FACE OF FINN

As a collective, Paper Jukebox decided to produce portraits of each other to put onto the website, as a way to showcase the diversity of our styles. This was the first time I had done a portrait in this fashion, using detailed pencil drawing alongside naive colours, so I found it quite a challenge to make the different aspects come together. However, I think that I managed to find a way for it to work:

(A4 size - pencil, graphite, fineliner, watercolour crayon)
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VOLUME MAGAZINE

Volume Magazine have featured Paper Jukebox as the 'Illustration Collective of the Week' click here to view the post.

BIG SPLASH

On 25th September I took part in The Big Draw's Big Splash. The launch of the annual, month long festival was at the King's Place, London and opened by the incredible Quentin Blake, who went on to do an impressive drawing infront of the crowd. Amongst helping out with other bits and bobs I had a great time assisting Joe Berger, Linda Scott and Nina Chakrabarti with their workshops. There were all sorts of activities going on including life drawing, making comics, fashion fanzines, bubble writing and making tin foil boats. Being able to work with such passionate, renowned artists is a brilliant way to get children inspired by art, giving them creative opportunities they may miss out on at school and home.

Quentin Blake cutting the ribbon and drawing

Nadia Shireen drawingsome of the Paper Jukebox crew volunteers

PAPER JUKEBOX: THE BIG COLLAB

On 1st May I went to The Big Collab at Sherbet Lounge, Bournemouth, with four others from Paper Jukebox team. We produced a collaborative piece involving drawing, painting and collage, alongside an exhibition of artwork from everyone in the collective.

PAPER JUKEBOX: CUPCAKE CAMP

On 2nd April I headed down to 'Cupcake Camp Bournemouth' with some of the Paper Jukebox team to create a crafty collaboration of cupcakes! Surrounded by literally thousands of cakes we had no end of inspiration to draw from and came up with this:

PAPER JUKEBOX: 'OFF WITH THEIR HEADS'

On 30th March Paper Jukebox had their first live art event at Sherbet Lounge, Bournemouth. We themed the boards around the night, which was based on Alice in Wonderland, making the boards into playing cards of various sorts. I was doing a collaboration with Sophie Rae and we took the idea of using the two heads from the playing cards combining a cockerel and zebra to fit in with the entrancing, weird world of Alice:

'TOSS OFF'

On 9th March I played a big part in the organisation and hosting of a pancake themed fund raiser event, ‘TOSS OFF’, for my 3rd Year Final Illustration show. The night was a great success, we packed out The Winchester (Bournemouth) and managed to raise a very respectable sum. The event involved a pancake tossing competition (hence the name), pancake eating, a pancake themed burlesque act, various DJ’s, an art sale, a spray on tattoo stand and vodka jelly shots!

The end of year AUCB Illustration show ‘BRINK’ will be held at Free Range, Brick Lane, London 7th-11th July 2011: http://www.free-range.org.uk/