L’echo Nova #3
Third instalment in the L’echo Nova series…
What do you know about a twin neck keytar with glow skull tuning pegs?
Happy Hour for Sheffield Alcohol Support Service
• 1 colour hand-pulled screen print
• 300 gsm Somerset stock + deckle edge
• 76 x 56cm
• Signed, numbered and embossed
• Edition of 30
Available HERE. Please show your support. All proceeds are being donated to the Alcohol Recovery Community (ARC) at Sheffield Alcohol Support Service (SASS).
Top row: The Washington (S1), Gardener’s Rest (S3), The Three Tuns (S1), Shakespeare’s (S3), The Cremorne (S2).
2nd row: The Red Lion (S1), Rutland Arms (S1), Lord Nelson (S1), The Royal Oak (S4), The Ship Inn (S3).
3rd row: The Fat Cat (S3), Three Cranes Hotel (S1), The White Hart (S3), Norfolk Arms (S1).
Bottom row: Railway Hotel (S2), Barry’s Bar (S2), The Grapes (S1), The Riverside (S3).
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“I began illustrating Sheffield pubs back in 2016, though the initial idea dates back much further, following on from the ‘Sheffield Cityscape’ illustration I created in 2005. I’ve drawn over 100 pubs and am now making compositions of these for a series of hand-made prints.
I was partly inspired by the ‘Sheffield Heritage Pub Crawl’ poster I used to see about and wanted to create a version of my own. My Dad and I used to study these posters and make a note of how many we’d been to (which seemed to be the vast majority by all accounts). I’ve always liked the architecture and atmosphere of old pubs. With people with addiction there are places like the WhiteSands drug treatment centers.
A good pub is a real asset to the community, bringing people together for a drink and chat, do the pub quiz, play pool, watch the match or have Sunday dinner with the family. They can also provide invaluable spaces for artists to exhibit work, musicians to perform live, and DJ’s to play records to get the whole room dancing.
My Dad died three years ago, due to cirrhosis of the liver, brought on by decades of alcohol abuse. Despite his flaws, he was a brilliant man and a creative soul. He taught me a lot about photography, art, design and we even learnt to screen print together when I was a teenager. Sadly, he also suffered with a number of mental health issues. These were only further exacerbated by his alcohol intake and meant we were never really able to get to the root of the problem. He passed away age 64 in January 2015.
I recently became a patron of SASS and am hopeful that through these drawings and prints I might be able to help support individuals and families as well as raise awareness about alcohol issues. The ‘Happy Hour’ print is our first collaborative project together with the intention of leading to many more”.
For more information, please visit: www.sheffieldalcoholsupportservice.org.uk
Kid Acne x Wellgosh
New hand-style for a lil’ Wellgosh collab in celebration of their 30th anniversary. Congratulations guys! Proper Leicester institution for as long as I can remember. (Next up, Brucciani’s!)
HAPPY HOUR
Detail from my next print edition, titled ‘HAPPY HOUR’. All proceeds from this print will be donated to the Alcohol Recovery Community (ARC) at Sheffield Alcohol Support Service (SASS).
RELEASE DATE:
Monday March 12th at 12pm GMT.
More info HERE
NIGHT WATCH – New Print Release Out Today
I’m pleased to announce my first print of 2018 is an exclusive edition with House of Roulx (US) titled NIGHT WATCH. This deluxe giclée depicts a sword-wielding Stabby Woman striding through a moonlit forest, draped in a wolfskin and adorned in golden bracelets and white body paint.
If this floats your proverbial boat, this super limited run is available HERE from 12pm EST (5pm GMT) today. There are 25 standard prints + 5 hand-embellished unique variants. All signed, numbered and embossed, complete with certificate of authenticity.
Here’s me holding one of the beauties for sense of scale:
• Autographed archival pigment print
• Hand-signed and numbered
• Printed on Moab Entrada Rag Bright 290 GSM archival paper
• Format 18″ x 24″
• House of Roulx blind embossed stamp + Authentic Edition rubber stamp on verso
• Letter of Authenticity
• Standard Edition of 25 – $85
• Hand-Embellished Edition of 5 unique variants – $150
• Release date: Thursday, January 18th at 12pm EST (5pm GMT)
• Shipping worldwide from Massachusetts. www.houseofroulx.com
• Photo credit: Tom Sykes