PunkRock, illustration and screen printing- 3 of my favourite things

Thisafternoon I've been screen printing posters for the UK official Pre-Fest show (for those not in the know, The Fest is a festival in Florida that takes place over Halloween weekend, it's in it's 8th year and this year will be my first time, I am ridiculously excited). Anyway, the Lincoln Arms in Dorking is hosting this alldayer on 3rd October featuring pretty much all of the UK bands heading over to the States, and I got asked to get involved- which I did! There are 30 and they will be on sale on the day for £5.

The poster is designed by pretty much my favourite illustrator at the moment Joe, who's in Calvinball. He's done some awesome stuff for his own band, Bangers, Break The Habit and done the artwork for the Bangers/OK Pilot/The Arteries/Brothers 4 way split, out in a few weeks. He's also designing a T-shirt for Cut-Out that will hopefully be on sale by the end of next week.

AMMO

So Dave, the ridiculously good designer, illustrator and all-round-nice-guy popped round Cut-Out HQ (my house) last week armed with a pile of his new magazine AMMO, which is absolutely jam-packed with amazing illustrators, some whom I am lucky enough to be friends with, some I have had the pleasure of meeting, and some who I had never heard of in my life- but I'm glad I have now!

You can now pick up a copy of AMMO Magazine at the shop, or from their website www.ammomagazine.co.uk priced at £5 each.

More Meat Pies...

To continue from yesterday's post about the awesome T-shirts Alex Curtis designed for Meat Pie Promotions' venue at Southsea Fest, today I've printed up 30 Limited Edition 3 colour prints (I know I said they'd be 4 colour, but they still look real awesome. They will be on sale on the day at the One Eyed Dog, 19th September. I'll be armed with elastic bands so people can take them home safely.

Meat Pie's and the Seaside

Myself and the lovely Alex Curtis of Thr33 Designs have hooked up to produce a limited edition run of 25 T-shirts for Meat Pie Promotions' venue at Southsea Fest in September. There is also going to be a run of 4-colour screen printed posters at the event which I am coating the screens for today. Everything is going to be on sale at mine and Alex's stall at the venue on the day, along with some other bits and pieces. Yay!

Printing patterns

I've been going on about making a DIY printing zine for a while now, and this week I've made a start on it- but things have not turned out how I wanted them too, so I decided to use all the drawings I had done for it to make a repeat pattern- which I haven't done since my degree. I was abit rusty but I think the result is pretty cool, so I've adopted it as my background on various social-networking sites for abit, in the hope it will encourage me to get this little booklet finished.

The "Cut-Out wants to sell your designs" T-shirt deal

I am looking for artists and designers who would like their doodlings on T-shirts and sold through Cut-Out (which will be online, in the Custard Factory shop we are moving into, AND in a large concession stand in the centre of Birmingham in the Oasis)

Quite a few people have been interested in this little offer, so here is the final deal

You pay £150 for 30 fairtrade slim fitting jersey continental T-shirts in sizes small/medium/large in either the Women's or Mens style. Cut-Out prints your design onto them and puts them in our two shops and the online shop for about 3 months.

T-shirts are sold at £20 each which we split 50/50 and at the end of the selling you will recieve a cheque for what has sold (which could be up to £300, making you £150 on top of your original investment) and any T-shirts that haven't sold so you can sell them to your friends, online, use them as promotion etc.

The online shop has been getting more and more features on blogs and websites in the UK and worldwide, traffic is constantly on the up and the feedback I have been getting has all been positive. Now the Custard Factory shop and the Oasis concession is going ahead, there promises to be alot of Press attention and alot of exposure we just couldn't buy, so this opportunity is a really good one and I want to help as many awesome designers and illustrators as I can.

Please get intouch if you would like to do this kay@cutoutshop.com

Submissions wanted!

I have recently had some awesome news and will be shop-sharing with the mighty Mouldy Loaf at the Custard Factory in Birmingham hopefully by the start of the Summer. I am really excited about this opportunity but at the moment I don't have enough stock to fill a box let alone half a shop, so I have decided to release a "Cut-Out is moving to a shop collection" and I would love to see your designs for paper prints, T-shirts, tote bags and badge sets (and any other ideas you might have). If your design is used in the collection you will get full credit for the design and people looking for designers (I get asked by bands all the time if I know any shit-hot designers) will be passed on to you right away!

Life Through Your Eyes

My lovely friends Science Vs Romance have a new EP out on itunes and they asked me to design the artwork for it.

So yes, go buy it and give your ears a treat

Guest Artist

Printmaker Gwilym Neeld has designed this tshirt for Cut-Out.
They will be availible to buy from very soon. Let me know if you would like to reserve one as they are going to be very limited.
They are printed on unisex American Apparel grey track Tshirts from Xtra-Small to Medium

If you don't know Gwilym you can check out some of his work at
www. iamgwilym. co. uk