NEW WEBSITE & Artsprojekt Store!

Posted on September 13, 2013 

GrowABrain.co.uk is now officially the artist blog to the New Cargo Powered Website: www.russellhardman.com

Amongst Other delights there is a New Zazzle Artsprojekt Store

Be Sure to check them both out and pick out a gift while you are there!

Cro’Shea Rubber Stamp Hang Tag

Posted on September 9, 2013 

I was asked to create a Rubber Stamp Hang Tag for Cro’Shea, a knitting company creating headwear for ski and snow. The emphasis was on Handcrafted, and what says Handcrafted better than a Rubber Stamp hang tag.

‘Release Potential’ Dye Sublimation Print Tee

Posted on September 9, 2013 

I have been designing Cut & Sew Tees which will be available very soon. Full Front, Back & Sleeves Dye Sublimation print.
Here is one of the designs. The collection is based on enlightenment. The potential is realised all you have to do is release.

Circle Magick – The Flower of Life

Posted on September 5, 2013 

I have been creating patterns utilising the tessellating nature and rotation of circles.

The geometric figure of a tube torus represented by the Seed of Life.

A basic one dimensional depiction of the Tube Torus shape is formed by ratching the Seed of Life and duplicating the lines of the tube torus in its design. Some say the Tube Torus contains a code of vortex energy that describes light and language in a unique way, perhaps as something of an Akashic Record.

The Flower of Life is a name for a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles. This figure, used as a decorative motif since ancient times, forms a flower-like pattern with the symmetrical structure of a hexagon.

A “Flower of Life” figure consists of seven or more overlapping circles, in which the center of each circle is on the circumference of up to six surrounding circles of the same diameter. However, the surrounding circles need not be clearly or completely drawn; in fact, some ancient symbols that are claimed as examples of the Flower of Life contain only a single circle or hexagon.

Figures as prominent as Leonardo da Vinci are said to have ascribed significance to the Flower of Life and three similar symbols, called the “Egg of Life,” the “Fruit of Life,” the “Seed of Life”. Drunvalo Melchizedek, an author from the New Age movement, has called these figures symbols of sacred geometry, asserting that they represent ancient spiritual beliefs, and that they depict fundamental aspects of space and time. Melchizedek claims that Metatron’s Cube may be derived from the Flower of Life pattern, and that the Platonic solids within it were “thought to act as a template from which all life springs.”

The Flower of Life and the Seed of Life are linked by New Age authors with the Biblical prophet Enoch, the Archangel Metatron, the six days of Creation, the Vesica Piscis religious symbol, and Borromean rings. Extract from Wikipedia

Tessellating Tesseract Tunnels

Posted on September 5, 2013 

Colourised Black & White Dodgy Photo

Posted on August 28, 2013 

Here is a great collection of Historical Colourised photos. For a recent commission I thought I would have a go, as the original colour photo could not be found. Very happy with the result, a great tutorial for the set up of colourisation by Zuzahen can be found here.

Portsea Island – Bored of Southsea

Posted on July 29, 2013 

Celebrating the ‘Portsea Island’ Grow A Brain has produced this Hawaiian island inspired design, available now from BORED OF SOUTHSEA in 2 colour tee and hoody.

For those of you that live further afield from our City you may not know that the City of Portsmouth is prominently based on an Island called ‘Portsea Island’ and is the only ‘Island City’ within the United Kingdom.

This design is a tongue in cheek play between us here living on Portsea and also an Island somewhere a lot, lot closer to the equator such as the Islands of Hawaii with the design incorporating palm tree’s and tropical flowers conjuring up far warmer climates than we experience here, look and you’ll notice the silhouette of Portsea has been included as a nod to our home.

Shout to our man Russell Hardman aka Grow a Brain for working with us on this we hope that you enjoy.
Model: Jen Vidler

 

‘BeLong’ – Framed PVC Vinyl Print

Posted on July 13, 2013 

The ‘BeLong’ George Harrison inspired print is now available as a framed PVC vinyl print 80x60cm.

This image is also available as a T-shirt here, oversize full frontal digital print. Please get in touch for costs and delivery.

‘Infinite Eyes’ Sublimation Print Tee

Posted on July 7, 2013 

Infinite Eyes Tee, Based on the communal/collective consciousness/vision images of the Alex Grey. Full Frontal, Back & Sleeve Cut & Sew Sublimation print. Available soon from the GrowABrain store.

Sarah Tonin – ‘Spinning Chaos’ Album artwork

Posted on July 1, 2013 

The Flaming Lips ‘The Terror’ Tee

Posted on June 3, 2013 

The Flaming Lips YES! ‘The Terror’ Tee

Posted on May 31, 2013 

This design was based on the FLIPS motifs; Rainbows, lasers, skulls, fetuses, mirrorball’s, flying eyes, UFO’s, giant hands, peace signs, glitter nails… and Wayne Coyne’s drawings of fertile women. It is a visual homage to British psychedelic art, namely Alan Aldridge and Terry Gilliam of Flying Circus fame. All the type was hand rendered including the umbilical cord terror text.

Creative Media Awards – 4 colour Risograph

Posted on May 31, 2013 

The final award for the Creative Media students is this 80′s themed, MTV generation poster/certificate. It is printed as a 4 colour Risograph by the wizards over at Ditto Press. Fluorescent Pink, Blue, Yellow & Black on 170gsm Munken White.

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