Some odds and ends

Apart from early signs of RSI in my wrist - all is grand in the land of Amor.

I've seen some things:

Four Lions
Scott Pilgrim (and the film)
Red Door Burlesque Show
Dad's exhibition

I've been in some things:

The Big Hoo Haa
Troupe De Jour
Explosive Minds

and I've designed some things:

New Work!

So it's August already and I've been designing, acting and procrastinating my arse off.

Here's some commercial artwork I've been mocking up:


and some personal:



More over at my flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lliam/

Enjoy
:)

Raff's Tee Design

Hi folks
My son Rafferty has designed a tee for Threadless and would love to get it printed. Can you please show your support by dropping by and giving it your support?
Cheers
Lliam

Poster Design

Bam. Comedy Festival shows, Adelaide Fringe Festival shows, Summer seasons, One offs, Theatresports in Perth and Nationals in NSW - I'm the Poster King.

(And I'm ready for a little nap now.)

Collection of posters and flyers for Impro Melbourne's Cave season and Comedy Festival shows

Selection of logos I designed for the talented Cam Venn and his show Rodney Missing. These weren't used in the end but I'm fond of them.

Sydney's Impro Australia host this incredible night of improvisation - it rocks the Enmore theatre every year.

Spontaneous Broadway is an epic show that just keeps wowing them all over the country. This is the mock up for the Arts Centre backlit poster out the front.

Vida Hustas and Glenn Hall commissioned me to create a logo and then the poster for Spontaneous Insanity's brand new season of Theatresports. I'm happy to say it's already kicked off and going great.

Postcard and Poster for Ross Daniels' fantastic one man show - The Transposed Man. Ross and I share a love of 60's TV culture and we wanted to pay homage to that look.

The Ultimate Board Game Unscripted... from the people who brought you Scrabble Unscripted comes this new improv comedy beast. More to come.

Happy times.

Lax and Pax

How re-miss of me too leave this blog lying fallow for so long. So much has happened in the 'betweening months that it pains me to try and recall them but here goes:

My little brother turned 20. Not so little anymore.

Flew to Syd for Jordan & Alicia's Rock Wedding at the Vanguard

Scared the crap out of a child on an ABC3 show

Enjoyed bits and pieces of the Fringe Festival (watching a punter throw a plastic milk crate onto Daniel Kitson's head was both mind numbingly tedious and perversely hilarious)

Tried my hand at Storyboarding. Good fun. Better without the ridiculous deadline.

Flew to Sydney for the World's Funniest Island Mini Comedy festival. Much laughter and drinking and toothache was had.

(L-R Lee Naimo and I avoid looking at each other, AB and I dressed to the nines, AB in faux fur 'cause she's Fauxy, Luna Park shenanigans, The World's Funniest Island - a lot of these were taken from Amanda's Flickr page. I hope she doesn't mind)

Auditioned for an impro TV show and had a ball. Seriously disappointed when I didn't get in.

Back to Syd for Lee and Marlo's Yummy Wedding - more fun and frolics, dancing with the pretty ladies.

The IM Halloween Classic was fun and ridiculous. Great to see so many our countries top improvisers in the one room (sadly quite a few were missing as well)
Note - The huge colour A0 poster I made to hang out the front of the theatre was stolen after two days. I take that as a compliment.


Made pink worm spaghetti and "Brain" sauce for kids. Delicious.

Loads of auditions. Nothing. Que sera sera.

Went to the Gold Coast and spent four delirious days shuffling around in the heat wearing a black suit. A great Japanese meal was had.

My boy turned 12 and a pizza party was had by all. Participants roundly drenched by Spring rain dump.

Directed a photoshoot with the supremely talented Mark Gambino for IM. The closest I'll ever get to being David Bailey.

Auditioned for West Side Story. Hilarious in it's farcical nature. My apologies to Brett Cousins who I called "Scott" - terrible faux pax.

Was one of a final three for an ad worth a lot of money. Was one of the two who didn't get it.

Snogged at the Theatresports Grand Final. Good Times.

Amanda's Birthday! We sent up a package o'goodies.

(Amanda having a "Cargument" courtesy of the NAVman ad)

Saw Spontaneous Broadway at the Comedy Theatre with my artwork on the Marquee. Great stuff (and my song was actually chosen - first time ever)


The Impro Melbourne Christmas show (as part of the National project "Impro Unwrapped") went really well and we raised loads of money and donated gifts to St Vinnies. Funny show too - I got to play a hunchback bell ringer who got to rub a nun for kicks. Ahhhh Christmas - it brings out the best in people.

Root Canal work. Grrrrr but thank you for the ultimate painless dentist. Alan Solomon - you rock.

End of year school performances were lovely. The boy MC'd and the Girl was a Sheep (admittedly one with ADHD)

And so we come to now - the drinking and feasting has begun. And the inevitable spiral that leads to outlandish New Year's resolutions is starting to twirl. But Play on I say.

2009 has been a mixed year of sorts I experienced so many wonderful moments of love and friendship as well as the regular plunge into bouts of inky blackness as we pathetic humans are wont to do. I raise a glass of something good (a Negroni perhaps?) to all my friends, family and work colleagues and wish you all the best for coming year - may you find happiness in unusual places and goodwill follow you everywhere like an annoying yappy lapdog. Salut!

XX

What if?

Mad Men was an actual TV series in the 1960s...

"Set in today's busy New York city, the new NBC drama Mad Men follows the lives and loves of the professional Ad men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, a zany world where key players make an art of the sell!" Coming this Fall and proudly sponsored by Kimberly Clark.

Star Love Wars - Episode One

"Oh my gawd Vanessa? What's wrong??"

"Sob, gack, choke... sniff... he says he doesn't love me anymore! Bwaaaaaa!!"

"That bastard."

"Just go away Jeremy! Don't you think you've caused enough pain for one day?!"

"But I....."

"Just GO!"

"Just forget about him Vanessa."

"sob... choke...I'll....I'll try"


(whispers) "I'm sorry...."



More on my flickr site.

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