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.

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We all used to love colouring in when we were kids. Most of us still do, but we just don’t do it as much as we used to. So, here’s your excuse to break open a box of crayolas’ and turning everything rainbow coloured. Patterns for Colouring is the splendid idea of one Carlton Hibbert. Established for around 1 year, with a collection of 178 patterns and continuously growing.

(featured above: Uberkraaft | Stephen Chan | Anjo Bolarda)

“..Here’s a site for all those who love to colour in patterns and is packed full of free colouring pages. There are designs for all ages. All you need to do is choose the pattern you like best, download it, print it out and get colouring. It’s easy and great fun – perfect for people who like to doodle but don’t know what to doodle…” – Patterns for Colouring

It’s fun colouring other people’s patterns, but what will it be like to have one of your own creations being coloured in by hundreds of children? Are you an artist? Want to be involved in this grand project? Take a quick look over at the submissions page for guidelines.

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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!!

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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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Ok, I don’t know about you, but I’ve always wanted to see an exhibition which revolves around this inspiring theme. So I was super excited when I heard the news that Steve Rack will be displaying his Toe Fluff to the world, but that’s not all, he also invited his friends to display their toe fluff too. Sounds good, right? I never imagined that there can be so many different types, different shapes and sizes, seriously beautiful stuff. And, of course I wouldn’t miss this opportunity to reveal my own fluff, but that will take some time to prepare.

(image above: Bubi Au Yeung)

“..The Toe Fluff exhibition explores Steve Rack’s Toe Fluff toy character concept. Steve has invited his friends, and fellow artists to collaborate by imagining what their Toe Fluff might look like. The Toe Fluff exhibition is set to be a true feast for the eyes with art from around the world by well known artists, aspiring artists, young artists and anyone else who fancies joining in!..” – Toe Fluff

The project is open to submissions, download the template at Toe Fluff and submit your very own toe fluff.

(below: Raveland Robotics | Dean Zappy)

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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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After the roaring success of last years film inspired, Cinemascope Exhibition, and gaining the Brighton, Fringe Festival 2009 ‘Best in Show Winners’ award, Boxbird are back and aiming for that grand prize again. This time round they have opted for the handmade approach, asking all artists involved to produce something using contemporary printmaking skills & Illustration. The theme this year is equally exciting, inspired by travel, and weird and wonderful adventures, and just the few previews above show the diversity in styles and imagination for the amazing journey that will be the A to B Exhibition.

“…Join Boxbird and over 30 artists from across the globe for one of the Brighton Fringe Festival’s most eagerly anticipated exhibitions with new and exclusive work by some incredible talent including Jon Burgerman, Graham Carter, Lidia de Pedro, Peepshow Illustration Collective and Modern Toss…” – Boxbord Gallery

Unfortunately, we don’t have anymore information on other artists’ submissions, we do however have details about ‘Chasing Constellations, Screenprint, Stephen Chan’ that I would love to share with everyone (sorry for the shameless plug again).

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