tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86117158804317681972024-03-05T15:23:01.537-08:00FLEDGELING BLOGStuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-55627257421312069732012-11-09T00:01:00.002-08:002012-11-09T00:02:02.784-08:00PICTURE HOOKSI thought it was about time i mentioned that i have been given a place on the picture hooks mentor programme. 5 illustrators were selected and paired up with an industry pro who will act as a mentor throughout the course of this year. The idea being that we focus on developing our illustration skills and come out the other side in a position to sit down with publishers and present our work. We are developing concepts for picture books which is something of a baptism of fire for me; It would be fair to say that im learning a lot on the job!<br />
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I am in the expert hands of <a href="http://www.natalierussell.co.uk/html/books.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Natalie Russell</span></a> who has already given me a great deal of insight. The exposure will be excellent and there are plans for an exhibition in the National Gallery in Edinburgh in November 2013... standby for more news and developments!<br />
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<a href="http://www.picturehooks.org.uk/?page_id=50" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Here</span></a> is a link to the schemes website...<br />
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Here is some of the art work i submitted in my application for the scheme; <br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-24409559052454281512012-03-20T14:25:00.006-07:002012-03-20T14:49:02.094-07:00CAOS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsN8_w2T5pvgFDzSnbt4ssNX3h3ALPsqTImcndwqaVAlQxMiCGvgxUgv6Qsv3U6qcngZCE1tGoX-EjxKc8f27PZohvgJjDHsFYaZ-zSHsiIbx_9g_NDbyKPPU0hhK-2BFhImi6eUiDvFG/s1600/caos+calling100.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsN8_w2T5pvgFDzSnbt4ssNX3h3ALPsqTImcndwqaVAlQxMiCGvgxUgv6Qsv3U6qcngZCE1tGoX-EjxKc8f27PZohvgJjDHsFYaZ-zSHsiIbx_9g_NDbyKPPU0hhK-2BFhImi6eUiDvFG/s400/caos+calling100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722099576337335826" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">i am thoroughly ashamed about the lag between posts here. almost a year! anyway here is an image i made for a friends fundraiser. its to go on tote bags which will be hawked at a gig to raise money for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;"><a href="http://www.causingcaos.co.uk/home/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">CAOS</span></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">(if he goes for it anyway!)</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-11330401944503173882011-04-15T09:36:00.001-07:002011-04-15T09:41:42.507-07:00TROPHIESHere are a few photos of my most recent show 'Trophies' at the Lansdowne in Glasgow. it'll be up for a few weeks if anyone is in the area and fanciers a closer look...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiFbcCMTz199VYi1KrwG23porq3h2ar22toWFjRXZx0zu5U0RrToDWP3uEMAIKAFzIRfAI0XY3hQv09mjgG8D7lAf-sUd1J5hJuuTdWSvZiyMk3RTzHchcvtKR-alT1LfnDhZgLWLB00Y/s1600/DSCF4880.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qve4tF0Fkb08CDotmZxIObbSXplclsKCDLEzQhQpl07Vs6KkUBG8ef-XmdVVbhoNkle5xIPhvQcJtLKHY6mmt9Ic_vXyOR5P_TVRXcIZYwURmWhVLOT5clUMrvyLTUrqZuFfEj_T46YF/s400/DSCF4888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595850209924852866" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-40911653730106553882011-04-15T09:26:00.001-07:002011-04-15T09:41:02.722-07:00TROPHIES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZUKGeX9KoNQMguH-uGJVNsqVcMygEz-juWeipGXOuzcOz6hPdA3UYvrBegRxTBV6G75nxsulDqPX_CwR1uvPM4VkoY9OC5sOJAXKCd6lC-uOpZk53wm5nceLWn2tVSGeVdxEt3ewtSo6/s1600/DSCF4863.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXvLtHR6QQjNJwDfQOV_LrhymgEOrRmvZlGGCCrCy9B6sl72Ni4Yt38uNC-6PmFcvkupdBsaKrnOLJbAvlYO8Jk-xo7hR7BvwM0tsb_z8O1EAyNob_n4gp_7OLvibBvyIuqcsu_dTHOX_/s400/DSCF4896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595847409314985362" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-72079670662612677622011-02-25T12:11:00.000-08:002011-04-15T09:44:55.452-07:00veneer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdfb857ZaJLFGNXS4zVSGzjCUlVkQuJYXe_VKdJo7JDQdDSjiqwinvExdfT07N4sPBLbYMBY-7nkxbfNxtllndCyfrQf-WiHBFbCSvKJwpFnPABzk1BsYpRI9a1YMs5QEO-kH1299sRwb/s1600/DSCF4664.