For some new work and a break from computer illustrations, I have decided to do some drawing on some old photographs. The illustrations are very basic but showcase a new style I am going for. The Photographs are old Lomography photos that I printed off.
Some of these postcards incorporate short stories, flash fiction and poetry. I will post some examples of these illustrated postcards soon.
I have a poem published in a new anthology. The collection is called A Thousand Cranes – Scottish Writers For Japan. All the funds raised from sales go to the Japanese Red Cross and will help with the relief efforts for the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
My poem is called ‘The Positives’. The book is available from Cargo Publishing and can be bought here.
As mentioned on the very first post of this blog I had been doing a lot of 3D Poetry. This is when I write poetry on a 3D object such as a piece of Urban Vinyl. I’ve had a small amount of success we these with several exhibitions. This piece was also photographed as a piece of 3D Graffiti. More info on this here.
The images below show the toy in different positions. The piece was created back in March and is not part of my portfolio, so I thought it would be best posted up here.
Tomorrows post will be some new sketches I think.
Recently I’ve been customising vinyl toys. Using Paint, pens stickers and found objects, I’ve created some interesting characters.
I’ve been photographing some of these in urban environments to create ‘3D Graffiti’.
Some photos below. It usually takes me a week or two to create each toy – depending on the style.
As well as ‘3D Graffiti’, I’ve created ‘3D Poetry’. Basically I’ve been writing poems on the toys to create new and interesting ways to present poems. – Photos to follow.
I’m enjoying this as I get to combine illustration and poetry in a new way. But I’ll blog more about this soon.
Steven Fraser 