Kimi ni mune kyun!

Just a quick one to say...

I finally found this month's issue and of Neo Magazine. And opening it up to page fifty-four...

is me!! Ta-da!

(Click to see it larger!)



Yup, that's pretty much all I have to say. =P

No bodies felt like you, No bodies. Love is suicide.

^^ Bleak lyrics, yes, but I was listening to Bodies by The Smashing Pumpkins when I was doing this drawing:



It's done using the very lovely Miss Malice as a model. Check out her stuff - she's not like all those people on Facebook who pose scantily-clad in front of a camera and call themselves models (there are a LOT of people on Facebook who do that. It's so annoying!!). She is actually really good at what she does. =]

So... other than that, the newest piece of... news... is that i've applied for a teacher training course. I'd been thinking about it for a long while, because I really like being in a college setting, and I kind of think i'd be good at teaching. I was asked on one of my previous courses if I would consider coming back to teach, so I thought maybe i'd give it a go. =]

I know it's going to be a lot of hard work, but I think i'd rather be doing that then sitting around doing nothing. And i'm doing it part-time, so it's not going to be getting in the way of my freelance work. =D

And just before I forget, there's going to be an awesome gig going on at Miss Peapod's in Penryn this Saturday in aid of The Japan Quake. Moonlet and the Love-monks will be playing, as will lots of other good bands, and you may even win a Moonlet T Shirt! It starts at around half 3, I believe. Go take a look at their facebook page.

And lastly, I will leave you with the short little comic I promised you last time. Click to make it bigger!

Like a Salmon swimming upstream...

Hey there, Sports fans!

(I'm not a sports fan...)

Anyway... some exciting news, I guess! Dan says i'm not bragging about this enough, so here I am, telling you about it. =P

A month ago, I emailed NEO magazine, which is the UK's only Anime, Manga and Asian Film magazine. I sent them some of my stuff, and asked them if they'd like to use it, and now i'm going to be featured in their 'Artists Showcase' feature! Look out for it on the 21st of April - you may find it in the Anime section of HMV, just above all the DVDs, and in most newsagents. You'll definitely find it in WHSmiths. Even if you don't buy it, just pick it up and have a shufty, kay?

So, apart from that, I'm going to be pretty busy with life this month. We're moving back down to Cornwall by the 29th of April, and in that time, we've got to move all our stuff down, sort out our finances and stuff, as well as a lot of family and friends things which I have to see and do. So I probably won't have time to do any real artwork. Although, saying that, I did do a cute little comic last night while I was home alone - I'll finish it today, and will probably have it up pretty soon.

Also, after all the chaos in Japan, I felt horrible about the whole thing, since I take so much from Japan and Japanese culture in my everyday life, I made a picture:



The point of it was to try to encourage people to donate to a charity, so please, either donate to The British Red Cross Tsunami Appeal or the local charity Shelterbox. They're both good causes. =D

So, to love you and leave you, I thought i'd remind you of a 'happenin' gig that's 'happenin' on Monday night (I am SO cool). Moonlet and the Love-Monks will be playing an hour slot in support of The Marwoods. Go watch! Listen! Do some Dad-Dancing! Yeh?

Get Rhythm, when you get the blues.

^You gotta love a bit o' Johnny Cash. =D Ben Lean posted it on his facebook and I've had it stuck in my head since.

So.. things are looking uppity again in the Moonlily camp - I've had a few more potential job offers since last time, which, fingers crossed, will work out some time in the near future. I did have a part time job offer too - which would have fitted in nicely with my illustration work, but I didn't get it. I'm not too bothered though. I have lots of other good things happening to me at the moment anyway. =D

So... just thought i'd draw your attention to a few blogs on here that catch my eye. =D

Stephanie Demelza B Fashion - I absolutely love Japanese Lolita. I use it in my drawings all the time, and I just love the way it looks, and Steph does it beautifully. The photography she's been posting lately is pretty good too. I think i'll have to do an illustration of one of her fashion designs soon. =3

We Take Control - This blog is like an ever changing source of inspiration. =] Really cool stuff.