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdfb857ZaJLFGNXS4zVSGzjCUlVkQuJYXe_VKdJo7JDQdDSjiqwinvExdfT07N4sPBLbYMBY-7nkxbfNxtllndCyfrQf-WiHBFbCSvKJwpFnPABzk1BsYpRI9a1YMs5QEO-kH1299sRwb/s400/DSCF4664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577728659420135922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVx4SR2pPoLieZPM9bQbq78iyxiUEUYdw7ZE_l1htcPYltSXWy-t_mDtm_gIACcoevbGEMtQWrKccHlp5UW2ras02cr_a7PKcXbNnNnJe6SaHoHol1GjZsmbFOH11nsNGMHqlBAXU-zoO/s1600/DSCF4665.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVx4SR2pPoLieZPM9bQbq78iyxiUEUYdw7ZE_l1htcPYltSXWy-t_mDtm_gIACcoevbGEMtQWrKccHlp5UW2ras02cr_a7PKcXbNnNnJe6SaHoHol1GjZsmbFOH11nsNGMHqlBAXU-zoO/s400/DSCF4665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577728645123512594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFK1oXjD1r17-0ziY5LePEVw0v38b2vGPglfRNjy7mskGBQaFsGSW8xOp-pjdiy54ppzFI7zO91oJ6MvBLKR7vOZ_-cQXfoasWURH6BjYBm9NyqwLXO34w0pOM7-sMxM8o3Q2_dq6DGt08/s1600/DSCF4662.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFK1oXjD1r17-0ziY5LePEVw0v38b2vGPglfRNjy7mskGBQaFsGSW8xOp-pjdiy54ppzFI7zO91oJ6MvBLKR7vOZ_-cQXfoasWURH6BjYBm9NyqwLXO34w0pOM7-sMxM8o3Q2_dq6DGt08/s400/DSCF4662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577728642136704882" /></a><br />Dawn has been on at me to play with some veneer for a while so i finally relented and got some off-cuts. i was intending to look into the prospect of printing on it (which i still might) and hadn't really considered using it in a more conventional way. i had a bit of creative block at the studio trying to come up with ideas for new prints so i thought id have a go at inlaying the veneer in birch printing ply. it went better than id expected and im going to experiment more with this technique. the process sparked an idea too which im going to have a crack at. stay tuned!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-3278934834248609682011-02-25T10:11:00.000-08:002011-04-15T09:45:12.425-07:00Northern Something.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfwiJxJHrV_UXoCKgzVHDvIetj9teQGzb_kmaiPC-1AnEsMXq0iqsCHAKBAvgY6UX2wgprrQpbhJZKpgXek-ezwq_35o-lOyLxpxLbAxDzGoVs5AAWlxVHV7fVakxIxeIeozQ6em0_rTq/s1600/northern+something+framed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfwiJxJHrV_UXoCKgzVHDvIetj9teQGzb_kmaiPC-1AnEsMXq0iqsCHAKBAvgY6UX2wgprrQpbhJZKpgXek-ezwq_35o-lOyLxpxLbAxDzGoVs5AAWlxVHV7fVakxIxeIeozQ6em0_rTq/s400/northern+something+framed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577696930938500930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaYa7WjMV_DuWiC6i98zWaP-8zok_mo_K6iJhBGRO-9mnh6qkC5fXo5dpvuM3MvOAsNplJjgIDbojUXTini2HR-YMsEie3TNhwV4Q4_It53j6_XKyLHMBb5mxY3B59CrQNwyD7VbsQlrx/s1600/northern+something%2528low%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaYa7WjMV_DuWiC6i98zWaP-8zok_mo_K6iJhBGRO-9mnh6qkC5fXo5dpvuM3MvOAsNplJjgIDbojUXTini2HR-YMsEie3TNhwV4Q4_It53j6_XKyLHMBb5mxY3B59CrQNwyD7VbsQlrx/s400/northern+something%2528low%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577696924648549714" /></a><br />here's a new woodcut. its a reduction print which means that the same block is used for each of the colours and after each colour is printed, more of the block is cut away to print the next colour. this is achieved by working from the lightest colour towards the darkest. for example, in this instance the lightest colour is the white of the mammoths tusks and eyes (the paper.) before any printing, everything we want to keep white is cut away from the block and the first colour is printed; in this case yellow. next, everything we want to keep yellow is cut away i.e. the background, and the next and final colour, black, is printed.<br />et voila; a three colour reduction print (if im sly and include the white!)<br /><br />'northern something' is a track by tortoise which was echoing around my head when i made this print. i think there is some significance in it.<br /><br /><a href="http://fledgeling.bigcartel.com/product/northern-something"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">buy print</span></a><br />play <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZadlCnHZE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">'Northern Something'</span></a> by Tortoise (loudly!)