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also at Selfridges... It's Nice That

2012-01-13T13:19:00.000Z

alongside the Idler Academy taking up residence at Selfridges this month... is the folk from It's Nice That. They have curated a series of talks about Words and Communication, http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/talk-number-1-words-as-communication, and some amazing window display artworks, http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/its-nice-that-words-words-words-at-selfridges

The Idler Academy at Selfridges

2012-01-13T12:34:00.000Z

the Idler Academy is taking up residence in Selfridges in London over the next two months. This is part of their Words Words Words season, designed to celebrate the literary. We have a table of Idler goodies on sale upstairs in the Wonder Room, and a series of wonderful literary workshops and lessons in the Ultralounge, a comfy space in the basement with a library of 15,000 books. It’s very exciting and we kick off on Friday 13 January at 5pm for a grammar lesson with Mr Gwynne. And click here take a look at the other events

NEW prints at the Idler Academy

2012-01-07T11:53:00.000Z

We've printed these new screen prints for the Idler Academy

Printed on Fabriano 285gsm, with deckle edge down one side, hand numbered and stamped, in a limited edition of 50, with a choice of either the Blanco - an exquisite snowy white stock, or Rosaspina - a more antique cream for the more refined textured walls.

There is only a handful left of these super prints on this fine heavyweight print stock...

available at the Idler Academy in Notting Hill
http://idler.co.uk/academy

Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen is now available at Alice's shop

2011-12-08T13:57:00.000Z

This edition of the amazing book written by poet, activist, feminist Marilyn Chin, published by Hamish Hamilton – this colourful cover is to be no more, and I have the last few copies of this book with this cover design. Once these are sold out, the book will revert to a much simpler design.

only £6 at http://www.alices.bigcartel.com

Memories Book

2011-11-28T00:25:00.000Z

This week is the launch of the Memories Book...
This beautifully illustrated book looks at the thoughts and experiences of individuals who have survived cancer, as well as those of people who have lost loved ones. Inside the book there is 10 stories, each looking at one person’s memories of a particular day or period of time when struggling against cancer, and each written story has 12 illustrated reponses from artists, designers and illustrator. I was asked to contribute an illustration for a piece titled 'After the Storm'. The project is being launched by Designers Against Human Rights Abuse (DAHRA), Subism, OneTenEleven Media and editor Garrick Webster, and many writers and 144 imagemakers from all over the world contributed to this book.

To order your copy, go to this website: http://subism.co.uk/checkout/books/the-memories-book/

The book is priced at £10 + P&P
All proceeds from the sales of Memories goes to the charity Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres

A Good Buy Book

2011-11-14T10:09:00.001Z

a really good, funny book for peeps interested in advertising, selling stuff and the way this man's brain ticks... 'Rory Sutherland: The Wiki Man' from http://shop.itsnicethat.com/products/rory-sutherland-the-wiki-man

published by the ever-impressive design hands It's Nice That team.

I HATE THE TATE

2011-11-13T15:16:00.000Z

but there are some damn fine amazing works on show...
Gerhard Richter
at the Tate Modern

& John Martin
at the Tate Britain

Where is the massive Gordale Scar painting tho?

NEW: screen prints in the shop!

2011-10-11T17:05:00.000+01:00

each in an edition of 10
A3 screen prints, signed and numbered
2 colour on Fabriano Rosaspina Bianco 285gsm stock
£32 + postage
available at www.alices.bigcartel.com

Warrington exhibition

2011-10-11T15:29:00.000+01:00

Four new screen prints on display at an exhibition in Warrington Art Gallery.
As part of the Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival and the 'Inspired to' exhibition, Hot Bed Press and the curator Emma Kelly asked 6 of us to respond to the brief themes: Love, Seasons, Music and Journeys.

for more details, please visit: http://www.warringtonartsfestival.co.uk

NEW: book from Bracketpress and Daevid Allen

2011-09-05T14:06:00.003+01:00

soundbites 4 tha reVelation
a new book of poetry from Daevid Allen is now available at Bracketpress

photoshoplooter

2011-08-10T11:00:00.000+01:00

http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com/

Exitstencil Press

2011-07-27T10:06:00.000+01:00

the new Exitstencil Press web site is finally up and running. Exitstencil was set-up many years ago by artists Gee Vaucher & Penny Rimbaud and have recently decided to revitalise the project. Gee's new book: "Much Ado About Something – A Play of Metaphors" has just been published and is available from the site along with a number of new prints. Penny Rimbaud's "Last of the Hippies" book is also available direct from them.

http://www.exitstencilpress.com

Politics Of Envy Promo

2011-07-21T11:47:00.000+01:00

promo for a music project that Penny Rimbaud and Bron Jones have been working on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysy6eXwV_Uk&NR=1
with crazy cAt Youth produc'in, and collaborating with Mark Stewart, John Sinclair, David Tibet, Zodiac Youth...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ8NZVEMRcc&NR=1

Bjork!

