Hammo is a freelance illustrator and mural painter based in Manchester
The nice folk at Creative Spark have opened the doors to The Little Print Shop of Horrors II, a great charity project, started last year, where they redesign horror film posters and sell them as lovely A3, 2 colour risograph prints. They asked if I’d have a go at one, so did this Ringu design.
Go and have a look around the shop and pick up a bargain. There are some great ones in there. All proceeds this year go to Marie Curie Cancer Care
This Friday 12th October sees the launch of Top Bunk! at Cornerhouse. An exhibition of affordable art (£100 and under), in which I have three new prints. There are some fine local artists involved, so do pop in and pick up a reasonably priced early Christmas present or two (it’s on until 13th November)
The opening coincides with the return of Sketch-O-Matic, which I was involved in last year. Patrons sit in a photobooth, pay their pound (or more, should they wish!) and wait, whilst behind the glass an artist feverishly recreates their likeness, dropping it out of the slot five minutes later. It was a great experience, if a little nerve-wracking, and I can’t wait for the first of my three stints. I’ll be in there between 7-8pm this Friday.
I was asked by Don’t Panic to illustrate their Manc Map. A handy navigational tool for new students to Manchester, the Manc Map is, in Don’t Panic’s words, ‘a beautifully charismatic and unconventional depiction of Manchester City Centre’. Aww, thanks guys!
You can view it in extreme close up, AND download a free digital copy at MancMap.com
I’ve just spent a fun couple of days with some pupils (and Miss Aspinall!) at Marple Hall School giving their Art department a bit of a facelift.
The kids were rad, and super quick painters, with the colour laid down on the first day, and outlines finished the next – and on the first couple of days of their Summer holidays too! I’m considering hiring this crack squad of mural helpers for future projects…
This is tonight Manchester dwellers. New prints, live painting and music from 7pm at 2022NQ.