And lastly, an unofficial Moonlet and the Love-Monks blog: Diary of a Love Monk, from lead singer Joe (since I can't find the main official blog, lol). They're doing very well lately - their last gig was at a charity event for Shelterbox, which went down very well. We're all very proud of them. =]

And that's about it really. =D

Daily use of the drug may cause poisoning.

So... an update. I haven't updated in a little while - in fact, it feels like I haven't done anything for a while.

That's because i'm going through that horrible period that a lot of creative people go through sometimes, i'm sure, and hell, a lot of university graduates and insecure people go through, in that i'm having a few issues with self-confidence and doubting whether i'm actually good enough.

Now, i'm not fishing for compliments or looking for everyone to start disagreeing with me because I know, more than anyone, that things WILL change, and I WILL feel better, because i've been through this before. I don't post personal things on facebook, but those who know me well will know that when I get down, I get DOOWWWWNNNN.

So lately, i've been in a bit of a block. But I am still trying very hard, I promise you. =]

So, I hope this hasn't bored you, but I thought I ought to update with what i've been doing lately, lol.

Also, I have actually done SOME work, i've got some T Shirts coming on Sale on Monday. They're Moonlet and the Love-Monks band T Shirts and I'll be advertising them on Facebook when I get them on Sunday. But since you're kind enough to read my blog, i'll show you the design now:



If you're interested in buying a T Shirt, let me know by email, Facebook or by commenting on this entry. They cost £10 each, and the money will first be going to setting up my other T Shirt designs, and after the other designs are set up, the money from the band T Shirts will go to Moonlet and the Love-monks. =]

My other T Shirt designs shouldn't be too far behind - if you're interested in buying any of these other designs, let me know which one you like the best. The design that recieves the most attention will be the one that I get printed first.


You can see them better on my facebook page.

So, that's it, I guess! I hope there'll be more to update with next time. I'm sure there will be. =]

Baby, when you're not around, for some reason, I get pissed.

So... I was going to post the last entry on my facebook fan page when I realised that it was almost a week out of date, and that news is no longer relevant. So here's a brand spankin' new entry for you. You lucky devil. ;)

So... regarding the last entry's news - I've now finished the new website for Tony Haven! Yay! *cheers!*

www.tonyhaven.com

So tell your family, tell your friends, tell that strange man you work with, to go and check out his new site. =3

And while you're at it, you can tell the strange man to go look at the new Moonlet and the Love-Monks website too!

www.moonlet.co.uk

It isn't completely finished yet, still a few tweaks here and there to do, but for the most part, it's done. I've been on a web-designing kick these past two days and completely exhausted myself getting the sites done way before schedule. But I feel better for doing them before deadline. Phew!

So, next I will be asking Marc from MB Media to give me a deadline so I can get on and do that site. I'm also still available for any commissions! Hint hint!

Now i'm off to relax. =3

Let's hold hands until we're not lonely anymore.

Sooo... just thought i'd post a quick one with this:




Yeah, i'm kind of in the paper this week. =P

It's nothing particularly glamourous, but I'm hoping it'll help my exposure a bit. ^_^

I've also got some things going on with Moonlet and the Love-monks this week - I've got their site to re-design, and meetings to go to with them, to maybe think about their next album. Which means i'll be doing some more artwork for them. =3

And i've also started work on Tony Haven's website - that's something i'll be building tomorrow when I finally get a free day - i've had to shoot down to Cornwall for a birthday, and now it looks like i'll be here for the week (¬_¬), so I may as well get some work done while i'm here, ay? lol.

And on Monday i'll be helping Stuart McGhee with his site. He's another very talented illustrator from the group of Plymouth College of Art 2010 graduates. =3