Simon Corry !

Simon is a designer and budding scientist with a passion for telling stories. His ability to combine the creative, with the technical has afforded him the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients from the New York Timesand the Royal Mail to WeTransfer and the Big Chill Festival.

Tape

Manchester based artist Ben Murphy is pretty smitten with the sticky stuff. His murals have been popping up around and about town recently, have you seen any? If not, you're missing out. Check his website, send him and email filled with nice words and he may just draw you a treasure map. 

Rockin Jewels for Rockin Gals

We caught up with the super talented Clare Dutton to chat about her handmade jewellery and accessories range Dolly Cool.

EYC: What is Dolly Cool all about?
Clare: Dolly Cool is inspired by my love of Rockabilly, Tattoos and the 50's and was created as I wanted to make affordable yet cool jewellery and accessories for people like myself.

EYC: We love that your jewels and accessories have an the edge on others working in the same field as yourself, tell us about it.
Clare: I hand make and finish each and every one of my products personally. Everything on the Dolly Cool website is unique and original, is not mass produced and is made with care by me.
Unlike a lot of other companies selling this type of product, I don't 'buy in' things to sell on, I make it all myself. I like to think that this is my Unique Selling Point in a very heavily saturated market.

EYC: So, not only do you make amazing one of a kind jewellery but you have your fingers in other pies too!?
Clare: As well as jewellery, I also own a professional embroidery machine, for which I design and make the embroideries myself. This has progressed to a small clothing line, which I sell exclusively at shows at present, and some pieces on ebay."

Dolly Cool can be found at various art and craft events boutiques and online stores, so there's no excuse not to grab yourself some gifts for Christmas. One for your friend, two for yourself!

Dolly Cool Jewellery
www.dollycool.moonfruit.com

In*The*Pink Jewellery
www.getinthepink.moonfruit.com

To find out more about Clare, her rockin' jewels and what she gets up to visit her blog:

http://dollycoolclare.blogspot.com/

Illustrators Newspaper from HYC

Pretty nifty newspaper from the guys at Hello You Creatives, filled to the brim with illustrators! I spy a little Tommy on page 3!

Cheap social uploading network platform group

We've been getting some really amazing work uploaded to the network platform recently but one of our favourites is Jack Gilliland, check out his Flickr and blogspot

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackgilliland-illustration/
jackgillilandillustration.blogspot.com

Free For Arts Festival 2010

 

yes yes y'all! manchester free for arts festival 2010 starts today all over manchester and for the next 8 days. we're in the free for all at picadilly place tonight 6-8 and the ddd mcr and toy shop also sound like some fun ones opening tonight so if you're about in manch between now and next friday check something out, full listings (a bit more legible) at: http://www.freeforartsfestival.co.uk/

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Creative Control at Baltimore Book Fair

If you're in Baltimore head on down to the Creative Control independent art publications exhibition at Mt. Vernon Place where we have a selection of Cheap Zine on show as well as all of Tommy Eugene Higson's solo zines!! and don't forget to check out the rest of the Baltimore Book Festival!! (tell us how it is, we're slightly geographically challenged being in England and all..)