<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-43854133094201566622011-02-15T04:49:00.001-08:002011-04-15T09:45:29.644-07:00more layers of stain...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsADa4rtmy1lR_3LKQr0OYs6oCXkO9Z6OyLyLmuocagXj3ixeAGPAYJE8E_ZI2cGfVQndkWtgfpyfwzjzWxuyZdB2bXm9vnlItPoAG6-JgaOT7w13KKSZNJY6EFowdSDmUWTiT07Z3qmM3/s1600/DSCF4644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsADa4rtmy1lR_3LKQr0OYs6oCXkO9Z6OyLyLmuocagXj3ixeAGPAYJE8E_ZI2cGfVQndkWtgfpyfwzjzWxuyZdB2bXm9vnlItPoAG6-JgaOT7w13KKSZNJY6EFowdSDmUWTiT07Z3qmM3/s400/DSCF4644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573897994121991202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94NQkY-U-fV295gNxUZQ8P1V-12021lq68hUxqmwpJryXoTtzpu8uWY2NYGCjbekAvHittErapCh4iFXC0tRfAjs6JJZG7xZ-SwBVIHdWtFBWQ-PBp9joanZFf0mvcImaewkr6gmOzK_v/s1600/DSCF4627.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94NQkY-U-fV295gNxUZQ8P1V-12021lq68hUxqmwpJryXoTtzpu8uWY2NYGCjbekAvHittErapCh4iFXC0tRfAjs6JJZG7xZ-SwBVIHdWtFBWQ-PBp9joanZFf0mvcImaewkr6gmOzK_v/s400/DSCF4627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573897988137095170" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-44824460269476500812011-02-15T04:26:00.000-08:002011-04-15T09:45:46.247-07:00something fishy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdakx9AB-KuFkerPgqm57VSeGAgV9I0xMQgzo2y_J31njUWSb0M2BncUw55fYivcqa0a07mQyZon4kP13mj4g3rAjYTUlf3qKoFtzoOr0w2kPYB4_NBFB0CZaJZaoe6ZQBdYADZEmeGRD9/s1600/DSCF4624.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKOU_hs44i9ssadTJlywoCjPwwevynqb-OdbpGfvtkbbCHgo6l21HNl3EdRmKP5NiX_oip6dYod_EyQWFHqlHi8FmdJElkmaG4UtBUEYmfPE29Lrph9AQ74dAFOaBfLhmeUzhwjrSikSR/s400/DSCF4568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573897387152234818" /></a><br />heres another commission which is in the pipeline. another pyrography piece using tea/coffee stains and watercolour (next).<br />the piece is done over three panels which will be joined together to form one long piece which will hang in a stairway. the final piece will be muted colours, but i have to say that i very much like the quality of the branded lines in combination with the coffee stains and intend to create work in the future which is rendered in this way omitting the colours. its graphic, but sepia and textured, which i think is a nice contrast.<br />once the piece is framed, joined and all that nasty bowing is pulled straight ill post some more images. in the meantime, its another 10 or so layers of coffee stains to create the tones.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-74454935434885929772011-02-15T04:18:00.000-08:002011-04-15T09:45:57.307-07:00father and son.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOybKMmx_qLSB9D5YOkA1fwuhPZeyNS3BGA7HN52iz9OI-Dt9XhQ3apOrBFAykapnD0j_M36lO9LCAFPrIKwZpqGZ9HzjOpzIgrCXgyiuQqVMzoQiS5tC4k2Crq-rVp5mSCzoqivGd9tkn/s1600/DSCF4581.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOybKMmx_qLSB9D5YOkA1fwuhPZeyNS3BGA7HN52iz9OI-Dt9XhQ3apOrBFAykapnD0j_M36lO9LCAFPrIKwZpqGZ9HzjOpzIgrCXgyiuQqVMzoQiS5tC4k2Crq-rVp5mSCzoqivGd9tkn/s400/DSCF4581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573891608871433074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURGzHZaVw7vL2CKRfLAZUuKnXGEg8SPYfPAq7CC2sZvfXfXho1UMf9OO8DGXY77ObobKheCNU1CwCbQFr7kuTcDb0CAtA25Ujzkm6hZYr8-n3RbDfqzQPG5dBpwSTuSslTwdurYzj2jev/s1600/DSCF4619.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURGzHZaVw7vL2CKRfLAZUuKnXGEg8SPYfPAq7CC2sZvfXfXho1UMf9OO8DGXY77ObobKheCNU1CwCbQFr7kuTcDb0CAtA25Ujzkm6hZYr8-n3RbDfqzQPG5dBpwSTuSslTwdurYzj2jev/s400/DSCF4619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573891601228497906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfxCPCB-fdyghKoGScAVxxfTKL-b05O6AWkgshnQesFc8vCiv58cRMCgTtBOMMLbT3vHmFSbyI1EhQKx_YKkQDhaUJoLprXCLx4Onhs_bIZVeFS-UQoPHdAkWdz8qKuiRBvEAeuvi4b-q/s1600/DSCF4580.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfxCPCB-fdyghKoGScAVxxfTKL-b05O6AWkgshnQesFc8vCiv58cRMCgTtBOMMLbT3vHmFSbyI1EhQKx_YKkQDhaUJoLprXCLx4Onhs_bIZVeFS-UQoPHdAkWdz8qKuiRBvEAeuvi4b-q/s400/DSCF4580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573891602722486642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l0_1BVo2nii9W7rAeZ4PwNQm-sIXZr7v-RrZtWwPs8pxGjUsQW9pQjvI5ykt3ukc21BKYY8ADYEU-nDKSKRgUIK1bPH32-Ld7Kmuca0bhyphenhyphenk9gYz8ipZPSFDW2D1VGEjcwMfVLqH14ReT/s1600/DSCF4577.