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One hippo photographs another.
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In those days there were no grass-roots movements, largely due to the lack of any grass.
This comic was inspired by an eye-opening talk at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on “The Cambrian explosion and the origin of animals” given by Prof. Paul Smith. Even before the Cambrian started, 540 million years ago, animal body plans were evolving down in the smelly mud at the edge of the continental shelves (as I understood it.)
Pictured left-to-right: Charnia, Dickinsonia and some kind of jellyfish.
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sings: Evolution not revolution
sings: Mutate and replicate
band name: pre cambrian explosion
caption: Meanwhile, in the neo-proterozoic, change was fomenting.
sings: Mutate and replicate
band name: pre cambrian explosion
caption: Meanwhile, in the neo-proterozoic, change was fomenting.
Another doodle. This time I was out of ideas for a subject, and Laura immediately suggested the word “bookworm” for me to riff on.
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A bookworm has devoured an entire book-case-worth of books.
I think this doodle creature was inspired by one of the characters in Karen’s show.
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Strange creature, bird-like but for the hair, eye-lashes and funnel-beak, sits on a branch in a bleak landscape.
It’s been really busy here, which is why I haven’t been posting much!
First there was the book (which you saw); and then Karen did her new show (and I made all the scenery); and now I’m doing Artweeks.
Artweeks is an Oxford/Oxfordshire festival, in which hundreds of artists open their studios to visitors for a few days.
If you’re in the area, do come and see the hippos!
My Artweeks gallery gives some idea of what I’m showing.
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Andrew and his hippo-shaped Artweeks sign in the driveway.
Finally I can reveal the (main) reason for lack of recent posts… my new book is out!
Containing 108 hippos (and a hippo robot) in 36 pages, with 11 full colour illustrations and other surprises. Suitable for human beings.
£7 a copy plus p&p. Email me to order (see the “about” page for email address.)
Current rates for p&p for a single book (these may change):
UK — £4.20 (first class) £3.80 (second class)
US/Canada — £9.70 (5-7 days from posting date)
EU — £8.65 (3-4 days from posting date)
Apologies for having not posted in ages. I’ve been working on a Hippo-related project, which is nearly ready to be announced, but which is taking almost all of my art time.
Anyway, last weekend we went to a local exhibition of the work of Jeff Koons. One of his special tricks is to make giant sculptures which look exactly like they are made of shiny balloons, but are actually made of steel. The urge to reach out and touch them is almost unbearable.
Here’s my first ever herd of gingerbread hippopotamuses.
(Apologies for the site being down for a few days with hardware trouble. It’s solved for the moment.)
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Hippos made from gingerbread with their biscuit cutter.
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Hippos spell out a message in semaphore
Tea time!
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[Edwardian hippo dressed in cravat, monocle, top hat and tails drinks tea, with a cake ready to be eaten by the side]