Oil of Vervain – A New Print.

 

‘Oil of Vervain’ – an Illustrated art-print.

This is an illustrated depiction of the folklore surrounding the Vervain plant in the Lincolnshire Fens. The Fens, also known as the Fenland(s), is a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Vervain Oil was used to locate drowned bodies under the belief it would attract eels to the spot in the stream where the body lay.

– 16.5″ x 11.7″ (A3) on 200gsm fine grain, heavy weight paper.

– Limited edition, hand signed print created from original ink and brush artwork.

– Each print is sent in a sturdy cardboard tube wrapped in acid free tissue paper.

– Any questions, get in touch.

Buy from my etsy shop.

 

 

Edinburgh illustration.

 

An illustration of the beautiful city of Edinburgh, with Arthur’s seat clearly visible in the background.

Rum Lad #9 – Out now!

 

This short issue features a visual diary of the brief Moloch/Cloud Rat Summer UK Tour, 2015. It featuring thrashing a plenty, plus the usual meandering around places like Sherwood forest, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Beaches, Leeds and London. Read what it’s like to travel for hours cramped in a car to play a loud set of 20 minutes to a buncha gnarly punk rockers.
If you fancy one, paypal £2.20 to info@stevelarder.co.uk (if you’re based in the UK), buy it directly from my etsy shop (Better for International folk) –https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RumLadZinesAndArt, or buy one from  The Music Exchange in Notts. I’ll also have them on me at gigs. Yeyur!

– A5 (8″ x 5.5″)
– 8 pages.
– Printed on 80gsm recycled paper.
– Any questions, get in touch.

Here’s the original illo –

Anarchy Records illustration

Anarchy Records on Mansfield Road, Nottingham.  It’s good to have them back.

Updates.

Here’s a few new illo’s.

First up, a loom machine.  I discovered an entire room of these in the Bonington building of Nottingham Trent University, they’re absolutely fascinating to look at.

 

Second, Scarthin Books in Cromford, Derbyshire.  The best place for books (plus a vegan/veggie cafe on the top floor!). https://twitter.com/scarthinbooks

 

 

Finally, I have a new print in my shop!

 

 

 

Dawn of the Unread!

Here’s a comic I drew for ‘Dawn of the Unread’, an interactive Graphic Novel about combating library closures and illiteracy with help from beyond the grave!  I was paired up with author, Alan Gibbons and we came up with this 8-page comic, called ‘Books and Bowstrings’, which can be viewed in full, for free – here!

A printed version will appear later in the year n’all.

Peak District.

New illustration print in my shop, inspired by the scenery in the Derbyshire Peak District.