The day is nearly upon us. The day we go to ‘Play’. Come join in the fun and be inspired by the imaginations of 40+ artists, their interpretations of the theme ‘Play’ for this fantastic Inkygoodness Exhibition.

I was down there yesterday (delivering my artwork – yes, I’m also participating) and the East gallery is literally overflowing with new and eye popping wonders. There’s so much work that the organisers are having trouble fitting everything in, trying to cleverly use up every part of available wall space.

The super talented McBess was also down at the gallery covering the entrance wall with a Gigantic masterpiece. It was quite breathtaking to see him work, and actually shake hands with such a great man.

So what else is there to say. Come and see it with your own eyes. It’s going to be one of the biggest exhibitions of this year.

Exhibition Set-Up Previews:

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Anyone with the faintest interest in comicbooks will be well aware of the legend that is Stan Lee… the man behind Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, Daredevil, the Hulk… need any more?? Well he’s now taking on a new challenge in the shape of the Stan Lee Foundation, which is a non-profit organisation aiming to provide access to literacy, education and the arts for all.

And now the call has gone out to all you super-powered designers out there… Stan Lee has teamed up with Talenthouse to run a competition to design the logo for the Stan Lee Foundation. Of course, the winning design will be used as their official logo, but on top of that the winner will be whisked off to New York to meet Stan Lee in person and to be presented with an award!! What more could you ask for??

It’s an opportunity of a lifetime, what are you waiting for? Go read all the details over on the Talenthouse site and then get your pencils out and start drawing!

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Pattern designed for the lovely and new Enigmatic jewellery shop based in Cavern Walks, Liverpool. The pattern has been used as a wallpaper through out the shop to decorate the walls and the display ornaments of the jewellery.

“…Fairytale Asylum is a collaboration between Designer + Illustrator Wundercloud aka Andriana Katsiki and Illustrator Stephen Chan. This is the 2nd of our shared projects (view our first collaboration for NoBrow) and there is more to come very soon!…”

more details and photos at Behance!!

Close up + Photo:

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Have some pocket money left over? Got a few quid spare and looking for something to buy? Well look no further design lovers, the great IdN have crossed over with Society6 to spawn this fresh new publication, The New Twenties book:

“…The New Twenties: A scintillating survey of the work of today’s 20-somethings, who were all brought up in the technological boom years of the late 20th Century – and whose concepts of self-promotion and networking are radically different from those of their predecessors. In this third IdN Special Edition, we have collaborated with Society6, one of the largest online platforms for up-and-coming designers, to showcase the talent of 58 brilliant young artists with a contemporary outlook on creativity and communicating…”

Participating Artists:ABOVE / Andrea Forgacs / Andreco / Andrew Groves / Anthony Zinonos / Ben Chlapek / Blaine Fontana / C86 – Matt Lyon / Cayetano G. Valenzuela / Charles Clary / Chow Martin / Chris Piascik / Chris Thornley / Clemens Behr / Colin Jenkinson – Jenkins / Craig Matchett / Crayon Dreamer / Daniel Lucas / Daryll Peirce / Dean West / Emory Allen / Famous When Dead / Gemma Correll / Geoffrey Agrons / Glenn Arthur / Heroes & Villains / Jacopo Rosati / Jacqueline Kari Bos / Jennifer Daniel / Jerzy Goliszewski / Jesse Draxler / Joe Van Wetering / Jon MacNair / Jonny Wan / Joshua Agerstrand / Julia Sonmi Heglund / Julian Callos / Keflione / Laura Gee / Laura McKellar / Lillianna Pereira / Lloyd Eugene Winter IV / Marco Puccini / Matt Scobey / Matt Taylor / Max-o-matic / Mete Yafet / mrYen / Natalie Nicklin / Nazario Graziano / Oh Yeah Studio / Onesidezero / Overture / Pascal Hoayek / Paul Octavious / Stephen Chan / Steven Bonner / Visual Narcotics:20mg

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Riding on the rhythm of the newly energized TC Team, recharged by the recent perfect UK weather, moving on solar power, banging out updates one after the other, I will like to announce the winner of the 1st draw – Lydia Nichols – CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have won yourself 2 Super Funky KDIS Giclee Prints of your choice.

DO YOU WANT TO BE A WINNER TOO??? Don’t worry the 2nd installment of the KneeDeepInSleep Super Giveaway starts NOW!!!

“Kneedeepinsleep is the creative outlet of British artist and photographer Ben Thomas. Founded four years ago, we produce premium quality, limited edition tshirts, clothing, art and goods.”

Instructions on how to win these giclee prints:

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First off, we would like to apoligise for the lack of updates these 2 weeks due to the busyness of real work, the organising of our Charity project – the Renmen Project, and one of the Thunder Chunky crew getting married, Hurray!

I’m sure you’ll understand, so without further delay we’re excited to announce our 2 week competition giving away 4 Super Slick, Gorgeous prints (Yes, you want them don’t you?) from our friends at KneeDeepInSleep.

“Kneedeepinsleep is the creative outlet of British artist and photographer Ben Thomas. Founded four years ago, we produce premium quality, limited edition tshirts, clothing, art and goods.”

Due to the generosity of KDIS in celebration of the release of new print Zodiac Blues, we have decided to split the competition in to 2 weeks so more people can win. The winner of the first 2 prints will be announced a week from today on Twitter, and then the next competition for 2 more prints will start straight after. Keep your eyes peeled…

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It all started with a simple idea and a rough little sketch back in March 2009. A year later and that simple idea and rough sketch has become a living and breathing creature, boasting over 130+ patterns and expanding and growing at exponential rates, this is Repeat X Repeat Y.

(featured above: Ben the illustrator | Dominic Le-Hair | Stephen Chan)

“..We are big fans of repeating patterns and feel they should get the recognition they truly deserve, thus Repeat-x Repeat-y is born. The aim of the site is to showcase the best repeating patterns from around the world, and make them freely available (for non-commercial use).

Already the site has over 100 patterns from amazing illustrators, artists & designers, such as Matt Lyons, Ben the illustrator, Aimee Wilder, Matt Booth, Jonny Wan, Stephen Chan, Jen Collins, the boy fitz hammond, Jeffery Bowman, Gregg Abbott and many more.

We want the site to keep on growing, to attract even more talent and more awesome patterns..” – Repeat X Repeat Y

Want to be involved in this grand project? The site is open to submissions, send your 200×200px .jpg .gif .png. bmp to the Repeat X Repeat Y guys for considerations.

(below: Matt Lyons (aka C86) | Twisted Fork | Jonny Wan | Katari | Akaelph)

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