Remember Remember

Wow its November already! Time is going so fast. I haven’t blogged in a while but that doesn't mean I haven’t tried. My internet connection has been a little dodgy as of late, not to mention Firefox crashing every hour. 

But here I am, finally. Apparently nothing can go smoothly in my life at the moment. I've been caught up in such a horrendous shit-storm of a situation recently that getting my MacBookPro this Sunday is a much needed silver lining!

I don't feel like writing much today so here are a bunch of pictures to look at instead. If you guys are on dailybooth.com then come find me on there.

Here is my studio space at Uni. I'm half way through painting a vampire girl on the end wall. My best mate Bex sits behind me so we bought fairy lights, Halloween bunting and corner shelves to put up. Cosy!

My Dad just bought a new car. I love it but the fact we, as a family, now own 7 cars when only me and my Dad drive is ridiculous! Even more so when my car is currently off the road in need of a new clutch. Poor Magpie.

I have seriously messed up my body clock again. Back to the good old days. Today I have been working on Sourjelly shirt designs. I've got two down and have ideas for two more as well. Here's a teaser:

Do you ever feel like you're alone in this world? Not the best note to end my blog on but when night falls and the lights of houses slowly dimmer into pitch black I often sit here and think about the exact same things.
Goodnight.

Plymouth

Hey,
So I'm back in Plymouth for my second year of Uni. The new house is sick! I managed to pack the car, drive down, shop and unpack entirely all in one day. Granted I then passed out on my bed. All it needs now is pictures on the walls and it's done. Freshers week starts Monday but i don't go back until the week after. No doubt I'll be about though, setting up our studio and printing various bit and pieces.
Last night I was missing home slightly. Now there's something I thought I'd never say! But I realise now that some friendships have definitely strengthened over the summer. So I opened illustrator and worked for a good 8 hours, maybe more but I chilled out on the roof terrace with my housemates for a bit.
So yeah I've finished my cushion cover for TheDirtyCream. I sent off the jpegs this morning for approval so I'm just waiting on an email back really. Can't wait to see them printed up. I will have to put up some pictures when my free sample arrives.

Front half:

Back half:

In other news, I have a MacBookPro on the way :D Yes, I am finally making the switch from PC! Though she has served me well this past 5/6 years she can no longer cope with my demands. Sourjelly will also be happening this year and I'm not just saying that this time as i now have financial backing! I love organising things so looking at label manufacturers and making mock-up promotional gear has been fun! Although I feel sorry for the abundance of questions I have asked my potential screen printer this week. I will be using American Apparel, although they are not on the cheap side, I know the quality is top notch and the girl's range fits well. I will put up the link to the website when it's finished. There will be a forum on there for people to converse, find out about competitions and grab free stuff! I will also be making video updates to coincide with the blog. I just hope my Somerset accent doesn't peak through too much! :)
Right I'm off to get a bit more work done before I crack open the Spanish peach schnapps (thanks to jess' mum) out on the roof. Then I think a trip to the 'Scholar' is in order.
Bye xx

I'll have a 99' please...

Evening all,
Sorry once again for the lapse in blog updates. I've been otherwise engaged with the recent tragic passing of my gran. Her funeral was held on Friday and naively, i thought I'd be ok as i like to think I'm quite a strong person. I was wrong.
Now things have settled a little i can get back to work, though i am moving back to Plymouth this weekend! I can't wait to reunited with friends and shakeaway! Haha.
Funeral aside it's not been a bad start to the week. I've met some really nice people as of late. I hope these friendships continue to blossom!
I've finished one side of the cushion cover for The Dirty Cream and I'll be starting the other tomorrow whilst packing my life away. Here's a sneaky peek of the lineart for the back half:
Take it easy folks,
You only get one shot at life so enjoy it,
Superfex

R.I.P

To the best gran in the world. I love you and I'll miss you deeply. You will always be in my heart.
I'm not a religious person but i hope there is a better place after this world. All i can do is hope.

Whopper!

Just thought I'd upload a little something i finished last night:
Here is my banner design for the 'We Heart Arts' stage at 'Whatever the Weather' BMX and Music Festival that's happening September 6th at Salisbury.
It may look small now but it's actually 10 x 4ft! By far the biggest canvas I've ever had to work on and i can't wait to see it up on display! You can see I've adapted it for my blog header too, lovely!
If you fancy joining me for a cider then click the link above to find out more about the event.

Oh did i mention it's FREE!

Also here's the link to my Flickr if you want to see a better picture of it.
Cheers,
Superfex

Free at Last

Good Morning Geeks and Dorks alike!
I will tell you why I'm in SUCH a good mood. I get the keys to my new house on Thursday and I quit my job today! Yes, I'm free! Free to draw my heart out which, if i say so myself, has been long overdue.
I currently have 10ft x 4ft banner to finish off today, then my lafraise design which, is about 65% complete then a stack of uni work and i finally have an idea for the cushion cover i was asked to do a while back. By this time next week, maybe give or take a couple of days, all of that will be done!

Follow me on twitter if you like - Clicky

I went into town the other day for a well earned hair cut and nose piercing and came back with these lovely things:
They look SO good! I might have to go back to get the matching teapot just because it's so awesome. I can't wait to put all this crap in my new bedroom and make it my new cave of super happy bright colourful things!

That's all i have to say for now, except check out the collective a couple of friends set up a while back, it's packed with inspirational pieces. JustUs Collective
Have a good day guys,
Superfex

Book Dragon

Evening Bloggers,
Firstly I'd like to say the gap in blog posts is not (for once) because i forgot about it but actually because I've been working so much recently i have nothing to blog about. Personally i don't know how people do it, 8am - 4pm everyday is bad enough but 10 or 12 hour shifts on a daily basis are just plain EVIL!
This makes me even more determined to make my way into the illustration industry There's no way i want to end up with a mundane day to day job! Yes it might be reliable and bring in the cash but for me that doesn't justify putting up with something i hate doing day after day! I'm just glad i don't have that much longer to go before i head back to sunny Plymouth, hopefully with my paycheck and one of these bad boys under my arm:
Anyway rant over...
I have some pretty HUGE stuff in the pipeline. Who would of thought a cheesy antiques television programme of all things could inspire such a 'breakthrough' project!
That's all I'm going to say on that front at the moment until i organise a few key components.

I have the day off tomorrow, yes! So i'll most likely spend it in the sun, drawing and finishing off various illustrations that have backed up on my desktop. Best of all i don't have to get up at half six in the morning!
Here's a current work in progress so that this post is not entirely useless:
Have fun in the sun guys but don't burn your face,
Superfex