2011-07-21T11:42:00.000+01:00

at the Manchester International Festival
was so good this month!

And Dr.Dee...

Brave Old Worldly prints

2011-07-21T11:41:00.000+01:00

Limited edition prints available to buy at www.alices.bigcartel.com

And on display at the Idler Academy this week.

'Brave Old World' book in the shops

2011-07-06T15:03:00.000+01:00

A new book by Tom Hodgkinson, published by Hamish Hamilton, on the 7th July, available in all good book shops

This is what they say about the book...
"Drawing on the wisdom of an eclectic range of thinkers and writers, on medieval calendars and manorial records, and, as ever, on Tom's own honestly recounted and frequently imperfect attempts to travel the road to self-sufficiency, "Brave Old World" is designed to give us all hope. Why, he asks, shouldn't we return to the ideals of a pre-capitalist, pre-Puritan, pre-consumerist world of feasting, dancing, horse-riding, wood-chopping, fire-laying, poultry-rearing, bartering, bread-baking and bee-keeping? From January to December, "Brave Old World" charts the progress of a year in pursuit of the pleasures of the past, taking seriously - though not without much incidental comedy - G.K. Chesterton's exhortation, 'We must go back to freedom or forward to slavery'."

We've spent the last few months working on the book cover designs, and interior typsetting and illustrations.

Many thanks to Fergus and all at Chethams library in Manchester for letting me thumb through their ancient collection of Book of Hour's, and an afternoon of great banter, that set the scene for the design of this book.

There's a book launch this Thursday 7th, all welcome, the tickets are available here: http://idler.co.uk/academy/events/event/brave-old-world-book-launch/ and you'll recieve a signed copy of the book, and wine will be flowing through the evening.

Anarchists Question Time at the Idler Academy

2011-06-28T16:21:00.000+01:00

I'm heading down to the 'Anarchist's Question Time' at the Idler Academy on Wednesday evening...

http://idler.co.uk/academy/events/event/anarchist-question-time-with-penny-rimbaud-ian-bone-and-peter-good/

...it's either going to be a really great laugh or a really awful night of shouting!

NEW: Postcards Box Set in the shop

2011-06-23T22:59:00.000+01:00

A series of 10 x A6 postcards, housed in a matchbox style slipcase box.
With artwork, originally illustrated for .Cent magazine.
Full colour, with postcard design on the back.
Edition of 50
now on sale in the shop http://alices.bigcartel.com

Computer Arts Projects magazine, July issue

2011-06-22T14:00:00.000+01:00

my recent illustrations for the Dance Gazette are featured in an article in the forthcoming issue of Computer Arts Projects, discussing the process and development of commercial illustration projects, from both the art director and the illustrator’s perspectives.
I forgot how great a magazine Computer Arts is, some amazing editorial: 'The Beauty of Pen and Ink', '3D illustration', and 'Blend Illustration with Design', including an insightful interview with kate moross, and some amazing work from Leif Podhajsky (who I can't believe I've never come across, my next piece for the new idler looks like a complete rip off of his work, but I swear I've never seen his work before now! eek), also hannah stouffer, izzie klingels, sarah coleman, johanna basford, and sam green (who I commissioned an illustration from, for the next issue of the idler) his work is littered throughout the magazine, he is a bona fide genius! and another studio I've never heard of Bison have done some gorgeous work.

the importance of knowing your wood

2011-06-22T13:44:00.000+01:00

If I was to be in London this weekend, I would definetly be going to this...
a lesson in Carpentry at the Idler Academy, and you get to make your own bird box!

.Cent magazine

2011-06-21T14:43:00.000+01:00

.Cent magazine are launching their new issue this week, with a small exhibition in London. There will be a selection of prints on show and for sale, one of my past illustrations is included along with works by other illustrators. For more information about the next issue: http://www.centmagazine.co.uk/pages/current.php
I've also produced a limited edition box set of postcards, which will be available at the venue, and on .Cent's website, as well as my own webshop very soon.

