COLOUR FOLK PATTERN
1985 college for one year
Middlesex Polly
1989 went into graphic design, Covent garden (London) , stayed in the business for 26 years in Brand design.
In 2009 he was made redundant due to the rescission. His redundancy package wasn't amazing so he used it to make tea towels and other products to improve his portfolio.
He works at home on his computer and prints at Spike Island.
1/ THINKING
2/ DOING
3/MAKING
WHAT IS YOUR STYLE
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN
The computer is very quick for your work to evolve.
He is currently working on an illustration a day for a book - 226 picture in total.
In commercial London, he tried to follow the craze and market.
SPEND AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE
Get the best quality production for the least price. Screen printing is ideal as you are in control and its cheap. Don't just think about colour but density too. He would charge about £5 per colour for a print... so 3 colours = £15Foil Blocking - done by his friend in a shed in Kent. He did the cd foils on Harry Potter
In an exhibition in Brighton, he sent out invites on beer mats where he had screen printed on one side and letter pressed the other.
Things that people can keep and hold are good.
Do you feel that you have to gain experience in a city in order to make a living somewhere 'quiet'?
London definitely helped, to gain business and industry knowledge. Brighton is another hub as it's so close to London, Bristol is more craft and making based.
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| Some objects that inspire Paul, a colourful tractor from when he was younger, and piles of coloured business cards and stamps. |
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