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RAAK Magazine 
Spot illustrations for RAAK Magazine (In-house magazine for Dutch company ArboNed). They accompanied an article about storytelling, and how it has evolved...
spot illustrations, editorial 
Sekret Firmy  
I have done various jobs for the Russian magazine "Sekret Firmy" the last couple of years. Here is a selection.
editorial, illustration 
Drammen Illustrert 
This piece, "Log drivers on the Drammen River" is a "homage" to the old river workers of my home town of Drammen, Norway. It appeared in the local newspaper as...
editorial, illustration 
Bag for Life 
I was commissioned by Aristu & Co in Barcelona to design a 'bag for life" for supermarket giant Carrefour based on the theme of "Trees". The challenge with this...
bag, design, trees 
Metsa (Forest) 
As well as doing a new tea towel illustration, the good people of Kauniste Finland asked me to design a repeat pattern they could use to stitch together a range...
fabric, design, trees 
Laululinnut (Songbirds) 
My first collaboration with Kauniste Finland was this tea towel design called "Laululinnut" (Songbirds). It features some respectable birds as well as some...
tea towel, design, kauniste 
The Battlefield 
Here's a recent piece I did, inspired by a book about tin soldiers. I've tinted it red and cropped it in various geometric shapes for no good reason at all!
personal work 
The Glass House 
Part of an ongoing series of personal artwork where I explore the contrast between man-made structures and organic shapes. I've never seen, or read, "The Day of...
personal work 
Vision Magazine 
Futurelab is an organisation which promotes the use of innovative digital technology in schools. I've done a handful of illustrations for their magazine, Vision.
editorial illustration 
New York Chilifest 
The awesome Julie Belcher at Yee-Haw Industries commissioned me to do a poster/T-shirt illustration for The New York Chili Festival, an event where 30 chefs...
letterpress, illustration 
People Management 
For over 3 years I did a regular slot for People Management, the UK's biggest human resources publication. In total I did between 80-90 hand painted illustrations....
editorial illustration 
Monobird 
Here are some pictures of an extremely rare and exclusive Monobird 7" I did the cover for. Monobird is the solo project of Jørn Åleskjær of the Loch Ness...
7" sleeve design 
Go to sleep you weary hobo 
A couple of pieces I did for an exhibition called "Take it to the Hills" at the Here Gallery in Bristol. A reflection on the decline of the manufacturing...
personal work, drawing 
Gods and Monsters 
My contribution to the very first Nobrow Magazine (Gods and Monsters) was based on Norse mythology and features a showdown between Odin and the horrible Fenrir! ...
Nobrow 
The Flowers of Evil 
My girlfriend has been studying horticulture lately, which has inspired me to draw strange flowers and plants. I've been a huge fan of the German biologist Ernst...
personal work, cover art 
9 am at Waterloo Station, London 
This piece was made for a group exhibition organised by Rotopol Press in Kessel, Germany. The name of the show was “Secret Service” which allowed me to...
 
Topsy Turvy 
Here is the image I did for Nobrow 3, which again pushed me to experiment with spot colours and textures. The theme was "Topsy Turvy", which kind of means...
Nobrow 
LOBO Perry 
Label illustration for LOBO, a small micro-brewery located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. They have grown and produced fruit from their family orchard...
label, illustration 
Nobrow Tote bag 
With "everyone" seemingly desperate to read their books from some sort of electronic device these days, the future of the humble bookworm looks all but bright....
Nobrow, tote bag 
Speeding Motorcycle 
On the occasion of their 10 year anniversary, Tonje Jæger at Dinamo Design in Oslo asked 10 collaborators to design a T-Shirt based simply on the number "10"....
T-shirt, design 
C is for Cowboy 
When Bren from the Small Print asked me to take part in their "Illustrated Alphabet" project, how could I refuse? They already some of my favourite...
personal Work 
Yee-Haw Industries 
When I discovered Yee-Haw Industries in an issue of Print Magazine back in 1999 it was love at first sight. Kevin Bradley's hillbilly posters and Tim Winklers...
cards, illustration, letterpress 
Bachelorboka 
Bachelorboka is a handbook for fresh students published by Universitetsforlaget in Oslo. It covers all aspects of how to get to grips with student life,...
educational, illustration, drawing 
Narrative Coaching 
Here's a job I did for "Coaching at Work" magazine. Its about "narrative coaching", a type of coaching which seeks to shape new, alternative and more meaningful...
editorial, illustration 
Edition Peix 
Edition Peix in Berlin regularly commission me for a calendar they publish every year. Although I have to tackle a different theme each time and the format is...
painting 
The Wolf's Whistle 
The Wolf's Whistle" tells the rather sad story of what could have happened before the well known fairy tale of the Three Little Pigs. Pehaps "The Big Bad Wolf"...
children's book, Nobrow 
Slapsefjell 
Slapsefjell (Slush Mountain) is a village/ski resort situated somewhere in the Norwegian mountains. It's a Mecca for winter sports and it's buzzing with activity....
children's book, painting 
A Few of My Favourite Things 
The theme of Nobrow 5 was "Some of my favourite things" and the brief came with the added challenge of creating a repeat pattern using 4 spot colours (one being...
Nobrow 
The Monochrome Set 
Here are some pictures I have made for no other reason than the enjoyment of making them. Perhaps they will form part of some strange narrative one day as I keep...
personal work, monochrome, drawing 
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