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l0_1BVo2nii9W7rAeZ4PwNQm-sIXZr7v-RrZtWwPs8pxGjUsQW9pQjvI5ykt3ukc21BKYY8ADYEU-nDKSKRgUIK1bPH32-Ld7Kmuca0bhyphenhyphenk9gYz8ipZPSFDW2D1VGEjcwMfVLqH14ReT/s400/DSCF4577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573891598564628978" /></a><br />a fine gentleman patron of mine decided to commission me to make a pair of pieces for his dads 60th birthday. he was after a golden eagle and an otter; pyrographs, facing each other. here are the results, and please excuse the ropey photographs. we are still in discussions about framing, i hope he likes them!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-10270871361620358502011-02-15T04:09:00.000-08:002011-02-15T04:18:35.643-08:00IM BACK!after a serious hiatus from blogging ive decided its time to get back into it. not so much a new-years resolution as it is mid-way through february now, but something similar.<br />a lot has happened since my last post both with my work and in my actual life, but im not going to try and recount it all, just resolve to make a bit more effort to keep it up.... starting with current commissions which im just tying up....<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-42930597398992579102010-06-23T00:51:00.000-07:002011-04-15T09:48:56.621-07:00SCREE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4K0jBh6fsGDl-eOX_RZcrzZaKqibUxFaA2zImNDDQrglD1YlLU7a5uCRWOfvVB2XBX1IReS3Zh8xCskxfOxKs1NlQ8iYxjMpcJny7snjuch__8jk3NbscWY3tsR0lFrxMSevPaZ3ksiR/s1600/scree+front(low).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4K0jBh6fsGDl-eOX_RZcrzZaKqibUxFaA2zImNDDQrglD1YlLU7a5uCRWOfvVB2XBX1IReS3Zh8xCskxfOxKs1NlQ8iYxjMpcJny7snjuch__8jk3NbscWY3tsR0lFrxMSevPaZ3ksiR/s400/scree+front(low).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485875824137298946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6beMPyEMJLti7zqVBtFImUlaJFH0hZgsFZ8rdGikwRVFBq8S-0cDmKDSY_ViL30eDtcdIQnLxss1B53fQG6KiEWhOQwVb_acPtzDD4ExPhT_EXU5cCaq_GD9KS9Nzqn2RBrpLlESWQJS/s1600/scree+back+cover(low).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6beMPyEMJLti7zqVBtFImUlaJFH0hZgsFZ8rdGikwRVFBq8S-0cDmKDSY_ViL30eDtcdIQnLxss1B53fQG6KiEWhOQwVb_acPtzDD4ExPhT_EXU5cCaq_GD9KS9Nzqn2RBrpLlESWQJS/s400/scree+back+cover(low).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485875665610769634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7eUAm5gP63nyPgV5LFmP-GOFuRu4n3tGOlzrtWEpK0HY5FRjrVkpxX5MrtksKQ0fRubFSn37DMvBTGbJNZ2XRrcLFdBCIaORd4HjWPx-ibEr1fJF7T_pCZ26HCssAhB-rWxyy1NiTXA5/s1600/scree+cover(low).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7eUAm5gP63nyPgV5LFmP-GOFuRu4n3tGOlzrtWEpK0HY5FRjrVkpxX5MrtksKQ0fRubFSn37DMvBTGbJNZ2XRrcLFdBCIaORd4HjWPx-ibEr1fJF7T_pCZ26HCssAhB-rWxyy1NiTXA5/s400/scree+cover(low).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485875463597638642" /></a><br />this is the cover i designed for my good friend Lila Matsumoto. its for the second issue of her poetry art and music magazine SCREE. the first issue was brilliant, with a quality musical supliment on CD, some amazing poetry and a really nice cover by tomthenoisemonger. (sorry tom, i dont know your real name) im gutted i didn't have more time to submit something for inside as the last one got a very international audience, and its just a really cool project. to Lila!<div>Onwards SCREE!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-58579548751505587402010-06-23T00:45:00.000-07:002011-04-15T09:49:54.584-07:00brewdog label<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7LaGCAtQV9IJNeOnn1ExGel1YSuk8oBZ1SnfjGAbGgrBpAlRZBfk7xqhnNWO_y52MaeqZ7VZNcvidTm34SrqfD0PLMD3c_akiGPOfxon6TpIxzXtu5pxj0jhFQGgbUb-wXSCaXOxZT1q/s1600/evolve(low+res).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7LaGCAtQV9IJNeOnn1ExGel1YSuk8oBZ1SnfjGAbGgrBpAlRZBfk7xqhnNWO_y52MaeqZ7VZNcvidTm34SrqfD0PLMD3c_akiGPOfxon6TpIxzXtu5pxj0jhFQGgbUb-wXSCaXOxZT1q/s400/evolve(low+res).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485872952043668514" /></a><br />here's my submission for a brewdog beer bottle label competition. im trying to promote a more highly evolved approach towards beer drinking. walking, not crawling! ill let you know if i have any success, otherwise we'll never speak of this again, okay? <a href="http://www.thisiscentralstation.com/opportunities/brewdog-loves-art.