Recent Ink.

Iv been putting alot of ink to paper recently writing travel tales, life stories, short stories, tall stories and interviews of inspiring folk. Some of my writings you may come across in an online publication Sea Stoke others are hidden very deeply in volumes of old books some with lines, some with sketches. Some I know they exist but I cant for the life of me find them... I hate it when that happens. Anyway I just put together some words about a friend of mine who is an epic screenprinter, here are some accompany images that I found from a while back.
Stay Adrift.
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Studio.....

Miss my old studio... but the makeshift can always make shit. 

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

Killing it slowly on the Krackbook.

so i started a Facebook page.. its pretty much a blog on wheels.. i think more peeps suss it out that this but yeah i thought id do it to mix things up. did i mention i got a business card now.. yep. stepping up.
head over to my Facebook page
Kat Charles Illustrator/Photographer
and see all the weird shit im throwing down and the suspect crew that creep infront of my camera from time to time.
The girls are going to bali so im finally gonna get some work done around here.

Heading to Melbourne soon for a group show.. il tell you all more as the story unfolds.

Arrivederci!

The Design Kids are fuckin sick.

I have some rad friends in SYDNEY doing some really fun stuff with their time. Enlisting creative creatures fresh from the market and throwing them in the back of their truck to pass on to the hungry art guzzlers. Catch my drift?
anyways... they have kindly asked me to be involved in their breeding program and I have politely accepted. Watch this space people.
The Design Kids are creepy but its cool.

The Design Kids dot com dot ay you!