I love Japan colouring book

I have blogged here before about a project I was involved in to produce a colouring book for children in Japan affected by the tsunami and its aftermath in 2011. Two thousand copies were produced with one thousand going to the children of Japan and one thousand being sold. The project involved twenty four artists from around the world all working in different mediums and the result was pretty awesome. More information can be found on their blog (http://japan-i-love.blogspot.co.uk/) or on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-lOVE-JAPAN/198978900141679)


I have a five copies to sell and have put together a little package which I hope will add a little extra incentive for you to purchase one. All the proceeds from selling these packs go to cover the costs of producing the book and hopefully producing another run so more can be sent to Japan.


Each pack costs £12 and includes:


- Your copy of the book
- An exclusive print I have produced especially for this (see below)
- A pin badge featuring one of my designs
- Postage


I can send this as a gift so if you know someone with kids with upcoming birthdays then I can wrap it and send it straight to them. 


If you're interested drop me an email at handprintedbydavid (at) gmail.com or contact me via Facebook or Twitter and we'll take it from there.


Here is a selection of the artwork included in the book:

Here is the book itself:

And here is the print which could also be yours:

Crosby, Ruthin and Prestatyn

We took a trip up north to visit my parents who live near Manchester as well as visiting a few art and craft places near there. We started out visiting the Antony Gormley installation 'Another Place' at Crosby beach. A series of his famous bronze sculptures based on his own body are situated across the beach stretching out to where the tide turns. Some of the sculptures are completely submerged by the tide and hence covered in barnacles and such. The foreboding weather coupled with Gormley's sculptures made for a good time.

The next day we made the trip across the border into north Wales to visit Ruthin Craft Centre where they are currently hosting a Japanese season. With exhibits ranging from textiles to ceramics to architecture there was loads of interesting stuff. The textiles by Reiko Sudo in the first gallery and a series of prints by Matthew Jones and Rhian Thomas really caught my eye. Simple, clean and beautiful. Will definitely be making the trip back for some of their upcoming exhibitions.

We drove the short distance to Prestatyn, a seaside resort which has definitely seen better times but still has a nice beach to walk on.

Recent work

Over the past few weeks I have been experimenting with larger scale prints and here are some of the outcomes:

I have also completed the following print which is now available to buy on my Etsy:

Ohh Deer Notebooks

I recently won a competition to have my one of my designs turned into notebooks for Ohh Deer, an online platform for illustrators and creatives. They have their products stocked in some of my favourite places including Magma and the Design Museum. Below is a picture of the notebooks and they are now available to buy here: http://ohhdeer.com/product/stuck-repeat-4

March sale

With the onset of Spring I have decided to have a sale in my Etsy shop throughout the whole of March. There are a few offers there already and I'll be adding more throughout the month so be sure to check back regularly: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HandPrintedByDavid?section_id=11231748

I Love Japan

I was recently involved in an illustration project to produce a colouring book for children affected by last year's tsunami and its aftermath. The plan is to provide 1000 free copies to children in Japan and to sell another 1000 around the world. Below is a collage of some of the work to be included. If you would like your own copy they are €10 and you can email me at handprintedbydavid (at) gmail.com and I will arrange a copy for you.


More information is here: http://japan-i-love.blogspot.com/ and here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-lOVE-JAPAN/198978900141679

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

We made the trip north this weekend to visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Beautiful art in beautiful surroundings - who could ask for more?

Henry Moore

Barbara Hepworth

Antony Gormley

Winter/Hörbelt

David Nash

This time its colour...

Recent photos

I sent a few films off for processing last week. Here are my favourites from the black and white film:

Pattern making

I spent a large part of this weekend making patterns: