The above image of the Polar Bear in blue ink was chosen by the fine folk at the Guardian Guide to advertise the most excellent Alternative Press Fair yesterday. I made the drawing at the request of Jimi Gerkin, one of the organizers of the fair and he, in turn sent it out with his press release.
The fair itself was great. I was selling my wares along side Dr Parsons (www.crazycomicclub.co.uk) and Lucy Porter (www.myspace.com/lucyporter), two very fine cartoonists who both brought along new works that I'm sure can be purchased through their respective online contact portholes.Here's to the guys that put the event on (www.alternativepress.org.uk) and to those that came and enjoyed it, Hurrah!
Hello Friends,A very quick post to let you know about the Alternative Press Fair this Saturday. I'll be there sharing a table with the great Dr Parsons and selling my humble offering, Pneuma, (pictured below).
Hello, I hope you are well.
I thought I'd share this little strip I made in collaboration with Paul O'Connell of The Sound of Drowning. I made the images for this cartoon at least 2 years ago, they where part of an experiment in which I started drawing without having a script to work from.
I had hoped that the script would follow the images, in some others case's this worked out and I was left with a finished piece. But for this strip I just couldn't think of the words, it never got finished, and eventually I forgot all about it. I rediscovered it early last month while having a new year clean out of my studio. I handed it over to Paul and he worked his dark magic on it.
Hello there, I've made it into the Croatian Arts press. The magazine Zarez saw it fit to review Komikaze 8 and I got a mention. I'm not entirely sure what they thought of my work, as I don't read Croatian, but here's a Google translation of the end paragraph of the piece, my name in Croatian is Daniela Lockea, I like it:
"I pointed out comics Chiu Kwong Man, Daniel Locke, Davao Guedina and Craomana that disarms readers almost childlike charm and a bit morbid humor, obviously in the drawings even more than in writing. The starting point of all these comics have been moved, unexpected interpretations of banal everyday topics and situations that the original likovnoscu and consistent implementation of the author's worldview receive symbolic dimension. How is that from the very beginning one of the essential characteristics of those original comics Komikaze group members, it is not surprising that all these authors, it was domestic side, together with no problem and interact harmoniously complement."
The piece is titled 'Originalno, Nepredvidivo... i sve bolje', that apparently means something like, 'Originally, unpredictable ... and better', and I think thats a fairly good assessment of the the book myself.Here's a link to the magazines site:www.zarez.hrAnd here's one to the anthology:www.komikaze.hr
Hope you are all keeping warm, take care now.
Hello there and a very happy new year to you,
I hope that you had a fine festive season with merry making and the acquisition of a few more inches around the waist. Here's to 2009! I found it to be a good year. It was the year in which I welcomed my beautiful daughter into the world, made a brief appearance on a reality TV show, and continued to teach and draw and make things. If '09 was shitty for you, you have my condolences, don't worry I'm sure 2010 will be sterling and 2009 is dead and buried anyway!
Keeping with tradition I thought I'd begin this year by casting out the old in order that the new will find a roomy and spacious home here. To this end I've posted a selection of work I made when I considered myself to be a sculptor and installation artist (in fact I'm not sure I did ever think of myself in those terms, but I was wracked with self doubt back then so the terms will do in retrospect). First there are two videos, the first entitled 'A Puppet Being Spied On', the second, 'Ghost Story.' After those you will find an image documenting an inflatable sculpture called 'Sit Up, Don't Slouch', I made it for Paul Smith's Paris boutique in 2005 I think...
Hello there,Just a quick message of Xmas cheer for you all. Check out these insane Santas (the one on the right is my favourite, he looks hard as nails).
There are more at this flickr feed;www.flickr.com/photos/radiorover/sets/72157594280455427/Take care now,D