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">here</span></a>'s the opportunity on central station.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-62081026295858769912010-06-23T00:40:00.001-07:002011-04-15T09:52:15.876-07:00NEW pyrography and prints<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFQknFaqrdvXmpxczwed_H30n8ZecfsV1mS4mtkGXSfzvcrJ3m6p0AfqfVFLWUhwD-902bZFQyKSDZ1fZSb2pc7ywlxFRHeICs_auPYGVcVcSpqYrz6IVnSNl8rFnkOjwhV-1NdexDTPZ/s1600/tall+folk.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFQknFaqrdvXmpxczwed_H30n8ZecfsV1mS4mtkGXSfzvcrJ3m6p0AfqfVFLWUhwD-902bZFQyKSDZ1fZSb2pc7ywlxFRHeICs_auPYGVcVcSpqYrz6IVnSNl8rFnkOjwhV-1NdexDTPZ/s400/tall+folk.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485871747936042690" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEZN3WHUl5VEn5VxZGnBak3pYxcEz8inbFiLti0_9K2fV-cVxy-lsq53vIT4une2fNLkOl_NxP9a-QWcQ4cyU2JtdWOCYGzCECgXNddZHL4sbA2rWSSAA5z7tITVs6cDnKfqSFVHuGgrr/s1600/slug+crest+pyro.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEZN3WHUl5VEn5VxZGnBak3pYxcEz8inbFiLti0_9K2fV-cVxy-lsq53vIT4une2fNLkOl_NxP9a-QWcQ4cyU2JtdWOCYGzCECgXNddZHL4sbA2rWSSAA5z7tITVs6cDnKfqSFVHuGgrr/s400/slug+crest+pyro.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485871499319663346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaXkLjnYm5aQ0R9CWTV64AwUMs5KZW50-IwsXhBbqwAXP_rs4bBRlHs5Kjyd7S77pssmaor9MNeiVPmgVmOPsS7H0hfRNWzyrdd6mfydGM0FL5uQriLmrcvjRb1641b_h95UOkUHiWVFx/s1600/grey+birds.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaXkLjnYm5aQ0R9CWTV64AwUMs5KZW50-IwsXhBbqwAXP_rs4bBRlHs5Kjyd7S77pssmaor9MNeiVPmgVmOPsS7H0hfRNWzyrdd6mfydGM0FL5uQriLmrcvjRb1641b_h95UOkUHiWVFx/s400/grey+birds.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485871412863201122" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LIYw7M2hrgfegEmkuoyVyUMKZp5RpHJQuWtCKu7tQyXWvyFdS5Vbn6FXdAWjKs8jAQKiM43HhsIY8QHgXS2_n3GlXRHkphieLAW1BfozC_gliW59gvy6NXoZXWL2D8_Bh_ObLusllQ2H/s1600/grey+birds+1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LIYw7M2hrgfegEmkuoyVyUMKZp5RpHJQuWtCKu7tQyXWvyFdS5Vbn6FXdAWjKs8jAQKiM43HhsIY8QHgXS2_n3GlXRHkphieLAW1BfozC_gliW59gvy6NXoZXWL2D8_Bh_ObLusllQ2H/s400/grey+birds+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485870997300882530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia674v2Tbr_yD9QhJ6yjqAOlzSjpf4uOUgd3etdH1EeUm4vdnK3qy6n807mKd2O-WgLW5L6Yh4BmXWtJkZ6yX9kidKel9ASlCfjOlf4K8unFvvmx6JF2RJKChywhtPJlGE9d-L8llbueYf/s1600/black+birds.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia674v2Tbr_yD9QhJ6yjqAOlzSjpf4uOUgd3etdH1EeUm4vdnK3qy6n807mKd2O-WgLW5L6Yh4BmXWtJkZ6yX9kidKel9ASlCfjOlf4K8unFvvmx6JF2RJKChywhtPJlGE9d-L8llbueYf/s400/black+birds.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485870899245134930" /></a><br />new pyrography and prints in the shop! get a closer look <a href="http://www.fledgeling.bigcartel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">here</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-71332599775380289252010-06-11T11:08:00.000-07:002010-06-11T11:10:42.463-07:00This Really Happened. Honest...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjl1qV7GXFsSAjRrtl4JY-YteRGsnjxzxUY8Dv8M3Qu56Ovbm0cxcjd3qel1ita6kKtZzsvij_kPHugGnrMDQKJVxd5yR35N-oYHf4EjGJI7KD5uCr6q14n7_oh5tj47BxrPMUrk_yWpkD/s1600/IMG_6608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjl1qV7GXFsSAjRrtl4JY-YteRGsnjxzxUY8Dv8M3Qu56Ovbm0cxcjd3qel1ita6kKtZzsvij_kPHugGnrMDQKJVxd5yR35N-oYHf4EjGJI7KD5uCr6q14n7_oh5tj47BxrPMUrk_yWpkD/s400/IMG_6608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481580158298825954" /></a><br />My boy will grow up to achieve all my unfulfilled artistic ambitions. thats what children are for.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-19957606761299257422010-06-11T10:47:00.000-07:002010-06-11T11:07:33.964-07:00All Yuppie'd Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDejhx3WHGX7ZmLTEtfNdl54bqSsnt1DY-IijUQspGJMKuuzrbYWZT6PhoWVIt9a2_CMN6S7xvvRbtAev1PXqRYsGr22WCTcwp9BP_Yv58eYteOe1JoXQzE-Vei5adzQDqU4J25pgMfKYM/s1600/IMG_6622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDejhx3WHGX7ZmLTEtfNdl54bqSsnt1DY-IijUQspGJMKuuzrbYWZT6PhoWVIt9a2_CMN6S7xvvRbtAev1PXqRYsGr22WCTcwp9BP_Yv58eYteOe1JoXQzE-Vei5adzQDqU4J25pgMfKYM/s400/IMG_6622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481579077409921378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszbt7Yg9S4nH4YV-Z_R4C72B8wvaTbQvmCVjYQAiV4xjVAxK9bmvdptx6jvktHvyICAhmvrZCCX1aaP2gEEVDz6K5BdhOLdJZd62eKjtMwhuse7diG0LkiXdjHTwc8LcE1GtDs3Q9jbDN/s1600/IMG_6618.