New pamphlet from Bracketpress: Women Who Run with Scissors

2011-06-16T10:00:00.000+01:00

Alice Smith & Nina McNamara

A visual diatribe of imagery, cut up from the history of women's magazines and their manipulating effect on women.

'Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.'
Mary Wollstonecraft

210mm x 145mm, 24 pages, hand sewn.
Risograph printed on Stockwell 160gsm with trace paper fly leaves.
Hahnemühle Bugra Butten 130gsm soft pink cover
and letterpress printed title.

Hand numbered edition of 100

UK £7.50
Europe £8.50
USA/RoW £9.50

Available from:
www.alices.bigcartel.com
www.bracketpress.co.uk

Notting Hill Editions

2011-06-13T15:37:00.001+01:00

No nonsense colour on the shelf.

Notting Hill Editions are a new publisher of essays,
the production on them is exceptional – minimal cover design, 2 colour printing inside, nice paper stock, good typesetting, and interesting content.
First saw the link on Casual Optimist, bought one for us, bought one for a friend, then bought the whole catalogue.

The Final Testament of the Holy Bible

2011-06-13T15:33:00.000+01:00

I've been given a signed copy of this bible for my birthday!
[rolls eyes.. then opens the book]
It's a new book by James Frey (who wrote A Million Little Pieces) published by John Murray, designed by Graphic Thought Facility.
Was initially slightly disappointed by the understated design, the odd feeling of the interior, 70s looking typesetting, range left throughout, but chapter by chapter, starting to realise this design so suits this book. Can't figure what typeface it is. Interesting design.

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

2011-06-13T10:25:00.000+01:00

must see:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011k45f/All_Watched_Over_by_Machines_of_Loving_Grace_Love_and_Power/

Ballet for Babies!?

2011-04-25T11:41:00.000+01:00

David Jays of the Dance Gazette, asked me to illustrate an article discussing a recent trend for enrolling babies for ballet lessons, partly inspired by the release of the Black Swan film. Here are the illustrations from the spreads, the issue will be published in early June.

Risograph Printing

2011-04-25T11:29:00.001+01:00

I've just started getting around to using the risograph printer at Hot Bed Press, taught by the brilliant Sue Shaw ]www.see-kay.co.uk[
It's great for half tone images, making large volumes of prints and zines, very quickly and cheaply. Landfill Editions put out some gorgeous prints most of which are printed by Manymono. The colours can be amazing, although a very limited palette - that I love. Here's what the risograph spat out at me last week...

Over the coming month, we'll be putting together a new pamphlet of illustrations printed on the risograph. The pamphlet will be a series of collages that me and Nina McNamara worked together on, which were originally destined to illustrate an essay in the forthcoming Idler magazine, but we decided to extend on it and make a limited edition pamphlet. To be published next month, more details soon.

a view from the desk...

2011-04-25T11:28:00.000+01:00

an illustrated calendar of medieval style husbandry, polyamory, feminist's rants, and ballet for babies... is whats sprawling across my desk this month.

Old and New Pamphlets from Bracketpress

2011-04-25T11:27:00.000+01:00

At the moment we're running low on most of the Bracketpress pamphlets, but please be rest assured that they will all be back in stock soon. We've been made aware that some pamphlets have been taken to market on ebay, and have been selling for silly amounts of money, please contact us, we may have the odd spare copies left at more feasible prices!

Wayzgoose at Hot Bed Press

2011-04-24T17:48:00.000+01:00

Next weekend Hot Bed Press will be hosting a Wayzgoose as part of the Sights from the Other City Arts Event. The doors will be open on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May, from 11am until 5pm, free entry, with tables and walls filled with art and beautiful printed things for sale, by artists who print and work at Hot Bed Press, including Bracketpress, we'll be holding a table on both days, all day.

Craftworks talk: 'A WHISTLE STOP TOUR OF LETTERPRESS'.

