It's Show Time...
Welcome back! I’ve missed you.
Let’s jump straight in!
Earth to Moon.
First up, thank you to everyone who bought one of the hilariously long and impractical ‘Earth to Moon posters’!
When I drew the original comic (which you can enjoy here) I had assumed nobody in their right mind would want such a wildly impractical poster, and yet - the requests came in, and it’s ended up being one of my most popular posters! So, thank you for the push on that one!
(If you still want one, they’re available right HERE )
Show Time!
Along with fresh air and slightly cheaper pints, the ‘Agricultural Show’ is undoubtedly one of the best things about ostracising yourself to the countryside.
If you live in a major city, there are multiple things you can attend, spread out over the year; be it a culinary event, a concert or two, maybe a pop-up art show, or a design exhibition, there’s an endless schedule of options… Which is an incredibly inefficient and time-consuming way to live your life. You FOOLS.
Meanwhile in the countryside, we don’t have time fuck around. Here, you get ALL of these things, in ONE place, on ONE day.
Welcome to the Hadleigh Agricultural Show!!!
You want food? They’ve got every food truck in the county here. You want entertainment? How about someone on a motorbike doing back flips? Or perhaps a sheep show with dancing sheep? (I’m serious) You want Culture? Specifically AgriCulture? They’ve got Vintage machinery and Heavy Horses. You’ve got livestock competitions and flower and horticulture stuff, there’s an entire Fun Fair there and oh! You want Crafts? Oh, do they have crafts: There’s a whole dedicated rural crafts section! They’ve GOT IT ALL.
Yes, but do they have Art? OF COURSE THEY DO, and that’s exactly why I’m talking about it, because George and I both have multiple artworks entered into the Art Show!
Among other pieces, I’m sending in my second-longest artwork, which I miraculously found an affordable custom frame for! (Big Thank You, Skelf Frames!)
Most artwork in shows like this are usually paint on canvas, or beautiful illustrations and drawings, maybe the occasional sculpture. Which is why submitting some stick figures is always an interesting move. On the one hand, it provides a good injection of nonsense into the mix, but on the other hand, I don’t think I’ll be winning the art show prize any time soon (and if I do, there should rightfully be a protest) - that said, wish me luck!
The Cow.
Speaking of livestock, I recently had the joy of redesigning a new logo for a bar called The Cow, which I just have to share, because I’m really happy with it!
The idea here was to create an anthropomorphic cow that would become a versatile character, where we could then apply it to various activities and events happening at the bar.
I particularly like this version for the opening times poster:
I absolutely love this kind of work, so if you ever need a small bit of design work like this, do get in touch!
A Ziggy-Zeg-Aaaah…
I’ve saved the best till last…
Say hello to Ziggy!
Since Ziggy has been in our lives, dog-related content has had a massive uptick on Instachaaz, which to be honest, is really great because after many years of no longer dating or working in an office, my sources for relatable comedy were getting pretty low!
Not so anymore! Now I’ve got our darling Ziggy to inspire a whole new set of comics, so here’s a selection of those to round out this long-overdue edition of OUTLINED.
Next Edition:
In next week’s edition, we’ll presumably have “Chaz’s in-depth review of the Hadleigh Show”, and we’ll have all the news and happenings from the Art Show there! So you absolutely don’t want to miss that. Will I win the art prize? Will there be a protest as a result? Can sheep actually dance? Find out soon!
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Till next week.
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