ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

Limited edition Christmas card packs are available from www.alliwantforchristmascards.com with all proceeds going to charity. Spread some joy!

The Big Draw - Update

YOUR BIG IDEA
Thanks to everyone who came down to Arnolfini to participate in the Big Draw on Sat 10 Oct! The day was a huge success, with some fantastic drawings and ideas on the theme of climate change. We'll be doing it all over again on Sat 31 Oct and it's FREE, so come along! There's still time to pick up a postcard from Arnolfini to write or draw your message to Gordon Brown - we'll be posting them off to him at the end of the month.

www.campaignfordrawing.org

www.arnolfini.org.uk

www.100days.org.uk

The Big Draw - Your Big Idea

	Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, Bristol BS1 4QA Tel: 0117 917 2300 www.arnolfini.org.uk
	You are invited to come and draw your Big Ideas for how to fight climate change on our large blackboard wall in the foyer of Arnolfini, with the help of Michelle, our resident illustrator. You can also tell Gordon Brown your Big Idea for the Copenhagen climate change conference by drawing him a postcard.
	All ages This event is open to the public
Dates:	October 10, 31 12:00 - 18:00 FREE

I've seen the future...and it's chalk

I've recently been enlisted to produce the exhibition text and information in chalk on a blackboard wall at Arnolfini in Bristol. This led to another commission, recreating a chalk diagram by Roy Ascott for his exhibition 'After the Net (2.0)' at Peninsula Arts in Plymouth. Both projects were done by using an overhead projector to project the image onto the wall, then tracing over it in chalk. The effect has a really nice aesthetic, particularly with hard-edged digital text softened by the chalk outline. This could be a new direction for my work!

ONE & OTHER - DRAWINGS ON THE PLINTH

ONE & OTHER

I will be on the plinth in Trafalgar Square on Weds 29 July at 8am. For details visit www.oneandother.co.uk

T-shirt Designs Launched

Bristol-based ethical T-shirt site Mild West Heroes have just launched a new set of designs for the summer, including my Seagull design in two colour options. They are now available to order online from www.mildwestheroes.co.uk.

All T's are hand-printed on 100% certified organic cotton and bamboo with environmentally safe inks.

How to Start a Revolution - New Show

The new show from the 1LOVEART collective opens at Westbourne Studios on Sun 24 May with a gig by Some Velvet Morning to launch their new album 'How to Start a Revolution'.

The date has been moved from Sun 26 April due to last minute issues, with the result that it will now be held at Westbourne Studios instead of The Rag Factory as originally planned. However, Westbourne proved to be a great venue for the previous show, so should be even better this time!

For more info visit www.1loveart.com

THE NEW ORIGINALS - LONDON SHOWS

Westbourne Studios Sun 22 - Wed 25 Feb

Upstairs @ the Nellie Dean Sat 28 Feb - Sun 22 Mar

The highly successful first stint at Westbourne Studios in Notting Hill has just finished but you've still got time to catch part 2 Upstairs @ the Nellie Dean, Dean Street, Soho. Featuring the likes of Felix Braun, Motorboy, Sickboy and Dora, it promises to be another blinder.

For more info see www.1loveart.com

A BELATED HAPPY NEW YEAR...AND NEW WEBSITE!

With the first month of 2009 behind us already, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a belated Happy New Year. I've spent the last few weeks giving my website a much-needed overhaul, learning some new computer skills along the way, hence the delay. The basic look is still similar, but with a little more of a friendly, contemporary feel. Hopefully it's easier to navigate and echoes the style of my more recent work. In time (once I've learned a few more skills!) I intend to put some moving image on there too.

Go to www.fakeplasticrevolution.co.uk and check it out...Any feedback is most welcome!

Coming up in the next couple of months I've got two shows in London with 1loveart.com, so look out for updates...

All the best

Michelle x

The Grain Barge

I spent last week painting the Grain Barge pub on Hotwell Road, Bristol along with several other illustrators including Dave Bain, Amy Timms and Rose Sanderson. The area I've been painting includes the door and stairwell leading to the top deck and some cheeky seagulls stencilled along the outside. Keep an eye out...

www.grainbarge.com