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszbt7Yg9S4nH4YV-Z_R4C72B8wvaTbQvmCVjYQAiV4xjVAxK9bmvdptx6jvktHvyICAhmvrZCCX1aaP2gEEVDz6K5BdhOLdJZd62eKjtMwhuse7diG0LkiXdjHTwc8LcE1GtDs3Q9jbDN/s400/IMG_6618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481579006267202514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjCq3ZUAZz1sirDk0GKTxpj_So0E5qfc9hnQDXfbKuojI62NoIkNoiacyCEpjvADGoNOn6RxstV9UrryyeG0rd0NmqLBNA8Qdd6tZDTaaid1FB9Rkq6g2yp4WN3PpQjEl0nNldhuWB2Ds/s1600/IMG_6615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjCq3ZUAZz1sirDk0GKTxpj_So0E5qfc9hnQDXfbKuojI62NoIkNoiacyCEpjvADGoNOn6RxstV9UrryyeG0rd0NmqLBNA8Qdd6tZDTaaid1FB9Rkq6g2yp4WN3PpQjEl0nNldhuWB2Ds/s400/IMG_6615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481578861810867058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l5KmlzEGCFlyjTAlg2fZV7guq-DW4R7x8y8bt6kztm-gjqswEDhURTHGRxFK9ZdM3ix4NDaJhhoIb5nDwGVrxycRarmou2c2G-Viul80rH9vxLR0CJ5QxvxbvhBPBivNt54kpJb2inJI/s1600/IMG_6614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l5KmlzEGCFlyjTAlg2fZV7guq-DW4R7x8y8bt6kztm-gjqswEDhURTHGRxFK9ZdM3ix4NDaJhhoIb5nDwGVrxycRarmou2c2G-Viul80rH9vxLR0CJ5QxvxbvhBPBivNt54kpJb2inJI/s400/IMG_6614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481578774966888114" /></a><br />I thought i should share the pimpin' magnificence of the (slightly early) father's day present Rowan got for me (thanks Dawn!) its an oak business card holder; the fine craftsmanship of a Japanese woodworker dawn found online. ill have to track down a link to his stuff, cant seem to find his site. basically he deserves promotion as his work is proper quality ken, magnetic clasp burried in the wood an' a'hin'. so sweet. it does a good job of augmenting my new letterpress business cards i think you'll agree, although you could put bum fodder in there and it would still look daddy. <div>thanks Rowan, thanks Dawn, and thanks mysterious Japanese carpentry master from the ether.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-17677337075809741112010-06-11T10:04:00.000-07:002011-04-15T09:50:59.373-07:00BIG DAY OOT!!!This Sunday (the 13th of June) Dawn and i are holding a stall selling fledgeling stuff at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;"><a href="http://www.engageme.org.uk/calendar/event.php?eventID=31"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">'The Big Day Oot'</span></a> </span>not to be confused with its upscale cousins of a similar name in england and oz and indeed elsewhere. No, this is Glasgow Easts answer; albeit rather more family oriented and on a slightly slimmer budget!<div>it'll be the first time Dawn and i have held a stall so we expect to learn alot and will treat it as much as an education as a means of feeding the bambino. we'll be furiously hawking prints, pyrographic work (read that word again and stop getting excited, i told you its a family event) and t-shirts as well as promoting fledgeling a bit too.</div><div>Scottish pop ensemble 'the bluebells' will be there which should be a riot, as well as a pretty sweet band called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djangotime"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">DJANGO DJANGO</span></a> who'd i'd never heard of before, but they have a pretty busy schedule through this summer's festivals. check out 'loves dart' on their myspace. its a toetapper and my boy can't get enough; nine months old, rinsing out properly to it! </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-78866128977878590732010-06-11T09:40:00.000-07:002011-04-15T09:52:03.963-07:00fledgelings first t-shirts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP7Ncs2tTxEAWtimfohmEeJp-GyFiJ-wfRRa3nZjFelOZXKjkYpwYZxv4C6xsAhP_eiHo9i8KyMhBC2DmYJ47oQTjopRT-j0CqUcyVwStVZ2NY5o0KnDrKjZJ6ONl7Bos4Q8ycGJt-PlN/s1600/green+full.