Tuesday 23 October 2012

L A C K table project in collaboration with Daddison

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On Saturday I collaborated (for the third time - see our other collabs here and here) with Daddison, individually stencilling (with spraypaint) and then drawing (with paint pens) on 31 Lack Tables as part of I K E A's 25th birthday celebration in the UK.

We had to decorate the 31 Lack Tables with individual designs, and we only had 6 hours to complete the whole task. It was a real challenge for me as I am used to spending at least a day on one final image, so creating over 30 in just a few hours was a somewhat stressful, but overall an educational and rewarding experience.

Scroll down to see work in progress shots and reference images...

Here are some shots of me working on the tables in store:

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These are the tables prepped and ready to draw on instore:

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These are the reference images I used to create the designs:

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Here are some work in progress shots from when Daddison and I were prepping the tables outside using stencils and spraypaint:

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Here are some pictures of me experimenting a few days before the event with stencilling (for the first time ever!) in my studio:

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Monday 15 October 2012

Portrait of Anthony Nuku (1984 - 2012)

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This a portrait I made for a very good friend of mine in Australia. The subject is Anthony Nuku, who tragically passed away earlier this year.

This is the photo that I based the portrait on:

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The background is based on the lining of one of Nuku's favourite jackets:

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Here are some pictures of the work in progress and of the image in my studio in Bristol. (Sorry about the poor quality - they were taken on my phone)

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