Mattsson loves the zebra

New drawing. The idea for this came from a discussion in which it was decided that zebras are simply horses with a bit of fashion sense. I'm currently working on some new self promotion as I finally got a printer of my own. Maybe one day I'll update my G4. not likely.

Thrown away #3

   A new image towards the "thrown away" project. The lovely people at virgin sent us a letter which had something to do with getting TV, phone and internet deal. I was not interested but it did make me think of that virgin school show on channel 4. So i drew the guy to praise his crazy braveness. It makes me think so shows like embarrassing bodies and how after 20 years of covering yourself up the offer of being on TV can make people reveal their darkest secrets and mushy bits.

BOOM boom boom.

   Scanner issues are resolved. Here's the seagulls image. If you can see the tiny seagull in the right corner of the page, that's where this image sprung from. It was some promotion from Brighton football club, i obviously had a destructive childhood.

Lazy bones, throw me away.

   It has been a long time since I have updated this or pretty much done anything. Real life got in the way and plan is now to make this real life.

   I had a job. I got a gym instructor qualification. I am equally as confused as you are. Anyway creative things. Most of my time when making something has been doodles in my journal and cutting out flyers and making stupid images which kind of leads into a new project I am working on. 

   These are pretty terrible. I now have a goal though. This idea came when sitting in the housing benefits land (everyone awww at the poor artist). I started to doodle over a page in some throw away magazine I got from the library. It made me think about the way we all just discard these types of images without a second thought. This happens a lot with flyers which can have some pretty good art work. It seems a waste. My aim is to collect these types of images and doodle over them like people do on newspapers. Turning discarded images into something new. Here is one for to look at now. I will upload the second later. Scanner issues. It's got seagulls bombing a city. Tragic. I want to have a book at the end simply called "Thrown away".

you go, I go, Logo.

   It's been a damn while. I blame getting a job and November was not a fun month. It seems that being on the dole was more cost effective at the time. Adam Campbell is lovely man. Enough said. Well there is one more thing, the man does have some crazy ass illustration skills. He also owns a blog which can be viewed at www.beardlessillustration.blogspot.com. Plug over.

   I missed the book fair which was pretty sad times. I am still working on the book which is now under the working title of "Trauma". I'm taking my sweet time with it as I want it to be pretty amazing and I am also going to be teaching art classes for a charity. Busy busy busy.

    I have decided to do something that all illustrators should steer clear of and that is graphic design. My friends band needed some type of logo so I smashed this out over the last two days. This is the first draft so expect some changes. As first attempts go I would say I'm pretty happy with this one.

El Gebo, say it 5 times into a mirror and he'll show up. At least I hope he will.

   Things in El Gebo land are taking shape. (If you are unaware I am in a collective type thing with some people from the uca days, check out www.elgebo.com) We have a table at handmade and bound book fair in London town in November. Check it out. http://www.handmadeandbound.com/.

 We are each making a book about what the hell El Gebo actually is because we really have no idea. I'm not going to give away too much yet but here is a tiny amount to go on. I am also hoping to produce a small book with the many years of scribbles from journeys I have been on. More on that later.

   As well as this I am hoping to be coming up with some sexy designs for T-shirts for a shop in Brighton, it's open to all illustrators so if you want in I can hook you up with the info. Over and out.

 

New Bags and Exhibitions.

   I am going to be printing these designs on some bags soon. Let me know if you want one! m.gilham@hotmail.co.uk £4 plus + p&p.

   Also very exciting times next weekend, we have an exhibition in London town. I am showing my work along with the rest of my illustration class at Old trumans brewery gallery. It is apart of the New Blood D&AD show. go to www.dandad.org/newblood for more details.