I'VE KNITTED A CAT
The teeth are crochet. The eyes are made from glass. Everything else knitted.
Posted 24 May 2010.
FLEDERMAUS CAN'T GET ENOUGH
I made this today.
Posted 24 January 2010.
LAPICIDE
Here is a picture of a t-shirt design I made in December for the exhibition at the Horse Hospital. It is an offshoot of the work shown below - as I was collecting band names ending in -cide, I found the word "LAPICIDE" and assumed it meant to kill hares. I looked it up and found it actually means stonecutter. It (obviously) references the famous Bathory t-shirt.
Posted 24 January 2010.
HORSE HOSPITAL EXHIBITION
Here is a picture of my new work currently on show at the Horse Hospital. The exhibition is on until 23 December 2009.
Posted 8 December 2009.
PRINT SHOW AT THE HORSE HOSPITAL
My work is going to be exhibited as part of a group show at the Horse Hospital.
PULP
Exhibition: Thurs 3rd December - Weds 23rd December 2009
Mon - Sat 12pm - 6pm
Artist Reception: Weds 2nd December, 7:30pm
In the spirit of our eclectic history, The Horse Hospital is proud to present its first annual print show. Featuring collages, etchings, prints, lino cuts, fanzines, artists books and anything and everything paper by 18 legendary and emerging artists from diverse traditions and disciplines. Come join us on Wednesday the 2nd of December for the private view and pre-xmas drinks with DJs Nervous Stephen and Rocky.
The Chamber of Pop Culture
The Horse Hospital - Colonnade - Bloomsbury - London - WC1N 1HX
Posted 19 November 2009.
SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR
The Handmade & Bound fair is just gone, and the next book fair is only a week away: the Small Publishers Fair at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, on Friday 13 and Saturday 14th November, open 11am - 7pm both days. More information can be found on the RGAP website.
Posted 4 November 2009.
HANDMADE & BOUND
My new book 16 Murders and a Stonecutter, a very limited edition handprinted handbound letterpress book, will be launched at the book fair Handmade & Bound on Sunday 1 November 2009 at St. Aloysius Social Club, Corner of Eversholt Street and Phoenix Road, London NW1. The fair is open from 12 to 6, entry is free, and there will be lots of other attractions including the great Mark Pawson.
Posted 17 October 2009.
LETTERPRESS BOOK
I have been quite hopeless at updating this page, as I've been too busy working — I've recently started two new jobs, one in book restoration, one in bookbinding. But here, finally, is a picture from my book Constant Pain, a collection of silly band names. I photographed it from an angle with a bit of a blur to make it look really arty. (And yes, I know DJ Scotch Egg is not a band. It is a DJ.)
Posted 4 July 2009.
MINIPRESSE MAINZ
Last week I went to Mainz to take part in the book fair Minipresse. It was great fun, I sold some books and screenprints, and I got mentioned in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung!
Now I'm back in London. I'm planning to put up pictures of my new books soon — they are called Constant Pain and Alexandra, and I just haven't got round to photographing them yet.
Posted 31 May 2009.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I'M DOING BUT I'M ADVERTISING IT ANYWAY BECAUSE IT'S SO GOOD.
Bakirinosu are playing a show at Cafe Oto in London on 21 April.
I saw them perform two years ago at L'experience Japonaise, a festival of Japanese arts in Nîmes. I was amazed. They're two girls who sing a capella and play harmonica, and they are completely irresistible.
Here is a picture of them I made in cross-stitch. (I made a whole book, called "The Creatures of Nîmes".)
Posted 4 March 2009.
E:VENT GALLERY FLYER
Posted 21 February 2009.
DJ CHINCHILLA in MARCH
I'm going to DJ at two very cool gigs in March: the first takes place at E:VENT gallery on 20 March, with performances by Lina Lapelyte, Leafcutter John and Derek Holzer. The second is the closing night of the Nîmes biennial L'Expérience Japonaise on 28 March.
(To be confirmed.)
Posted 17 February 2009.
TOKYO
Here are some pictures from my Tokyo trip in September / October. This is me with Mayutan holding up the cross-stitch book I made, which has a picture of her dressed as a cat.
Posted 18 December 2008.
SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR on 24/25 October
I am taking part in the Small Publishers Fair at Conway Hall for the first time this year! Here is a link to the RGAP (Research Group for Artists Publications) website with more details.
Posted 21 September 2008.
TOKYO! MORE DETAILS!
I'm rather excited as my Tokyo trip is approaching. The Sonore Anniversary party, at which I will be DJing, will take place on 10 October at Super Deluxe. The live lineup can be found on the Sonore website.
I am also taking part in a group exhibition of dolls, monsters and animals, called Puppen Puppen. This will take place at the Lovelies Laboratory from 10 until 19 October 2008. On the 11th I will hold a workshop there on how to sew a little animal. Please check the lov-lab website for details. I am currently very busy knitting elephants for the show!
Posted 16 September 2008.
BOOKBINDING CLASS
I'm going to be teaching an evening class at Central St. Martins on how to make an artist's book using non-adhesive techniques.
It's a ten week course starting on 13 October 2008, and it takes place on Monday evenings from 6pm until 8.30pm. More details can be found here.
Posted 11 June 2008.
GOING TO TOKYO
I'm going to Tokyo, as I've been invited to DJ at Sonore's 10th anniversary party. It will take place on 10 October 2008!
I will also show my animals in a gallery, and do a workshop on 11 October.
More details nearer the time.
Posted 11 June 2008.
CLARIFICATION
Someone asked me about Mumra. This is him. He is ten years old this summer!
Mumra is my muse. (Pomple-Mousse?) I recently made this purse, which looks almost exactly like him. It is screenprinted.
Posted 11 June 2008.
AARDVARK!
I made some aardvarks over the weekend. Here's two of them.
Posted 2 June 2008.
EXHIBITION AT SW1!
My work is going to be exhibited at SW1, a beautiful gallery close to Victoria station. It is part of a book launch and exhibition by charity Westminster Befriend a Family. The book is called Visible, it has stories and poems written by refugee children, and I did the layout for it. The work I'm showing includes Mamura, a screenprinted cat, and Jon the Dog, a cross-stitch dog. The exhibition will be open from 26 to 28 March.
Posted 25 March 2008.
NOTHING IN PARTICULAR...
Just thought I'd let you know I'm still alive, as is the wonderful Mumra. We're still in London, still eating too much, still not tidying up our room, still making lots of things but being too useless to take pictures and add them to the website. Well, Mumra's not really making anything, apart from the occasional sound, smell, or fuss. More soon.
Posted 12 March 2008.
14 DECEMBER 2007 CABARET MELANCHOLIQUE
I'm going to DJ at Cabaret Melancholique on Friday, 14 December. It is an annual extravaganza organised by Tony Grisoni and Brian Catling, with lots of more or less pointless performances. Tickets are 5 quid and it takes place in Stoke Newington. Please email me for information on how to get tickets: alex [at] thechinchilla [dot] com
9 DECEMBER 2007 ADVENT SPRAWL
I'm DJing at the Advent Sprawl No. 2 on Sunday 9 December, it's at the Fleapit in Columbia Road, starts at 6pm, and also features Beddoes And Barry Ray (live) and Joshua Meggitt (DJ). More info here.
23-25 NOVEMBER 2007 LONDON ARTISTS BOOK FAIR!
My books are going to be available at the London Artists Book Fair.
ICA, The Mall, London, Friday 23 till Sunday 25 November 2007.
