A bird

Emily Dent has always had an amazing eye for beautiful things. For example she was my first introduction to the London spoken word scene and cambridge satchels. I always knew that the Take It & Run project would be richer if she took part.

What she took:

Where she ran:

Everyone at the Take It & Run project showcase was invited to make a paper plane out of a stack of beautiful photographs of birds

Lines of sparkling thread shot accross the ceiling of the department of coffee and social affairs where the even took place

After throwing the planes around the venue for a bit, people hung them overhead for everyone to enjoy

Like I said, Emily has an eye for beautiful things and the technicolour planes hanging from shining thread were just that.

Also, I really like playing with planes.

Photos from Miles Langley

Half

In 2009 Sarah Silverstein got in touch after finding my book in Whitechapel Gallery bookshop. Having looked up some of my other projects, she wanted to profile my work as part of her univerity course on contemporary illustrators. Apart from being very flattering, it was also a lot of fun so we stayed in touch. Her own work is wonderful too and so, when she agreed to join in with the Take It & Run project, I was just delighted.

What she took:

Where she ran:

I think the typography is what makes it so spectacular – how the text dictates the whole feel of the piece (rather than being just an annotation), and also the interplay of the abrupt stamped foreground with the smoother, more delicate, background pencil lines. And I love the anotomical heart too which for me does a really good job of bringing to life the brutality of it all. Thanks Sarah.