2011-03-15T12:31:00.002Z

The artist Amy Pennington is doing a talk and live letterpress printing at the Anthony Burgess foundation in Manchester on the evening of the 18th and 19th March, as part of the Craftworks programme, she'll be discussing becoming a printer's devil, documenting interviews and drawings from her research. The event is free, but you'll need to book places... for more details: http://www.librarytheatre.com/project/craft-works

Bracketpress at the Leeds Artists Book Fair

2011-03-09T12:04:00.000Z

On Friday 11th & Saturday 12th March, Bracketpress have a table at the Leeds Artists Book Fair, we'll be around all day selling books, pamphlets, and printed matter of all sorts, if you want to stop by and say Hello.
For more details: http://leedsartbookfair.com

The doors are now open

2011-03-04T09:14:00.001Z

... to The Idler Academy
We had a fantastic launch last week, with people turning up to the shop in their hundreds. Sipping Absinthe cocktails, meeting the best dressed Chaps and Ladies in town - I reckon John Mitchinson had the best get-up. I've never been in a smaller room with the most eclectic mix of people (being merry with each other) in all my life! I left feeling slightly red-cheeked at being presented with a six pence by Emma Thompson, and nodding at 'celebrities' who I've never met...

I can't believe Tom and Victoria have pulled this shop around so quickly and it feels like a home, and the new addition Jess will make the place something else.

The bookshelves are stacked and packed full of carefully chosen curated books. The timetable is organised. And the Tuck shop is packed with nostalgic treats and stationary. There is an array of framed illustrations from past issues of the Idler, which will soon be made available as giclee, silkscreen and letterpress prints (more details will follow shortly), and there's plans for more events, courses, art shows, and good stuff soon.
.
It's great to see the doors are finally open...

Incline Press – now with added Paypal

2011-01-28T01:21:00.000Z

On the other side of the hill in Oldham, lives Incline Press – a fine maker of letterpress printed books.
They've added a shopping cart facility to their website,
and looking forward to get a hold of their forthcoming book on E R Weiss...

Idler 44 – illustrators

2011-01-28T01:20:00.001Z

The next issue of the Idler magazine will be out in May 2011.
We've asked Pete Willis, Sam Green, Karolin Schnoor, Clifford Harper, David Galletly, Bron Jones and Nina McNamara to illustrate more Idler essays.

Au Revoir the Mountains of 2010

2010-12-31T13:59:00.002Z

Bright things coming out of the blue! / being snowed in for most of December / Bracketpress’ 5^th year & an exhibition at MMU / realising we’ve printed and published over 500 Bracketpress items in the last 5 years / finally publishing This Crippled Flesh / getting back to pencil & ink / screen printing at Hot Bed Press / the installation of the Carnaby Street exhibition / working with Judith Clark / superman bookshelves / Computer Arts magazine/ AOI annual and exhibition /reads from Hamish Hamilton and Virago / learning & teaching, teaching and learning… / cottage industries/ HANDS + GRAY + RGB + CMYK / prints and posters / shit happens at Pictures On Walls / Murderme / Alexander McQueen rip/ the Protests… a rebelution / meeting Jo – pamphlet and book sewer at the speed of light, lending us a much needed hand / starry moment after Killing Joke gig / talking atoms and cosmos with Dad /keeping up with the Jonesy / Mum’s boots / quickest days and sunsets in Cyprus / hate planes / ear infections from hammering ipod / good intentions & wishful thinking / falling short… must try harder / saying goodbye to Grandma /finally learning to drive / flowers glowing in the dark / prefer giant trees to green-shoots / badly behaved cancers / riddles /herbs and filth/ …

Christmas Card Artillery + Deadline

2010-12-24T17:42:00.000Z

The perfectly timed / too-late New Year books have gone into production, under the watchful eye of the Gangmasters at Bracketpress.
And will be fired out to all 'Friends of the Press' very soon...

You can become our 'friend' too by buying anything from Bracketpress.

Merry Christmas!

A Grimm Outlook at Building

2010-12-24T16:56:00.000Z

Some illustrations for Building magazine, done last week during the snow-in!

full page & spot illustrations - Heroes & Villains, A Land Far Far Away, The Deadly Rivals, The Fallen & Unhappy Endings...

Computer Arts magazine

2010-11-19T00:39:00.000Z

I was recently interviewed by Garrick Webster for the December issue of Computer Arts magazine... which has just landed on my doorstep!

[spot-the-erratum?]

the Idler's Academy

2010-11-19T00:11:00.000Z

Here's a first glimpse sketch of our new Idler's Academy that will open early next year...

more info soon...

