The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

If ever there was a director who i think could pull off a proper Steampunk film, it would be Terry Gilliam. His films have always had a flare for the eccentrics of eras past. His fantasy worlds are a hodge-pot of various themes of yesteryear that feel cobbled together in a delightful manner. I've been influenced by Time Bandits, Baron Munchousen and Brazil and his next film looks fantastic and according to the geeks online, its possibly his most purest film yet.

Doctor Parnassus is essentially God with a gambling problem. He can’t keep from making bets with Mr. Nick a devil in a bowler hat. Parnassus champions the power of imagination. Storytelling is what keeps Gilliam’s world continuing, it’s the light that keeps the darkness at bay. Their battle is always over humanity’s innate goodness or corruption.

The Film revolves round an old outdoor theatre that has a mirror that once you step through shows you a world created from your imagination in pure Terry Gilliam style (which i assure you is unique and lush!)


Not sure when the film comes out yet, but should be later in the year.

Unkle - Back and Forth

For those of my friends who are young, the idea that life is a series of ups and downs is beyond them. Some look at where they have grown into thinking this is their lot. They dont realise that in just a few years, the time, the place and the feelings can change in a way they never were capable of predicting. A future can be so cloudy that you can not see beyond the day you stand in, but the future is there and it is full of moments of joy and moments of pain.

Legend of the 10 Sketchbooks

When i was 17 i went to collage to study Art & design. It was at this time i had to buy supplies for everyday use which included, charcol pencils, a sketch pad, set Square & Compass, cuache paints, a scalpal, putty rubber and a Sketch Book. The Sketch book would become one of my trade marks of personality. It was where all my ideas were offloaded and for 6 years i filled sketchbooks with art, memorabilia and various bits and bobs from my life throughout collage, and Plymouth student life and then early career. i would always have a sketch book with me, but i stopped.

There were to be 10 sketchbooks all together from 1996 till 2002. Sketchbook 10 was stopped half way through and the reason for this is kinda sad. I basically think that doing my art as a job killed off the sketchbooks. I no longer had the free time to experiment, and i no longer got to see my friends and have adventures like we used too. This led to the use of the sketchbook to decline. More and more work was done on computer, there became no need for a sketch book.



I look back at these sketchbooks and im filled with a sense of endless ambition and inspiration. Could it be that i got so bogged down in my place at the Ad Works that i no longer felt there was anything new to look towards?

I have a new Sketchbook, number 11, heres hoping i can fill it!