Ort Cafe will be playing hosting to the Little Zine Party on Saturday August 4th, starting at 12pm and then continuing throughout the day. For the £2 entry fee, there promises to be ‘zines for sale, Zine readings & workshops’, including a nifty bit of screen printing if your bring your own canvases – t-shirts … [Read more…]
Coffee Club Collective (@WeAreCoffeeClub) describe themselves as a “jolly bunch of illustrators from Birmingham” and the first post on their blog says they are (or possibly were, by now) final year BA Illustration students. They are: Tris Tolliday (@tristolliday) Katie Bennett (@votekatie) Joe Stephen Taylor (@Lumber_Jack_Joe) Jasmine Hortop (@razamajaz) Lucy Kenny Recently they’ve had some of their … [Read more…]
Birmingham Zine Festival 2012 is happening 12-15 October. Last year it was at the Supersonic Festival (btw – did you see they’ve got Kim Gordon performing this year) and in the We Are Birmingham shop. Not sure of the location this year but the BZF Facebook page mentions Southside (that’s the gay village/Chinese quarter/theatre district … [Read more…]
A little about G87″: Born in Birmingham, UK. I have been interested in art and design from a young age. always picking up a pen and doodling on anything in my path. Inspired by anything that catches my eye. The name comes from a shortened nickname “Ginge” and the 87 is the year i was … [Read more…]
The show is a series of 12 paintings inspired by Ghostpoet’s debut album Peanut Butter Jam & Melancholy Blues. Some of Lee Crutchley‘s work is now up at Brewsmiths. I’m not sure how long for though.
An exhibition of illustration inspired by fairy tales with artists and illustrators all with connections to the midlands. Featuring new work from James Bourne, Lee Crutchley, Herman Inclusus, Lizz Lunney, Mark Long, Mr Millerchip, Luke Pearson, Sarah Ray, Paul Roberts and Steven Silverwood.
Lewes Herriot has updated his portfolio. I like his work a lot, especially some of the promo stuff for This Is TMRW, and have just noticed he sells bargain-priced prints. Go have a look.
Pointe Blank and Fake Magazine are doing a thing at 6/8 Kafe on Saturday from 2pm. Inkygoodness will be there with their Beermat Character Competition too. I reckon I’ll be popping down for this one, so maybe see you there.