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP7Ncs2tTxEAWtimfohmEeJp-GyFiJ-wfRRa3nZjFelOZXKjkYpwYZxv4C6xsAhP_eiHo9i8KyMhBC2DmYJ47oQTjopRT-j0CqUcyVwStVZ2NY5o0KnDrKjZJ6ONl7Bos4Q8ycGJt-PlN/s400/green+full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481561376775900258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM-pxhe-_BpMgwFUW0APpPWB6YTJ0W8NYtDeNpQ4Q1mP5nWaDFmhNYUZpDGiWvRK1Ao0A44O36ltN_qR_LirBZQYQJb8aar7iyOS7bkDg6uFa5XeFcUfBeZL5YJQt5u537ao_9ADeNGun/s1600/white.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQM-pxhe-_BpMgwFUW0APpPWB6YTJ0W8NYtDeNpQ4Q1mP5nWaDFmhNYUZpDGiWvRK1Ao0A44O36ltN_qR_LirBZQYQJb8aar7iyOS7bkDg6uFa5XeFcUfBeZL5YJQt5u537ao_9ADeNGun/s400/white.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481561256736221666" /></a><br />finally got some t-shirts printed featuring the fledgeling character. you can buy them <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;"><a href="http://www.fledgeling.bigcartel.com/category/t-shirts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">in four colours and four sizes.</span> </span>im really pleased with the printing and the quality of the shirts which are 100% organic cotton and are manufactured in a 'climate neutral' factory run entirely on renewable energy. you can learn more about the printers; independent, bristol based 'green tee prints' and their 'green' credentials, products and practices <a href="http://www.greenteeprints.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">here </span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-89194994285193046682010-05-23T13:24:00.000-07:002011-04-15T09:52:33.664-07:00posthumous celebrity<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_sFxvwHUohiPP6mY8aX09Ns_qZBuXqEBP2GN7aFabAoHImvZ2cg4vLOhAQYhZIA3nuYK0MoIcu1V0PnhHjsZkhkWnSwO76N6ixlxUpcnx4as1sN9eI9IQdCHPJUWBQMJhu1Suh1fQ2n9/s1600/IMG_6358.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_sFxvwHUohiPP6mY8aX09Ns_qZBuXqEBP2GN7aFabAoHImvZ2cg4vLOhAQYhZIA3nuYK0MoIcu1V0PnhHjsZkhkWnSwO76N6ixlxUpcnx4as1sN9eI9IQdCHPJUWBQMJhu1Suh1fQ2n9/s400/IMG_6358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474570478735166002" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9vs7nkfRds7lCR9bsixz-tf0az0YEz2Gun0c3lMxsUYJatn2a_TlRNnizkkJtElJ7ko5_PS9n82w4zKO4CTYK8vl3aIjAlCSH32vez-S-JdZWzkexzVHS2T4H-a3fHCky-Kcl_DQer7Z/s1600/IMG_6434.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9vs7nkfRds7lCR9bsixz-tf0az0YEz2Gun0c3lMxsUYJatn2a_TlRNnizkkJtElJ7ko5_PS9n82w4zKO4CTYK8vl3aIjAlCSH32vez-S-JdZWzkexzVHS2T4H-a3fHCky-Kcl_DQer7Z/s400/IMG_6434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474570317050353026" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SiUXm5wmK19FZ8WpntaY1u6G87yDjra-f5RscvKPhDRzFX9XmXqLlUZ4Hb-a0wa7P_KquD09g6VxibHwGfDwMPm-koRQr8WISoHY5QPoFXfBI4uSN-AwmGcWpP22xHiUH1VPz55k49r3/s1600/IMG_6432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SiUXm5wmK19FZ8WpntaY1u6G87yDjra-f5RscvKPhDRzFX9XmXqLlUZ4Hb-a0wa7P_KquD09g6VxibHwGfDwMPm-koRQr8WISoHY5QPoFXfBI4uSN-AwmGcWpP22xHiUH1VPz55k49r3/s400/IMG_6432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474566880264432002" /></a></div>some pics of the first piece (hopefully of many) of mine to be hung in aberdeen's most pimpin' eatery the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/earlonthegreen"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">EARL</span></a> down on the green in the merchant quarter. its called 'posthumous celebrity,' and is another big ol' woodcut celebrating one of the poster-boys of the late Jurrassic; the mighty stegosaurus. the EARL is much more than just a sandwich shop with its own wee buzz it acts as a nice hub for creative types due to its open minded management. the place looks proper dapper with a nice graffed sign out front and a sweet <a href="http://www.roughe.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">Rough</span></a> mural which you can see in my (somewhat ropey; apologies) photos. nice to have work up alongside the likes!<div>my massively supportive friend (to the extent that he should be getting an agents fee for almost everything i ever do) jon has taken some much better photos in the studio of the piece pre- hanging which you can see on his always interesting blog <a href="http://moodofcollapse.blogspot.com/search/label/stuart%20simpson"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">here</span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-3242913664364540082010-05-23T12:31:00.000-07:002011-04-15T09:52:50.491-07:00mi casa es su casa<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBPv6_0xcQbE6ZTA-2R5gmq4uqpohLraTBiXeKnc689FJFhEmjV8h3UJgxt7Paz6ho1rEaL8EmCzTPRtYq1GTjOhNWYjGG9ibQ-RqdRaK-WJLShLEhWqXqbDuLD-LM5BOTAk3AwnoE5nW/s1600/mess+with+us150.