Towards Re-Enchantment

2010-11-18T23:56:00.001Z

A new book from Artevents...

with essays by the likes of Iain Sinclair, Robert Macfarlane, Richard Mabey, and Jay Griffiths — who's essay: 'The Grave of Dafydd', I illustrated...
The book is designed by Fraser Muggeridge studio.
And the book is available to buy from...
http://www.artevents.info/projects/current/the-re-enchantment/towards-re-enchantment

Memories book project

2010-11-17T17:30:00.002Z

http://memories.subism.co.uk is an amazing art book project for the cancer charity Maggie's, and has been set up over the last year by Designers Against Human Rights Abuse (DAHRA), Subism, OneTenEleven Media and editor Garrick Webster, the proceeds from the sales of Memories will go to the charity Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres. One of my illustrations accompanies a story called After the Storm. There are 12 stories and 144 artworks included in the book.

Logo by Luke O'Neill

NEW EDITION: Tissues & Bone

2010-11-04T15:38:00.003Z

The first booklet in a series of illustrated visceral studies by Alice Smith.
Published by Bracketpress.

"You cannot experience your own interior by closing your eyes and concentrating on it. In order to discover your own contents you have to investigate the inside of someone else". JONATHAN MILLER, 'The Body in Question'

210mm x 148mm, 20 pages, hand sewn. Colour digital printing on 140gsm recycled stock with card cover in tissue wrapper with ribbon.
Edition of 50 copies
£9.00

Available at http://www.bracketpress.co.uk & http://alices.bigcartel.com

NEW: Read Don't Twitter bags in the Shop!

2010-11-04T15:07:00.001Z

Available at http://www.bracketpress.co.uk & http://alices.bigcartel.com

Printed & Published — Bracketpress Exhibition

2010-10-30T10:33:00.002+01:00

Manchester Artists Book Fair

2010-10-30T10:29:00.000+01:00

Next door to our exhibition... on Saturday 6th November, we'll be at the Manchester Artists Book Fair.

On show will be 40 stands of hand-made journals, hand-printed and bound editions, altered books, zines and prints, from artists and small publishers from the North West and around the UK.

The book fair takes place at The Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art, Cavendish Street, All Saints, Manchester. M15 6BR.
Doors open 10.00am until 6.00pm. Entrance is free.
For further information: www.hotbedpress.org

Brave Old World by Tom Hodgkinson

2010-10-14T13:44:00.007+01:00

a forthcoming book from Hamish Hamilton.

here's a preview of the book cover that we've just designed.

The Synthetics album release

2010-10-10T23:12:00.002+01:00

A great new cd from The Synthetics,
with 4-colour letterpress printed packaging to boot
] printed by Bracketpress [

CD available to buy from: http://www.thesynthetics.co.uk/

MP3 download from Amazon or itunes

new book: Kommune by Youth

2010-10-07T17:56:00.000+01:00

A new edition from Bracketpress...

We are pleased to announce the publication of the third collection of poetry, prose and illustrations by renowned record producer and musician Youth. Written over the past few months the main recurring theme is community: "Now more than ever, where we live increasingly in isolated and virtual worlds afraid of the unknown. Where fear rules and we are taught that stranger means danger. Where we are conditioned to distraction through the hollow promises of marketing bourgeoisie via consumerism and entertainment. Community becomes even more relevant and still more important. This is where we can share, help and learn from each other. Where we can regain our personal sovereignty and re-discover our divinity and humanity."
– from the introduction by Youth

The book is available to buy at venues hosting Killing Joke's 'Absolute Dissent' tour which is currently shedding much light and joy across many parts of Europe and will move on through America and Canada during December.
We have a limited number available for immediate dispatch through the web site.

170mm x 128mm, hardback, pp.80, printed on Vancouver Book 80gsm with coloured end papers, gold foil-blocked cover, b/w text and illustrations
Published 27th September 2010

£17.50 UK
£18.00 Ireland & Europe
£20.00 USA, Canada & Australia

The book contains a link to a free download of the 'Kommune' album by Youth, which will be made available in a few weeks time.

for more information and images of the book please visit:

http://www.bracketpress.co.uk

Bone Fire exhibition

2010-10-03T14:06:00.000+01:00

An exhibition of photographs by Casey Orr

http://www.caseyorr.com/bonefire.html

At Yorkshire Sculpture Park

September 7th - November 7th 2010

There is a limited edition newspaper print of the images and an essay by Boff Whalley, email us: aliceshole@googlemail.com

AOI images 34 exhibition

2010-09-10T16:52:00.006+01:00

The Revenge of Mooncake Vixen book cover that I did earlier this year for Hamish Hamilton, is included in this...

