I was recently asked to design a poster for a concert, in aid of the Sumatran Orangutan Society. @OrangutansSOS
I was really pleased to work on another project for them, after the success of our last project together, ‘Hati‘, a life size orangutan sculpture which I was invited to paint for S.O.S in 2011 for Edinburgh Jungle City.
Multi-award winning musicians Katie Stillman (violin) and Simon Lane (piano) will perform a concert in aid of Oxford-based charity at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building in Oxford.
The musicians will play a variety of longer and shorter pieces by composers including Massenet, Beethoven, Elgar, Gershwin and Respighi.
Doors open at 7.30pm and the concert begins at 8pm. It’s set to be a relaxed but very special evening – ideal if you want a memorable Valentine’s night out or simply enjoy beautifully performed classical music.
All proceeds to S.O.S (UK registered charity no. 1085600)
Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered and without urgent action could be the first Great Ape species to become extinct. S.O.S is dedicated to turning this situation around through rainforest restoration, community-led conservation, education and campaigning.
Tickets are available on wegottickets.com.
I was approached by Big Blue Tech to refine a concept sketch for a t-shirt design, playing on the phrase, ‘my bit on the side’.
The design features a sidemount diver and uses the dive schools existing brand style within the image.
Big Blue Tech is Thailand’s premier technical diver training centre and a multiple award winning 5 Star TDI instructor training facility. B.B.T represents all major agencies including TDI-SDI, PADI-TECREC, SSI-TXR and BSAC.
Thank you to the lovely people at Now Then magazine for another feature in Januarys issue no. 46.
Now Then is a Sheffield based magazine by Opus, covering independent art, music, trade and thought in the North. I was lucky enough to be asked to feature back in September 2010, issue no. 30.
Januarys issue includes articles on Sheffield’s Roads, Legal Aid and F Scott Fitzgerald, as well as the usual reviews, recipes and interviews with Paul White and Sheffield Jazz.
Other featured artists include Michael Latimer, Craww and Jon Birdseed.
I have just completed a christmas commission of a miniature version of Hati, my orangutan for Jungle City 2011.
This orangutan is only 18cm tall, much smaller than it’s 110cm sibling! I scaled the design down, and painted some of the finer details with toothpicks.
Jungle City, organised by Elephant Family, was Scotlands largest outdoor exhibition held in the summer of 2011, featuring 130 life size sculptures of some of the planet’s most endangered species, painted by a variety of creatives.
The exhibitions aim was to raise over £1 million for Elephant Family and partner charities the Sumatran Orangutan Society and WWF.
Miniature creatures are currently available in the ‘Jungle Bells’ pop-up shop at 69 Broadwick St, Soho.
Merry Christmas to the new owner!