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBPv6_0xcQbE6ZTA-2R5gmq4uqpohLraTBiXeKnc689FJFhEmjV8h3UJgxt7Paz6ho1rEaL8EmCzTPRtYq1GTjOhNWYjGG9ibQ-RqdRaK-WJLShLEhWqXqbDuLD-LM5BOTAk3AwnoE5nW/s400/mess+with+us150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474559166146361762" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">here's the woodcut print which developed from the sketch i posted all those months ago. its about four feet tall which maybe doesn't come across in the image here, but it is, honest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-28054750022941623692010-03-24T15:08:00.000-07:002010-03-24T15:25:25.742-07:00maimed mingers<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;">Evidence of a productive day. my dad </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;">always said that you have to make these</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;">blood sacrifices</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5YlEx2r-PpF11CilbzZWC-c-NXp-HCMMlegkONlA4EokLJo-1_63_GI9OP69IiMx-OkRl9hlCMh2bz4GVfUWSeOHR6rMcKFkQifwy2DvNJ0RBlgIvErB_tKbdVWZLpiDsY-MxuaxdfJN/s1600/IMG_6084.JPG"><img style="text-align: justify;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5YlEx2r-PpF11CilbzZWC-c-NXp-HCMMlegkONlA4EokLJo-1_63_GI9OP69IiMx-OkRl9hlCMh2bz4GVfUWSeOHR6rMcKFkQifwy2DvNJ0RBlgIvErB_tKbdVWZLpiDsY-MxuaxdfJN/s320/IMG_6084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452326213709308690" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-82076873781824141662010-03-24T14:54:00.002-07:002010-03-24T15:01:54.056-07:00As promised (Neets!), here are a few pictures of the new studio. its soooooo sweet. sundays are designated veggie cultivating days; note the shanty style planter in the window, so soon the sills will be fruitful. (hopefully)<div>the pics are followed by a few sneaky peeks (question of sport style to get you all intrigued) of work for an exhibition at Junction in Aberdeen opening on the 16th of April. Feel free to rock-up one and all. details to follow. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-18435594853678135172010-03-24T14:54:00.001-07:002010-03-24T14:54:51.491-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq8mbuaQfXTO4y7jt_faEi5Sm-FQUCiPZCXee3hYtobt70Zt-7pTwMjroxSs7_5Ckbnl6OU1uMB2ILl2nP100TF9iQoa4RKSqPsyq4ND6ybBEkhoHeq7Sbuu3tj1TKx_F7mxaasEIikob/s1600/IMG_5998.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq8mbuaQfXTO4y7jt_faEi5Sm-FQUCiPZCXee3hYtobt70Zt-7pTwMjroxSs7_5Ckbnl6OU1uMB2ILl2nP100TF9iQoa4RKSqPsyq4ND6ybBEkhoHeq7Sbuu3tj1TKx_F7mxaasEIikob/s320/IMG_5998.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452322178397119282" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-36897001605971591362010-03-24T14:46:00.000-07:002010-03-24T14:49:07.679-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM97HAqa5hI4qA37ulMdu5fPaOhZo_MvabWTL4fcqM8ipD4FrTk-3h4RvxXkfntzphXPVjeiPCr-B9aZ1hzBpNxorc4TeHezjMnKUlgpQhjfuQG3LHkpJLTFhpyLxwXJdawdJ_kB0SMZaj/s1600/IMG_5997.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM97HAqa5hI4qA37ulMdu5fPaOhZo_MvabWTL4fcqM8ipD4FrTk-3h4RvxXkfntzphXPVjeiPCr-B9aZ1hzBpNxorc4TeHezjMnKUlgpQhjfuQG3LHkpJLTFhpyLxwXJdawdJ_kB0SMZaj/s320/IMG_5997.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452320533237730482" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611715880431768197.post-27103696893726345862010-03-24T14:43:00.000-07:002010-03-24T14:46:40.180-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgi5N0vVXuY3giqCRsBbdETsYEvAgizkT6LUyT5ijO2WUNX0jcbHeSvZkH2KT14oYOGu4hAq5I52KKR2_Yety8RHu6nH_QwnJCGsxrrPKtWNrVuLdjX5cngfw4wTUDXE-yEMcBik4eqbE/s1600/IMG_5994.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgi5N0vVXuY3giqCRsBbdETsYEvAgizkT6LUyT5ijO2WUNX0jcbHeSvZkH2KT14oYOGu4hAq5I52KKR2_Yety8RHu6nH_QwnJCGsxrrPKtWNrVuLdjX5cngfw4wTUDXE-yEMcBik4eqbE/s320/IMG_5994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452320072091974114" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.fledgeling.co.uk/</div>Stuart Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655576638935409396noreply@blogger.com0