Association of Illustrators Images 34 exhibition
– the Best of British Contemporary Illustration 2010
At London College of Communication, Elephant & Castle, London,
on 8th September until 14th September 2010.
And has also been selected to tour the UK...

Beverly Art Gallery, Yorkshire Oct 18th 2010 – Nov 28th 2010
Nottingham Trent University Nov 29th 2010 – Jan 6th 2011
Blackpool and Fylde College Jan 24th 2011 – Mar 6th 2011
TBC March 28th 2011 - June 19th 2011
TBC June 27th 2011 – July 31st 2011
Clitheroe Castle Museum August 8th 2011 – October 9th 2011

idly printing

2010-08-18T11:19:00.000+01:00

3-5 colour screenprints this month.
more soon...

last few copies of the Idler 43!

2010-08-18T11:18:00.000+01:00

from: the Idler shop

This Crippled Flesh has arrived

2010-08-16T17:37:00.000+01:00

Pre-ordered copies are now being sent out,
and there's 3 days left to purchase a copy at the pre-order price.
It's selling a bit quicker than we anticipated... available to buy from Bracketpress.co.uk

Introducing... The Crassical Collection!

2010-08-16T17:09:00.003+01:00

the first release in a series of remastered albums by Crass...
[re-]introducing: The Feeding Of The Five Thousand
Available to buy from independent music shops: Piccadilly Records, Rough Trade, Southern Records

I've been assisting Gee Vaucher - the artist, with the layout of the CD packages,
It's been a long time coming....

Not Scared of Planes

2010-08-04T18:46:00.000+01:00

Fiona Banner at Tate Britain

new book: This Crippled Flesh, now taking pre-orders at Bracketpress

2010-06-30T22:14:00.003+01:00

A new edition from Bracketpress...
We've started taking orders for our forthcoming book This Crippled Flesh,
a long awaited novel written by Penny Rimbaud, typeset by Christian Brett and includes a series of my illustrations. For more details and you can buy it from the Bracketpress website.

a lovely pair of bollocks...

2010-06-30T22:11:00.000+01:00

A couple of two-colour letterpress prints on archival paper
by Christian Brett

& available to buy from Pictures on Walls

Jabberwocky poem

2010-06-08T00:23:00.010+01:00

A new letterpress printed pamphlet from Incline Press,
they asked me to do a little illustration of the beast...
I have 20 copies only available to buy from: http://alices.bigcartel.com

Idler launch

2010-05-06T17:35:00.002+01:00

"You are invited to a party at Rough Trade East this Friday, 7 May, to launch the new Idler. It starts at six sharp and will end at 8pm. Our DJ for the night is Mr Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, and there will be live performances from Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, Asbo Kid, Louis Eliot and Zodiac Youth. I will personally torture you with a rendition of “Big Rock Candy Mountains” on the ukulele, and Ian Bone and Ray Roughler-Jones will discuss Ray’s new book. You’ll be able to buy the new Idler at the shop. It is even more splendid than the previous one. We have raised our costs and have even employed a proper proof-reader. It contains a long interview with David Hockney, who has also contributed two sketches. There are essays on land reform, the 13th century, the commons, hedgehogs and the Dacha system, and pics from Stanley Donwood, Clifford Harper and Alice Smith. Our typesetter is Mr Christian Brett of Rochdale. Long live beauty, truth and William Morris! Hail William Blake and Samuel Johnson! Bow down before William Cobbett, Robin Hood, and all defenders of liberty! Anarchy and allotments! Cakes and ale!" Tom Hodgkinson

Dummy Jim

2010-05-04T12:31:00.002+01:00

'Dummy Jim' is a film produced by Matt Hulse + others, and we're involved in the making of The Book, for more info about the film visit: http://dummyjim.com

An interview with Caustic Cover Critic

2010-05-04T11:46:00.004+01:00

Caustic Cover Critic has asked me a few questions...
http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-like-idea-of-not-defining-what-it-is.html

The Concise Dictionary of Dress

2010-04-27T13:13:00.003+01:00

Judith Clark commissioned me to contribute to a couple of installations... one of which was a nude Victorian collage image that was projected as a 'Pepper's Ghost' effect onto a Victorian dress, and the above image is another very small contribution to the many curiosities at this new exhibition:

The Concise Dictionary of Dress
Judith Clark and Adam Phillips
28 April - 27 June 2010
Blythe House
London W14 0QX

"The imposing monolith of Blythe House has since 1978 been the quiet repository for the V&A's reserve collections of furniture, ceramics, glass, jewellery, textiles, fashion and fine arts.

