Major Player

New screen-print of the late-great-king-of-Baltimore-funeral-homes Russell "Stringer" Bell. If you're a Wire geek like me then you'll feel my pain (still not over it). And talking of Wire geeks - a friend sent me this - I wants me one (Christmas present anyone?).

Today was brought to you by the letter M

You know all that stuff you have lying around on the floor that you keep stepping on and cutting your foot on? Well I finally found somewhere to stick it all (no, not the dump - you cheeky significant other - who does exist). A Massive M. My Happy Meal toys are happy again.

Stop Thinking....Full Stop.

Can't get layer masks out of your head? Jittery about stray anchors? Always thinking of colours in their CMYK values? Then you need my screen-print I just finished - a kind of personal manifesto sort-of thing. The metallic robots will scare that rubbish out of you...

Boxfresh Blog

Cheers to the guys for posting about me on the My Boxfresh Blog. Always awesome for a bit of mid-morning procrastination...

Answers on a postcard please

A short run of postcards I screened recently. Want some in your letterbox? Email me. Includes an ode to 'The' Beadle, and some chunky bespectacled guy that I reckon I'm gonna look like when I'm older, and an eagle too.

Obscure Film Reference Mug # 42

Okay film buffs - I painted a mug last weekend - it just came out of the kiln. Hotter than the sun. BUT - where's the quote from, eh? Answers on a postcard please: mail (at) mattcstokes dot com (Top prize - pure pity for knowing such a banal fact - with a sprinkling of respect...)

Too soon?

Who said the Swiss don't have a sense of humour? Not me, and especially since this - see the evidence for yourselves - a Zurich toy store window display consisting of plastic pigs scattered around top board game "Pandemic". Topical...

WAFC - Smart Casual

Wandsworth Athletic Football Club polo shirt spotted. All the guys are sporting them on their time off. More coming soon when they're back on the scene - training and the like...

Happy Halloween...?

Went to Body Worlds in Zurich - had always meant to go in London. It was like metres from the hotel in Zurich, so had to! Spent hours staring at cadavers with tacky wigs added. And badly designed captions...in French and German :(

Banged up in Switzerland

Popped over to Switzerland for a few nights - stayed in a hotel that used to be a women's prison. No room service...

Ectoplasm and other adventures

Just got the new Gasbusters flyers I designed through the post. Cheers to Simon in Leeds and Rob in Utrect. International eh?

Ouch...Elliot.

Probably the best pillowcase in the world...? Definitely the best present from a boss I've ever received. And I'm a massive Drew Barrymore fan.

All New First Time Buyer

New cover illustration for the latest issue of First Time Buyer Magazine. I pretty much love drawing buildings now - especially when they're behind that lady from Loose Women; real name "Ruth from Hollyoaks"...

Dazed & Confused

Cheers to Agata at Dazed for putting up some of my screen-prints on the DazedDigital blog.

Catch 22 Magazine

Check out the work I created with Cazz Buckley is featured in the Autumn edition of Catch 22 Magazine. Available at the Carhartt store, Earlham Street - where there is currently an awesome exhibition of screen-prints by Elzo. Go.

Screenprints

Hot off my drying rack: new screenprints - of the lesser-spotted narrow portrait variety - consisting of skulls, suits and girls...