The lovely people at the most awesome Zeitgeist Magazine are holding a little competition to give you a chance to win a signed set of Wound Up & Let Down AP’s. Just head to their website and answer the ridiculously hard question to enter.

Good Luck!

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A week from today, Tuesday 6th Dec at 2pm GMT, my new print edition Wound-Up & Let Down will be available to buy from my brand new store. One of the more popular images from my last London solo show, this has been a favourite with a lot of you for a while now so I’m happy to finally offer it as a print edition.

As I’ve mentioned previously, the new Freakshow Projects store will totally replace the old store, so you’ll need to head to http://freakshowprojects.com to buy all print editions and smaller more affordable originals from now on.

As you can see there will be 2 variations of the print, the full details for each colour are below. And to add a little Christmas cheer, anyone buying both colours will get 10% of the combined print prices (£30) refunded back to their Paypal account. ***THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SPECIAL EDITION***

• Each colour is an edition of 30
• 450 x 650mm
• Printed on Somerset White 300gm
• 3 colours including metallic gold
• £150.00 + p&p

There will also be a special gold edition for each colour variation:

• Each colour is an edition of 5
• 450 x 650mm
• Printed on Somerset White 300gm
• 2 colours including hand applied 24ct gold leaf
• £300.00 + p&p

No pre-orders can be taken for this print I’m afraid, strictly first come first served basis for BOTH editions.

Big thanks and happy shopping!

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For full details on the event visit Sickboy’s website, and if you’d like to attend the private view tomorrow (Thursday, November 3rd) please email rsvp@thesickboy.com with the subject:RSVP.

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And with the move comes a new start in many ways. A new exciting and creative city to explore, but also a new way of working and putting my work out there. To start with, for the first time in about 5 years I’m now sharing my studio space with my good friend and fellow artist/illustrator Ben Southern. It’s a strange thing to go back to after working in total solitude for such a long time, but having another creative around to discuss ideas and collaborate with is actually pretty nice.

So as well as continuing to push forward on my own as a solo artist, I’ll also be forming a new band with Ben known as the Freak Show Projects, (apologies for the naff music analogy, but I’m going to run with it). From within the studio, we’ll be experimenting with new sounds, new instruments and new ways to play, the results of which will be available in the FSP online shop. Keeping things as unique but affordable as possible, we’ll be working on everything from t-shirts to prints, paper-cuts and collages, 3D objects, books, zines, basically anything that we think will be fun at the time. And, in the spirit of a true Freak Show, things will come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, styles and directions. The new studio is a place to experiment and have fun regardless of stylistic restraints, the new online shop will be the place to get your hands on these new things we create.

The Freak Show Projects shop will totally replace my current store, so as well as the more experimental playful pieces and products, it will also be the place to get your hands on all future Eelus printed editions. I’ll still be pushing forward with the Eelus work and I already have 2 solo shows booked for next year which I’m very excited about. So please keep your eyes on eelus.com for any news on available originals and how you can go about buying them.

As soon as I have more news on either Freak Show Projects or my solo work this is where you’ll read about it, so don’t forget to pop round for a brew whenever you can.

Big thanks.

Lee.

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Pop over for a beer and say hello!

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The nice people at Dark Hall Mansion will also be giving away a signed artist proof from the special edition! All you need to do it visit their site and sign up to their mailing list, the 1st 500 people will be entered into a draw and a winner will be chosen at random.

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For now here are a few progress shots of a new print I’m working on with a new fine art/poster site based in the US called Dark Hall Mansions. Should be available by the end of the month.

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Image by Jack Teagle

This weeks lucky bunker is English illustrator and comic creator Jack Teagle. I first came across Jack’s work when I saw his awesome illustrations on a Daddy Donkey Mexican Food trailer in London. I just loved the colour, the humour, and could appreciate not only how much work had gone into it, but how much fun he obviously had in creating the illustrations.