Located within its vast spaces, The Concise Dictionary of Dress begins as you navigate a turnstile, cross a corridor and take the industrial goods lift up to the top floor. A wrought iron staircase leads you out onto the roof towards an exposed cupola containing the first of a sequence of intriguing definitions in a walk-through dictionary of dress."
for more details: http://www.artangel.org.uk/projects/2010/the_concise_dictionary_of_dress

Bracketpress New Website

2010-04-25T12:06:00.001+01:00

Bracketpress new website now online...
http://www.bracketpress.co.uk

more butterflies have arrived in the shop...

2010-04-10T00:45:00.003+01:00

more handprinted and hand collage'd Butterflies cards have arrived in alice's shop...

http://alices.bigcartel.com

Artists’ Book Fair

2010-03-10T18:15:00.001Z

Bracketpress will be at the Leeds Artists' Bookfair on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th March 2010, it's at The Parkinson Court, University of Leeds
opening times: Friday 11.00–6.00 Saturday 10.00–5.00

We'll be selling the usual surreptitious pamphlets...

Carnaby Street's 50th Anniversary exhibition and book

2010-03-02T15:58:00.006Z

We've just finished installing this exhibition for Carnaby street's 50th anniversary, it's located at 38 Carnaby Street and will be opening on February 26th until late March 2010.

The main installation of the exhibition is a 3D layered timeline. The collage wall illustrates a detailed history dating back to the 1600s to the present. It's an eclectic collection of photographs, ephemera, old prints, patterns and details that depict the spirit of Carnaby Street.

I was commissioned by Judith Clark and Amy de la Haye to work with them and John Morgan Studio to collage elements of the Street's history, produce a logo which adorns the front of the building and banners along Carnaby street and other promotional material. John Morgan studio produced a beautiful book of the exhibition, which is available to buy from the Carnaby Street website.

Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen

2010-03-02T14:08:00.043Z

Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen has just been published by Hamish Hamilton

I did the cover design and inside illustrations, which I've just found out have been picked to be featured in this year's AOI's illustration annual and touring exhibition.

Thanks for the heads up HH & A...
http://fivedials.com/news/meant-to-be

And Caustic Cover Critic.

It's a fantastical novel, well-recommended, read more reviews in the Guardian and Metro, and an interview with author Marilyn Chin on the Penguin website.

On Kindness, now available in paperback format

2010-03-02T13:15:00.005Z

On Kindness by Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor, published by Hamish Hamilton and now available as a paperback from all good book shops.

I did the cover illustration and Christian Brett did the elegant typesetting inside and out.

Clifford Harper

2010-03-02T12:47:00.003Z

A revolutionary, revelatory weekend... I spent the afternoon with Clifford Harper, who I've commissioned to illustrate an article in the forthcoming issue of the Idler. His archive of work and the way he works is astounding, I thought all his work was woodcuts, but actually it’s all pen-drawn on CS10 HPS Illustration Board! A very fine anarchist.

Very pleased to meet you Clifford Harper.

the Idler: issue 43 'Back to the Land'

2010-03-02T12:21:00.006Z

The latest Idler magazine has now gone into production and will be published on May 1st 2010.

Edited by Tom Hodgkinson, typeset and designed by Christian Brett, I did a few illustrations and commissioned this lot of artists: David Hockney, Stanley Donwood, Clifford Harper, Keiron Rhys Johnson, Joe Wilson, Sarah King, Matthew Green, Abigail Rorer.

LOVE bold and in CAPS [of course]

2010-02-09T00:06:00.006Z

Two colour letterpress print on archival paper
by Christian Brett

from Pictures on Walls

* SOLD OUT

Christmas Cards 2009

2009-12-12T17:38:00.024Z

4 x letterpresss block printed cards, handpainted with gold, silver, orange.
~~on sale at www.alice-wonderland.net and www.letterpressprintedcards.com and at YCN’s shop~~