June 2012 Desktop Calendar
This months June desktop calendar features Boxworth Priory in West Sussex, which is just down the road from my village. I featured this as a desktop calendar in June last year, though it was a very moody picture. I decided to use a recent shot of the Priory for this year, which is sunny, upbeat and has been given a vintage treatment, I hope you like. I have created two sizes for laptop and iMac. Right click on the image and save to desktop.
June – Boxworth Priory – 2012 – 1920 x1080
New Business Cards by MOO
Finally, having run out of business cards months ago, and constantly being asked for them, I got around to designing and ordering some new ones from MOO. This time rather than just featuring my artwork, I have gone for a mix of art and photography. Mostly because I haven’t scanned all my recent work (YAWN), and didn’t want to use old art work. So, the mix is weighted more towards photography. Below are some screen caps of a couple of the uploads. Ooohhh, and I went for MOO’s new rounded corners. Excited
Dream
This piece is part of one of my new projects. Created using pigment micron pens on heavy weight cartridge paper. Currently working on a lot more illustrative work, fairly tight, lots of graphic art, typography. Expect more stuff soon, probably even more elaborate. This one is pretty simple compared to one or two current WIPS.
Click image for full view. :)
Jubilee Fever!
The last two weeks have all been about preparing for the Jubilee Fair at Orla’s school. Last week we had to decorate her scooter for a parade (a joint effort by me and her Daddy), then yesterday was the school Jubilee Fair itself.
Cakes had to be made for the ‘Bake Off’ (frantic baking the night before, though the decorating didn’t quite go to plan), Jubilee Jars decorated (more frantic work that morning), and a Jubilee Scarecrow made (though sadly that was a bridge too far for us) and lastly Jubilee coloured clothes for ‘Mufti’ day for Orla.
Now, it has to be said, I am not a Royalist, most definitely not, nor is Luke…but you pretty much have to abandon your political convictions and ethos for your children when it comes to school fairs and the like, so, efforts were made. The day was blazingly hot, everyone worked really hard, all the cakes for the ‘Bake Off’ were fabulous, and we ate more than was good for us. Kudos to all the parents and staff and in particular Orla’s Head Teacher who wore full royal regalia in what was probably the hottest day of this year.
It was lots of fun, and the fair was great…
Jubilee Fair Cakes (the big red one is ours)
Jubilee Jamjar
Shot by Both Sides: Magazine
One of my favourite tracks ever, ‘Shot my Both Sides’ by Howard Devoto and Magazine. Great on stage, wired, frenetic, edgy and every thing a punk band should be. The track and album was released in 1978 the year I left school (and went to college). I saw the band live twice that year I think. Great times. Jubilee year is bringing all this back to me, though this particular track was released the year after. For me 1977, the year of Queenies Silver Jubilee was about bad behaviour, punk music, jelly shoes, pins, spikey black hair, wearing my Dad’s shirts ripped up, going to loads, loads, loads of gigs, bad boys, beer, fierce make-up and more gigs.
Lorrie Whittington
Visual Artist and Designer
Chichester, UK
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