The Don.

                                                 Photo cred. Robbie 'Froth Lord' Warden.

The Design Kids v Bone Machine Exhibition

 Above you will find Francis Ratford aka "Frankie" behind the wheel of  a big piece of road metal. That is certainly not the only thing this lady is behind. Mastermind and front woman for The Design Kids Ratford is on a mission to find the best designers in the world fresh out of school and drive them on a big road bus to success.

Show us your bones was just one of Frankie's latest art shows. Off the back of 2 highly successful Studio versus Student concept exhibitions known as the "Terrible Two's" both of which reaching maximum occupancy, "Show us your bones" was stripped back to black and white design on skate decks, bringing it back to street and back to her hometown of Byron Bay.

In collaboration with local roots skateboard shop and Arts Industrial estate neighbour "Bone Machine" headed by skater, moto mad-ee, old school rocker and entrepreneur Matty Atkins; the show featured art works with the words bone - machine in mind and interpretations of what those really meant.

The art was a pretty good indicator of the calibre of talent being plucked from the school yard and these kids are definately kicking goals.

The Design Kids is just about to launch its whole new website and online shop where keen art punters can purchase works from the kids and scouts can find new recruits for design positions crying out to be filled.

In the meantime check out The Design Kids facebook page...

If you missed this show but want to check out the last instalment of Frankies "Terrible Two's" its taking place this Wednesday night the 29th August in Brisbane at Bleeding Heart kicking off around 6..

See you there Kids. x

I USED TO SKATE ONCE.

 I used to skate once board art show... sick guns murphy lee ginger spice... arigato gozaimasu

More mess.

You should see the mess in my studio, its hectic but i love how the hot kid that works at the petrol station till late hours tells me how he's been cranking up the gas on all the lighters so when people buy them they burn their eyebrows off. classic. he doesn't mind that im covered in paint. he doesn't mind that i smoke.  i don't mind that he is probably 8 years younger than me. oh and Oscar Wright once said " the balance of life is measured by noise and mess"

Sea Stoke Show Sneakers.

Some of the art I'v been working on for the Sea Stoke Art Exhibition and Publication Launch coming up in Melbourne this April. Such a struggle for a soul such as mine.. who finds great pleasure in starting things but never actually finishing them...

SEA STOKE x

can ya dig it?
Stoked to be apart of this new publication and the launch Art show/party in Melbourne 13th April if you live in the big smoke come down for a bevy and a peak at some random mess iv been throwing out.. its for a good cause too.. even better.. more details check out this space

Story boards.

working on a show in melbourne in a couple of weeks... you should see my studio floor pretty weird right about now. here are some little story board images that im thinking of incorporating in some way