Sabbatical screenprints

Last November, finding myself with no commissioned work to speak of 

for the first time in several decades, I decided to experiment with different 

print techniques at the lovely A14 in Milan. Beatrice and Mira at EastWestPrint 

now have some of my screenprints available in their online shop, along with 

lots of other interesting things - do go and have a look!

Vinodromo . Milan

Do go along to have an aperitivo in this wine bar if you're in Milan
over the next few weeks, you can see my wine collages
and the food is great too!
It's open until the middle of August.
Fate un salto a prendere l'aperitivo in questa enoteca se siete 
a Milano nelle prossime settimane, potete vedere i miei collages 
con le etichette e si mangia bene! 
Rimane aperta fino a metà agosto.

Yesterday's Repubblica - Niko Romito at Reale, Italian star

Repubblica has been restyled and I did this illustration
for the first Saturday issue. The 8 Italian chefs with
3 Michelin stars sit down to cook and eat together.
Congratulations to the latest addition to the list, Niko Romito
at Ristorante Reale in Abruzzo, an area that's definitely worth
visiting for a variety of reasons. By coincidence this area is also
the subject of this week's food map, now moving to Wednesday's
"Viaggi" insert after the restyling.

Only for Italians - graphic designer Silvana Amato talking about her work

I've been working with Silvana for a few years now, after a joint exhibition
we had in Milan in 2008.
Here she is talking about her work and saying some lovely things about me
too, but I'm afraid it's only in Italian, so you'll just have to trust me!

 http://omnimilanolibri.tumblr.com/post/78642064437/silvana-amato-
 sogna-copertine-bianche-ad-uso-del

illustrations for 66thand2nd, Alain Mabanckou's Black Bazaar

Christmas is nearly here

Illustration for La Repubblica, Christmas
as celebrated by Massimo Bottura at his mother's house.

Call for European wine labels!!

More about the exhibition in Luxemburg, very exciting!
The opening will now be around the middle of April because I'm
doing ALL new work for it, on the subject of...guess what...wine,
and I would like to ask for some help.
I need to find wine labels from 10 European countries by mid-February
so that I can finish the pictures by mid-March.
If you would like to participate please post one or two wine labels
(more if you have them of course) to me in my studio:
via Lomellina 23, 20133 Milan
and I will make you part of the project - not sure how yet, but I've just
come out of the meeting so need to work on this part ((-:
Thank you!!

Oh, and here's the " O L D " one

Though really not that old at all. I made it for the Tapirulan
calendar competition, in its 8th year. Tapirulan is an
association based in Piadena that promotes contemporary art.
There's more about it here:http://www.tapirulan.it and you
can view, and comment on the pieces competing
here: http://www.tapirulan.it/concorso-calendario/379/433

My N E W Buffet

Last weekend I went to a workshop by Chris Haughton
at Import Books in Milan. What a fantastic selection
of books they have there! It was organised by
Debbie Bibo at Signs&Lines. Such an enjoyable
experience, and here's what I produced. I think it
may well be the first in a series...

Hot chestnuts, Bric à brac, and my pictures

For anyone who happens to be in Lunigiana
this Sunday, 28th October, this should be fun.
The place is Filetto di Villafranca.

La Repubblica today

Cut paper series of 22 pieces for a bar in Milan