I then discovered his awesome comic Jeff Job Hunter and from there, I became a fully paid member of the Jack Teagle fan club. Jeff’s quest to retrieve the ‘skull of the half man half beast from the dungeon of terror’ located under his Job Centre was a great short story told well and executed beautifully.

Images courtesy of Nobrow Press.

You may already recognise Jack’s illustration from his editorial work for various magazines but his acrylic paintings have been doing the rounds online lately too. Like many of us, he’s a child of the Star Wars generation and the themes that run through his paintings have so much great nostalgia to them.

Anyway, I’ve rambled enough. Please join me in welcoming Mr Jack Teagle to The Bunker!

TB: We can allow you access to 1 music video. What will it be?
JT: I don’t think I can pick just one, but I know it would have to be a Chris Cunningham video.

TB: There is room on the wall for 1 piece of art. What would you like?
JT: Mr Gauld beat me to the punch with Bosch. Something equally as packed (I’d feel like I was cheating a little and having lots of paintings crammed into one). Ape Worship by Todd Schorr. That piece is amazing! The frame for it is a work of art in itself.

TB: There is a small bookshelf with room for 1 book. What will it be?
JT: Admittedly I’m not a big reader. I try to read when I have the time, but it’s not very often. I think it would be Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman. My girlfriend put me onto this book and it’s amazing. It’s a collection of short stories set around a dull english setting, but they all have these slightly strange elements or twists to them. It has a great sense of humour and it’s right up my street.

TB: You’re allowed 1 film. What will you watch?
JT: Probably Gozu or Mullholland Drive, I never get bored of them. There are so many layers to them that you can pick up on new things everytime you watch too. I love the atmosphere in each too.

There’s no decent trailer vids around for Mullholland Drive and Gozu is a little NSFW so here’s a little clip of the brilliant David Lynch talking about ideas and Mullholland Drive.

TB: There are bunk beds inside the room. Who gets the other bed, and which bunk would you like?
JT: My girlfriend. We already live in a bunker like environment in our small studio, and she’s usually the only contact I will have in a few days if I’m working through a project. She’s still with me, so I know I won’t drive her crazy with my conversation.

TB: You’re allowed 1 small treasured item. What is it?
JT: BATMAN TALKING ALARM CLOCK! It’s a little battered but it’s well loved. Plus I’d know what time it was.

TB: We’ve managed to get you a CD player. What album would you like?
JT: Unknown pleasures by Joy Division. It never gets old. I can listen to it again and again and again.

TB: We are willing to cook you 1 meal of your choice on your first night in The Bunker. What would you like?
JT: Could I make a big thing out of it and have a starter? If I could I’d have potato skins with cheese and for the main I’d have the best BBQ ribs. I can’t remember the name of this amazing raspberry pudding I had at a party, it was kind of soft and creamy, if I knew what it was, I’d definitely have that.

TB: All inhabitants of The Bunker MUST have their memories of Old Earth erased. However, we will allow you a single memory of your old life. What will it be?
JT: Probably a christmas from when I was about 10. It’s when I’d see almost all of my family, and I used to get extremely excited about presents. I used to make everyone really dorky pop-up christmas cards. I remember when I was 10 the second wave of Kenner Star Wars toys were coming out, so I was massively excited about getting some of that.

TB: We can project a view of your choice onto the Window Screen. What would you like to look at?
JT: The view from my bedroom window, it looks out over the countryside into a field with a huge tree. I think having something green and calm would keep me sane.

Thank you for your co-operation. We will do our best to satisfy your needs and we wish you a pleasant stay in The Bunker.
The Bunker Administration Team.

If you’re in Dublin, or even if you’re not, you have 2 days left to catch Jack’s solo show ‘That’s Life’ at The R.A.G.E.

You can also see more of his great work at his website and his blog. Check it!

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The words etched in are latin for the 7 deadly sins, and I added 3 more of my own to make it up to 10. You can see some of the original drawings for the screen printed demons in an earlier post here.

These bricks will be part of an upcoming show I don’t want to reveal too much about, but there will be bricks on show from other artists such as D*Face, Eine, Hush, Paul Insect, Sickboy and others.

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