I have been working

I was filled with a pride to be asked by the depraved members of the Schlapentickle Family to design their coat of arms, along with lettering for their name, for their forthcoming burlesque/musical tour (which I believe is how they’ve taken to referring to their perpetual run from the law).

As you can see, I adhered to the traditional imagery of this storied clan: Argent, on a riding crop sable bendwise a quill argent bendwise reversed, charged with an S sable. I can’t wait to see it printed on women’s underwear!

Adding to the pile

Another page of Wake in Progress.

Further progress

I’ve been working like mad over at Wake in Progress this month. Well, relatively mad, anyway. Certainly madder than usual.

Combray

I felt like a break from the Wake this week. Cue PROUST!

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Edward Bawden

While searching the Internet for some new funny animal videos, I stumbled across these face-breakingly beautiful linocuts by Edward Bawden. Bawden was a ridiculously prolific illustrator, whose work can be found everywhere from book covers and Folio Society book illustrations to the walls of the London Underground. But I just can’t get enough of these colour prints from his London markets series. If you’ll excuse me, I have to gouge out my eyes now.

Wake in Progress

I’m working on a new home for the Finnegans Wake illustrations, which will soon be found at wakeinprogress.blogspot.com. But it’s not ready yet. In the meantime, here’s a slideshow from my Flickr account.