special bag

I made this special bag to hold emergency items so I will always have them for tours and other trips. I made it out of an old pair of Franky's jeans. The zip is from her old coat and the toggle is from my old duffel coat and it has a padded lining too. Contents:

• TCP
• cotton wool
• sewing kit
• safety matches
• multi-tool
• paracetamol 
• plasters

All the items are inside plastic zip-lock bags for waterproofing. I'm really pleased I made this. I know it's kind of weird but it makes me feel confident.

business card

I was going for the "crazy polymath" angle. This is the first time I've used my Kelsey table-top press. I got the plate cut at Centurion Graphics (who I found out about from Steve Brett). I know it's kind of cheating to set it digitally and then cut it to a plate but it would have cost a lot more in time and money to buy the type. I'm pretty happy with this solution and it cost me about £20 to make 100 business cards (and the next 100 will only cost £3.50 now that I have the plate). Another great thing about cutting stuff onto plates like this is that next time I need a new card design, I can try something hand-rendered!

wine sign design

I did some sign writing for the organic greengrocers next door...

encyclopedia: hard back(ed)

All I have to do now is print up the super fancy cover. Q: Will there be gold foil blocking? And a letter-pressed book belt? A: Yes.

kino residency: production line

The last Cafe Kino event was a zine making workshop. It was lots of fun and loads of great zines were made. Thanks to the generosity of Steve Brett, you can see all the photos from that day on my flickr page. As well as Steve, massive thanks is also owed to Bob and Charlotte who helped make the day so great. 

oyster card

 

Do you have an Oyster card? Do you know what one is? It's the thing people use in London in order use London public transport at a more susidised rate. I had some felt left over from a tote bag project and made myself a special oyster card holder out of the scraps. I'm not saying this is an example of great craftsmanship but I was very pleased to have done it and I used my Grandma's old sewing kit too!