A grave situation

Amidst the bloodshed comes- even more bloodshed this time caused by a natural disaster, you would have to have been living in a hole if you didn’t know that I am of course referring to the Japanese catastrophe. In short a cataclysmic domino disaster that can only be described as horrifying. But it took an earthquake that caused a tsunami that killed a predicted 40,000 and raged inland to a defunct nuclear power plant that will wreak more nuclear havoc than Chernobyl to expose the shocking reality of nuclear safety.

To make the worst of a bad situation, according to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fukushima should have been decommissioned in 1990 as it failed to meet safety regulations but nothing was done by TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) to address this problem, until now of course, the expression too little too late springs to mind.

To illustrate this incident initially I tried (like many other illustrators) to use imagery that put a more positive spin on the situation but found it impossible. Instead I found the most appropriate angle to approach this devastation was encompassed in the way that mass graves had been dug to bury the dead. The Japanese, having a mostly Buddhist population, prefer to cremate the deceased but this is unfeasible considering the circumstances so the military have resorted to digging mass graves for the victims of this severe tragedy.   

Talk to the Miliband, the government ain't listening

Last month saw a large cross section of the British public take to the streets of London to demonstrate against the governments ruthless cut's. An estimated 250,000+ were counted for at the TUC alternative march for jobs, growth and justice, in its midst were doctors, firemen, trade unions, community groups, teachers and pupils- all there to make clear their concern about the severity of the latest government cuts.

The government’s reaction to this statement from the majority was to ignore it and claim all is necessary to get rid of the deficit In fact the only consolation came from wide eyed, pity accumulator Ed Miliband.

In his speech to the thousands of already likely voters, Mili-hand compared their plight to the struggle of the suffragettes and the civil rights movement in America. Demonstrators may take some piece of mind for their efforts knowing that even though the government is making no amendments labour still backs the alternative.

Libyan Conflict

This image is the first of my world streets series, with so many horrific global incidents occurring at the moment I felt this was the best way to interpret them into imagery.

This piece is an attempt to portray the the situation in Libya in all of its aspects- Gaddafi's hired goons attacking the public,  the rebel uprising, the protests that started the chaos, the attacks on the public by the military, the UN-constitutional intervention, the toppling of a new breed: the celeb-dictator and in the foreground the reporters who have the had a five star experience of some of Libya's finest hotels.

APN

Work for the APN brief.
APN are a skate culture clothing company who have given us (camberwell 3rd year) a live brief for thier cool KUTGW range in which t-shirts are earned not brought- like respect, by bieng a public nuisance. below are a some examples of my submission.

Lately Ive been trying to document the process of my drawings through stop frame animation, below is my second sttempt at this.

Paperwatch

I got one of these rather cool paper watches for Christmas from suck UK. They come completely plain then you doodle on them, gotta say though- due to the durable waxy surface there's only certain pens you can use other wise it bleeds- sorry folks but no one gave me any warning and I would have liked to know. Bic pens, ball pens= thumbs up.

The H&M Recruitment day poster competition

Below is my submission for the H&M recruitment day poster. The aim of the poster is to display the meaning of the event simply and explicitly. The image is however a rough design- further development would have mostly entailed font experimentation.

Etta's Kitchen

The situation of consumer buying patterns in this country at the moment is a pity. Its a pity that Large organisations and businesses are pushing the independent business to extinction. In return for the disappearance of these small businesses we get sterile and clinical supermarkets run by overseas companies sucking life out of  local economy and in my opinion further declining the sense of community spirit in built up areas.
Brixton Market is a short walk round the corner from where I live and that is one place I feel that the community is striking back. New tactics and measures such as the brixton pound and night time events are being employed to ensure that this is one local infrastructure that will not soon be a shopping mall, retail centre or a link in a conglomerate supermarket chain.
This was my inspiration for the Etta's kitchen project. Etta's Kitchen is a delightful Caribbean Seafood restaurant in the heart of Brixton Village. The proprietor of this business- Etta has not only a warm smile for all but a genuinely outstanding knack for authentic caribbean seafood.

Seeing and tasting this gave me an idea- to offer my illustrative skills to aid the progress of this quaint eatery.
Etta was keen and knew exactly what she wanted- for someone to design imagery for the window display of her shop.

  To help speed up the production I enlisted the help of good friend Will Flawn, having seen some examples of Will's work in big before I knew he was the man for the job, we collaborated on the first image of the fish on the window.