Summer’s Postponed!

Due to bad weather Sharrow Festival is postponed until 22 August, gutted, but I suppose I should make the most of getting up to date with  sorting my photos.  D7606 waiting for a call from Sid and Nancy on the other side.Found this while hunting dragons. A few weeks ago, I spotted a mural I hadn’t seen before in my fair city, by two of my favourite none Sheffield artists, Kid30 and Boaster. So I proudly,feeling quite pleased with myself, posted the pic on Instagram, and Boaster says “Did you get a picture of the dragon?”! There’s a dragon?….Well it took a while, but I got there in the end, well chuffed! 🙂I thought this was Cantastic Art, turns out I was right, had to happen one day! Foundry and See(the rarely seen! 😉 ) collaboration, need more of these. Stunning Octopus by CoLor. PeteFowler, a Welsh Artist, came to Sheffield and made this. Alex Turner, Phil Oakey, ? , Joe Elliot maybe?

C***face by Obit, I know I should know better, but I absolutely love it! Kisk x Meth x STOG x Trik9, good to see these guys keeping busy. I photographed this in rush hour traffic and do have to thank various motorists for not running me over and one even stopped so I could get a clear shot!I don’t know who did this, but I think it’s great. Perhaps this post should come with a Parental Advisory rating! Some feeling the green.Like this, whatever it says 🙂 Gums, simple but effective and always make me smile 🙂Denta x Earth x Teml, probably….Pawski and Shoe go seriously large with this wonderful piece on a pretty unusual canvas. Osim x Deap x Jonas, going through a purple patch, looks lovely with the white umbellifers ( apologies for going all Gardeners World!)Disappearing Stabby woman with legs! I don’t think Kid Acne made her disappear…..must be magic!

Sheffields Answer To Felm

Got to practice my mountaineering skills to view this wonderful creation by Foundry.Found this little lady by Coloquix hiding out in pigeon land too.And this death defying, but only just, piece by Brisk was near the summit.Reverse graffiti at it’s very best, I do love it when a cover up only reinforces what it’s meant to cover up!YMYD, very busy body at the moment, still not sure whether it’s Gun House or Bun House… but I’d choose death by bun any day 🙂 Rise One quality.Dyson, feeling the rainbow, well most of it.The Funky Mind Benders, in your face! 🙂JD  really love this style.‘Your brain is a terrible thing to waste’ – Cantastic Art.Lollipops, interesting collab between C3 and D7606.Haven’t seen this little fellow about for a while, Xhastexo.Peachzz and Teddy BN7, cracking piece in a great location.Tulip by Dala, sometimes something so simple can look so effective.Kent has been the target of a dogging campaign recently, at least this one is untouched.Not a new one I think, but only just spotted this little Eug.Spotted this too, don’t know who it’s by though.As some of you will know, work has begun on the former Gatecrasher site, hopefully we won’t lose the boards just yet.

Well my internet’s still buggered, should be back to normal soon. Good job the weather’s been so lousy I haven’t been out much.

Oh and just in case you were wondering, I have it on good authority that Felm is the correct pronunciation of Phlegm… so now you know!  😉

 

 

I’m Still Here, Honest!

Well, I’ve been trying to work on this blog for almost a fortnight, but due to my internet going all nostalgic for the days of dial up, it’s been a fairly hopeless task! Anyway in other news, saw this lovely octopus by XBN7.Rateones’ monster has had an interesting makeover . Cat v Dog, Mila K and Kosh, my moneys on the cat, she’s got a gun!.I do like Sours pieces, always a treat.Coloquix version of Rapunzel perhaps?Tekonta Secta x Corpse, this awesome collaboration is huge, this photo doesn’t really show it’s scale.CoLor, looks like he’s been on some interesting pills….. 😉 MilaK piece for Run The Jewels.The family Stick  🙂Cantastic Art, getting in touch with his dark side.Zinc x Skint great wall with that pesky little fox getting in on the act.Pawski’s on form, nice view from the sun terrace! Liking this from Solo.Ogosh, love the Bender!Slightly mental piece by Rambo, Toys ‘r’ Them!

