event that size you need better organization skills for the bars. Whoever was in charge of it all is an utter plonker!

Desperately want these!

http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/t-shirt-graffiti-fabric-pens.html?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=free&utm_term=T-Shirt+Graffiti+Fabric+Pens

I've tried that paper that you print your designs onto and then iron into your tee's but they always crumb apart like one messy flake. I mean they are alright and have served me good in the past, but only one wash will mess those things up. I want to be brave like Marcus Oakley told us that time we did the tee shirt design crash course, and just draw start onto the tee's with no sticky, papery, flakey mess. When I get these awesome pens just send in your requests as I'll be boshing out very new and exciting range of drawn radio illustration clothing.

Alkoholik Robotik Zine Launches Friday 7th May... Get Ready...

What a beautiful exquisite corpse this is..

(In Order of Appearance....) Glen Clothier, Rob Smale, Maria Midttun, Jessica Durden

have produced a lovely little zine that can be purchased at a very reasonable price. It features all of our best recent work (this really is cutting edge Illustration at it's best!!!)

Alkoholik Robotik launches Friday 7th May 2010, @ 60MillionPostcards, Bournemouth. If you come down you will also have the catch to buy some of our work as well as some other lovely poor students art work.

Informative Illustration

Recently I've been stuck on what my Informative Illustration would be.. and today I had a bit of a brainwave. The image above is just something I drew to go in to Zine I'm making with my course mates, Rob, Maria and Glen. (We are showing our work and our new Zine at 60MillionPostcards Bournemouth, 7th 05 10, so please swing down and buy something :)

I like the tribal markings on her face, and only chose to include them last minute which i feel has given the whole drawing a deeper meaning. The fox on her head has mange, thats why it's missing an eye (its meant to be an urban fox but i think i need to make it look more gross for that point to come across)

But back to my brainwave.. I was thinking about my Dad and how he's given guided meditations helping people to find their spirit animal. Also my brother, sister and me all have spirit names which he's given us. I thought it could be quite interesting asking him more about this as what happens during one of these guided meditations. Perhaps going through one myself, and then writing about it and producing informative illustrations about what i had experienced.

I've conducted some research already, in preparation, as i was wondering about what kind of animal the fox was in the spirit world...

Symbol of camouflage, quick wit and cunning, agility and magic..

Foxes are seen as power animals/ totems throughout the world. The Chinese believed foxes could take human form.

In Egypt the fox brought favour from the Gods.

There was a fox God in Peru and Foxes also aid the dead to get the next life in Persia.

The Cherokees, Hopi and various other Native American Indian tribes believed in the foxes healing power, the Apache credited it with giving man fire.

Fox is amongst the most inquisitive, skilled and ingenious animals of nature.

Being a creature of the night, fox is often imbued with supernatural powers. Foxes start their day at dusk and it ends at dawn, when the world of the magic and our everyday realities cross paths. Foxes can be a guide into the faeries realm.

Freaky Figurines

I started expanding my chosen topic to looking at relationship between people and their pets. The natural and unnatural elements of it and exploring the human denial of animal nature and our obsession with being the dominant species.

This is a bit of a jump for my las post, however i felt a little stuck with just focusing on urban foxes and found progressing onto exploring the relationship between pets and their masters allowed for a lot more choice, and urban foxes can come into that. I would through my illustrations hope to accomplish a deepening into our perceptions of ourselves and our animal friends.

Above are two figures, only i swapped over the heads. It looks a little bit freaky, (and the one on top reminds me of the old woman owners of the bath house in Spirited Away) This i feel best fits into the decorative illustration category - as it doesn't really say much but it could fit in with a piece of text and just provide a visual pleasure. I made a lino print of the birds body and woman's head, which i experimented with in the print rooms with different colours. Yet i dont feel it's as bizarre and beautiful as the figurines above.