A few weeks a go The organisers at Sounds From The Other City asked OneFiveEight to design and paint the hoarding of a Building Being Demolished by New Bailey in Salford. The Brief was to create an eye catching, bold and colourful design that would make people more aware of what was going on at… →
Last summer’s bountiful allotment production, and accompanying preserving sessions, inspired us to design this repeating pattern. We hand drew each element that is needed to make our favourite Pumpkin Chutney and transferred the pattern to a silk screen. Using Permaset Aqua Eco friendly fabric ink, we printed the design on to 40 unbleached cotton tea towels… →
Fred Aldous is a lively hub of creativity that has been supplying the people of Manchester and the rest of the world with art supplies since 1886. As part of its Make Anything campaign, the popular shop has been inviting artists, designers and all manner of creative people from the North West to make a… →
Hand Made Wedding Invitations Since learning how to screen print for my recent exhibition piece, I’ve been meaning to use the process for other artistic endeavours. When I was asked to produce a set of wedding invites for a family engagement, I took the opportunity to use my recently gained skill set. The Process The… →
Having recently relocated I have been getting to grips with all of those projects that should have been done a long time ago, getting re-aquainted with my sewing machine was one of them. Project 1: Cushion Cover These cushions were the first little project I set myself (besides my recent contribution to the Expo) and… →
The Piece – Mixed Media (Watercolour, Acrylic, Posca) This is my interpretation of the track Marble Shards by Inky Aftermath (aka my pal Scotty Rawson), created as part of OneFiveEight‘s latest event Expo:03. There was around about 2 months between pulling a scrap of paper from a fellow OneFiveEighter’s hat and finding out the track… →
For Expo:3 I was given a track by Equals (feat David Shurr) called ‘Nothing but God’ to use as inspiration. This is a beautiful piece of music and listening to the lyrics gave me a feeling of solitude. I thought about what the idea of ‘God’ is to me, and I concentrated on aspects of… →
For the OneFiveEight collective’s recent third exhibition, Expo:03 , each artist was given a track to create a visual response to. I was given a short Hip-Hop piece by local Mancunian MCs; Noel Edge & Seymour. “Bucket List” features on the Bumnotes EP, a conceptual piece that focuses on a character’s uncontrollable binge on drugs and… →
For OneFiveEight’s third art exhibition we asked people to supply pieces of their music to provide inspiration to a range of visual artists from across various disciplines. The supplied tracks range from ambient experimental pieces to dance floor bangers by signed and un-signed artists alike. We randomly distributed the tracks to 24 different visual artists with a… →
Myself and James Hayes were tasked with putting the flier together for the forthcoming onefiveeight exhibition . With a theme that marries sound and visuals we were keen to create something that would encompass the two. After a couple of evenings at the far reaches of the internet looking at visual representations of sound from computer… →
Design and art direction for the album Galactic Structure by OneFiveEight’s own manchester based electronic music producer and DJ Outpost. A photographic approach was taken with the idea to make some artwork that relates to the lo-fi handmade nature of Outposts music. Listen to Outpost’s music below – full album release coming soon. Focusing on… →
Here hare here This year, for Christmas, I wanted to create a hand made gift for members of my family. A few months previous to me having this idea, my Grandmother had asked if I would draw her a hare. The result was a set of hand made screen printed cushions featuring this illustration I… →
Here’s a sneaky peak at some of the handmade treats available to buy at the stall at OneFiveEight’s Expo:02 at Islington Mil, Saturday 25th May. Items include handprinted garments, jewellery, cushions, hanging mobiles, purses… hmmmcrafty!