If my internet gets back to this century any time soon, I’ve got loads more to post!

Sharrow Jam 2014

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to put this post together,but it has. The jam at the ball courts, Sheffields biggest graff event on the calendar, was as always well attended with many of the great and the good from here and further afield turning up to paint.  Byne and Haste were on it, in the same spot as last year, I believe.Iron Man being wonderfully recreated by Mace.Ryak, dressed appropriately for the weather,as were many others, because it was blooming hot!, working on their signature pieces.Si2, Hull Graffiti working his magic again, I’m so glad he likes coming to this city.Kosh painting a pooch.Trik9, having a little dancing interlude.

Only paid a flying visit to the jam on the day, due to having a very hot dog with me! Here’s some finished masterpieces.Si2 Hull Graffiti.Meth, CoLor, Kode and Lone.Byne and Haste.MTH, Irek Onger and Suer.Surge.Sone.Haven’t got a decent shot of this complete due to the goals being put back up, don’t know the artists name either.Cantastic Art.This one was spoilt by the goal too.I don’t know the names of these guys, sorry.Trik9, Prone and Xanone.Pawski and Shoe.Public Offender.Open and Link.Ryak and ?.Core.And finally…

Sadly, as much as this is an annual event, so too is the dogging of some of the pieces as soon as the jam is over, lucky there was some star who came and retouched them all…… warms the cockles of my heart! 🙂

Sheffield Calling

Much as I enjoy a road trip, I’m always mindful that I’ll be missing something going on in Sheffield. And I really hate missing out on things. Like this awesome collaboration between Such, Time, Pawski and the mighty Astek who made a trip up north and stopped for a paint while he was here.If you’re from this city you will be very aware of the terrible hit and run accident that resulted in serious injuries to one young girl and the tragic death of Jazzy Chan. This beautiful tribute appeared within days of the incident. I honestly do not know how the driver who did this can live with themselves.Trik9 just keeps getting better, love these characters. The man himself has an exhibition on in September, can’t wait to see it. Not seen one of these before, can anyone tell me what a Doriscy is? Cheeky little Greenz piece I spotted.The finished Rocket and Fauna piece Eye Catching, very!Trik9, again, because everyone loves TMNT right?Burn, Lone and Rack One, part of a larger collaboration that was pretty amazing, but sadly rather badly damaged by the time I got to it. Had to wait years, literally, to see this piece in the flesh, no idea who did it, but it was worth the wait.Cantastic Art, constantly trying new things, I really like this. Methosaurus, I can’t get enough of the awesome characters Meth is coming out with lately.Osiris, bluetiful! 😉 Osim not  osiris sorry.Not sure who did this, Suek maybe, but I have been wrong before…but not this time 🙂Asim and Erase? I probably shouldn’t be guessing, but whoever it is I like it. Osim not asim… I’ll get my coat….

I know I’ve got loads more to catch up on, better get my hiking boots on!

Anti Social Behaviour Is A Trait Of Intelligence…..

Prones’ first burner of the year, with a very appropriate quote from Nikola Tesla,not sure that he was referring to graffiti though.TCM – Rack One, Lone Kode Trik and Bern, awesome!A touching piece by Robo, a lovely tribute.Suek, I love this, hurts my head, but love it anyway. Temal, anybody know if there is a significance to the me me me?Cantastic Art, like this much.Fox by ABC, new to Sheffield I think, good to see new artists getting out and about.Foundry, Pawski and Ample Aerosolisz, simply amazing.Mr Kent, seems to know more about my childhood than I would like…Sour, sneaky piece.Eug x CoLor Art, not a new one, just took me a while to get around to seeing it.And this weeks award for painting in awkward places to photograph goes to Bine and Xastexo, fabulous staircase, pictures don’t do it justice. Oh and this is is Jim, apparently.

Catching Up Again!

