The Fancy Butcher

Fancybutcher.com

2010-08-02T16:31:00.000+01:00

Thanks to the technical tinkerings of Kevin, we have incorporated our blog into a smoother-looking blog/website at: FANCYBUTCHER.Com
From now on you'll be able to read the Fancy Butcher news and such like over there.

The Zine Symposey Mosey

2010-05-27T21:22:00.001+01:00

It's going to rain this Saturday, so put your picnic plans on hold and get on down to the London Zine Symposium for some hot radical paper action. I'll warn you now, there's a lot on. So don't go all headless chicken crazy when you get there. Personally, I'm looking forward to checking out the Brasilian zines, Art is Proof prints and honing my queer surrealist sci-fi skills. Hurk and I will have lots of fancy goods on our table, including Hurk's new book and a new screenprint or two-- so come by and say hi!

YKCMWF 7

2010-03-29T10:30:00.003+01:00

Ahhh- tapes!

YCKMWF 6

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YCKMWF 5

2010-03-02T10:20:00.002Z

YCKMWF 4

2010-02-25T11:53:00.002Z

YCKMWF 3

2010-02-24T10:20:00.001Z

YCKMWF 2

2010-02-17T18:21:00.004Z

New Fancy Book! 2-Story Comic Combo!

2010-02-08T22:43:00.018Z

The Static Revolter bounces in armchairs shouting Revolución! The Static Revolter has big eyes! Big hair! Big experimental ideas about science! The Static Revolter dances by the speaker sans earplugs! The Static Revolter lives in your hair and throws tiny bolts of lightning! The Static Revolter tells stories of sugar addicts and teetotallers from outerspace!

The Static Revolter is coming to the 2010 Alternative Press Fair at St Aloysius Social Club, 20 Phoenix Road, London, NW1 1TA, near Euston tube station this Saturday the 13th of February! Screenprinting how-to! Live drawing! Open-mic-rawking! Comic-zine carnival! Noon til midnight! Free entry! 13th!! Coming!!!

More tea! / More sugar!

Coming Soon!

2010-01-27T13:25:00.001Z

"Y.C.K.M.W.F" panel 1

2010-01-12T16:47:00.003Z

Collablogrative strip #1

2009-12-17T13:07:00.003Z

'Butcher Blog Collabo Special' coming any day soon! 1 panel me then 1 panel Kevin and so on. Can't promise a new panel everyday or even everyweek- just as quick as we do, dig?

Handmade & Bound 2009

2009-11-02T10:41:00.010Z

Hurk had a nice spread at Handmade & Bound.

Black Robots Launches This Sunday!

2009-10-30T10:53:00.004Z

Book #1 in The Fancy Butcher's 'Pork Scratchings' series is my 'Black Robots' picture book. Completely handmade, it features a dozen automatons printed on different stocks within a sturdy card cover and comes with a special private member's badge (or 'pin', or even 'button').
A limited number of copies will be available at HANDMADE & BOUND this Sunday in Euston (London!) where we will be sharing a POOL TABLE with a selection of great comics-orientated folk.
We will also have the last of Kevin's Sharp note and flat note books and a few other older bits and pieces too- you should come along and check it out but remember- it's a zine/poetry/artbook type event, more than a comics thing so DON'T come dressed as The Mighty Thor unless you ARE The Mighty Thor, sent down from Asgard by Odin to grab some good zines/poetry/artbooks ...and comics!

Sneaky Preview

2009-08-28T11:10:00.000+01:00

A quick glimpse of my picture-book 'Black Robots(Volume 1)'.
This is the first one produced and will it be available in the amazing Fancy Butcher shop soon?
Maybe...just maybe!

Pork Scratchings

2009-07-15T09:20:00.000+01:00

This is a 'possible' logo for The Fancy butcher's forthcoming and ongoing series of picture books and whatnot called 'Pork scratchings' which your peckish eyeballs will love to crunch up- for Christ's ears' sakes!

Jam on Cardboard #2 part 1

2009-07-03T11:25:00.000+01:00

Hurk sent me this on cardboard a while ago. I forgot to take a photo first, so I've photoshopped my addition out so you can see the nightmare as I received it.

New stock!

2009-03-25T11:28:00.000Z

These two books were made years ago during a phase I was going through as The Rubbish Composer . They are A6 sized booklets of collected fingerprint drawings, signed and numbered in a limited edition of 25. They were sold exclusively through (the lovely) bookartbookshop in London- until now! There are only a few left, but you can now pick up yours in the butcher shop.

Fancy Promo

2008-12-12T14:34:00.001Z

My first attempt to advertise our existence. The shop would look a lot fancier with some fancy visitors!

Cartridge Paper Jam #1 Pt. 2

2008-12-07T18:47:00.000Z

Jam on Cardboard #1 part 2

2008-12-05T14:26:00.001Z

Cartridge-Paper Jam #1

2008-11-25T12:33:00.000Z

Another 'Remote jam'- stage 1 (ink and wash on heavy cartridge paper) sent to me by Kevin. Nearly finished my bit- he'll post that when he gets it. Safe!

Fancy Prints

2008-11-18T21:07:00.004Z

We've got some lovely art prints in the shop: Hurk's "Robot Parade" and "The Collector" by yours truly. Rich colours, bright, soft paper... and only 7 editions of each!

If you ever wondered what people are on about when they throw around fancy words like "giclée", there's some info here:
from the Fine Art Trade Guild (UK)
and Wikipedia (if you believe random strangers)

Jam on Cardboard #1

2008-11-18T12:45:00.000Z

Here is 'Stage 1' of a collaborative jam on cardboard called 'Time Travellers' i recieved in the post from Kevin. I added some pencils of what i'm about to do, (the pencilled mammal-rider is Mr Ward's too) who knows what'll happen next! Stay tuned for more- as and when.

'Allo (Cyborg) Sailor!

2008-11-01T22:42:00.001Z

I just made a 'double-layer painting' of a pipe-smoking cyborg sailor stearing his iron ship through the waves. Like this:
A: Small box-frame with 3"x3" actual picture size
B: Sea-going craft drawn onto inside of glass with permanent ink
C: Blue acrylic paint and metallic enamel paint over the line-work on inside of glass
D: Cyborg sailor drawn in ink and water-colour on heavy paper (3"x3")
E: Re-assemble frame with sailor inside
F: Mum! I've finished!

Setting Up Shop

2008-10-31T10:37:00.000Z

Ah, so you found our little etsy shop, eh? Hurk and I are busy getting our collective papers in order in the (imaginary) office out back. We should have a couple more things in the shop this weekend and then we'll be able to spread the Fancy word! In the meantime, here's a sneak peek at a promotional poster I'm working on.