Sorry for the gap between posts, been caught up in the festive spirit (blatant lie!) Anyway let’s get back on track. I do like stickers and slaps, nice to see a Tom Newell one.CoLor and Narke and an attack of the munchies I think.Cantastic Art, becoming an increasingly regular visitor to Sheffield, I like this much.This gorgeous lion is part of an amazing looking mural on the Hallam Uni Students Union building , painted by  graphic design graduate Sachin Limbachia, can’t wait to see it without the scaffolding around it.Gzos and Jaer, laying claim and brightening more of the bored boards in our city.Slugger, much more than that I don’t know, quirky characters though 🙂 Heard this character was being retired, a pity if it’s true, he’s one of my favourites, by Riseone. And finally, the last in the series….Bunny! this one is by Alex Ekins

My Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard…

This is what I’ve seen on very recent expeditions. Sour, pushing boundaries with this piece that looks like it’s raised up from the wall.Alex Ekins, little fox, lovely.Kid Acne x Petro, for reasons I don’t understand, a bit of a ‘marmite’ wall.H2i (Pawski, Mace, Mars) and TIO (Gzos, Jaer) came together for this fantastic tribute marking the tragic extinction in the wild of the Black Rhino.Trex, not a regular contributor to city centre walls, more usually seen on the outskirts. I have now been informed that this is a different Trex and the original is not impressed.Cantastic Art has taken to night time manoeuvres recently, must be sponsored by a carrot farmer!Boaster MTH did this sneaky little character on a recent visit to Sheffield, love it!This wonderful owl, something a little different from Mars, awesome.Managed to catch two of the H2i fellows working on this stunner of a wall featuring Chali 2Na, (I confess, I had never heard of him, but the likeness is amazing!) The finished wall by Shoe and Pawski, completed just as it went dark, lucky to get a half decent shot thanks to fading light and dying camera batteries.And finally… another Bunny!

Art In The Garden

Just before popping off on my holidays I called in at this event at the Nursery Tavern, organised by My Life Project https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Life-Project/275414552515098 . I had expected a small scale event with just a few local artists, how wrong I was! Kisk and Trik 9 were working together on a wall.

Faunagraphic was busy on a beautiful piece featuring British wildlife.

Meth had been and gone by the time I got there.

Caught the lovely Mr Coloquix at work.

Jaer and Gzos had completed this awesome wall.

Such completed a great piece featuring roadrunner.

10 and Espre had done their bit.

Ryak, Lone, Kode and Cantastic Art each made a colourful contribution, stunning wall.

No party would be complete without Eugene Booms.

Cantastic art also sneaked in a cheeky 3 wise monkeys piece.

The only work I didn’t get a finished shot of, the My Life Project van, undergoing a makeover from CoLor Art.

The collaboration by Kisk and Trik9, super, smashing, great!

I’ve seen this fellow before at graff events, I think he’s working under cover, bloody good disguise though!

A lot more artists were painting than I expected, many others had called in for support and a catch up, it was great to see so many friendly faces.  🙂

Such a fantastic event, lots of artists and lots of spectators, the landlord was an absolute star as well, I do hope they do it again.

Guess Who’s Back? Back Again!

Quick round up of stuff seen out and about, got a bit of a backlog, due to being offline so to speak. First up a Barbie sticker, new to the scene but putting the work in and getting out there. Girl Power!

EMA gave the Access space a new lick of paint.

Riseone and Jonas were on the gatecrasher boards briefly.

Suek and Sour created a number of new characters, this one is by Suek, I think this little chap is my most favourite.CoLor Art, stopped taking the medication I see 😉

Interesting pasteup by Kent, a sculptor, I like these, definitely different.

Espre, what can I say, love it!Cantastic Art, trying something a little different with a reproduction of an image that’s been floating around the internet. I don’t know who it was by, not that it matters really in my opinion, it’s a quality piece and a fitting nod to the original.

Trevor by Trevor, with teeth!Skint, going green, an eco craftsman?Xhastexo and Bine have formed a formidable partnership, producing bigger and better pieces one after the other at the moment, excellent!

So yes, I’m back on it, more posts coming very soon 🙂