Russ Henry's Blog

happy new yea-har

2010-01-15T06:19:00.000-08:00

enjoy 2010.... thats what I say.

Trophies

2009-12-26T15:51:00.000-08:00

I was commissioned to come up with three 'fun' awards by www.theadventurists.com.... these are what I came up with.

1 was for the largest non-functional item taken on rally. the a star award.
2 was for the team who put in the least effort. 'you big fairy' award.
3 was for the team which raised the most money for charity. the golden thumbs up award.

chapman shoot

2009-12-16T16:33:00.000-08:00

These are some photos taken from the shoot of the chapman music video I was involved with.

I came up with and created the costumes and set.

Coarsely Chopped

2009-11-23T15:05:00.000-08:00

I just finished this comic strip I done for Eyeball Comics - out soon.

Glasto

2009-07-11T11:20:00.001-07:00

These are the two gateways to the dance lounge I made at Glastonbury this year. The tent was curated and managed by Team Love.

woodland spirits

2009-07-11T11:05:00.000-07:00

These are mock ups for some costumes I made for a music video for a folk singer called Chapman.
The video isn't quite ready yet but I'll gat it on here when it is.

Aristotle and Aristophonese

2009-07-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

These are the 2 heads I made for two characters in the show. Aristotle and Aristophonese.
I made them from mainly plastic decking with a metal frame on the inside to house lights and speakers.

I the bottom picture you can see how the scrim works as a projection screen.

Scrims

2009-07-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

It was my job to make and paint the scrims for the front of the stage/deck. That was a whopper of a job.... thats alot of material to fit through a sewing machine.

Utopian floes

2009-07-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

Here is the poster I designed for this years show and the full cover of the programme (back and front)

The Caravan stage

2009-07-11T10:29:00.000-07:00

I not long ago got back from 7 weeks in Greece working on a theatre, pirate, gypsie boat known as the caravan stage company...... Have a look at www.caravanstage.org to see more about who they are and what they do.

2008-10-28T08:56:00.000-07:00

Heres some pics of the gateway and the community spirit I made for the Bristol Festival.

2008-10-28T08:49:00.000-07:00

I just finished these logos last week. They're for a surf company based in Sri Lanka, Rella.

Fear, surveillance and control

2008-07-20T05:25:00.000-07:00

Fear, Surveillance and Control- Stop frame animation made by myself and Charlie Winterton.

Pecha Kucha flyer

2008-07-20T05:13:00.000-07:00

2008-07-15T02:57:00.000-07:00

A white elephant in England is an ideom for a pointless gift or a waste of money, in Asia a white elephant is an object of worship and wealth.

2008-07-15T02:42:00.000-07:00

I created this for fun... I've been playing with the wino series for a while now and just kind of wanted to make some wallpaper, so this happened...

2008-07-15T02:13:00.000-07:00

The Juniper Tree!!! wow, this was an amazing event back at the start of the year... it was set in an old disused training hospital, and was a kind of part theatre, part exhibition, interactive performance. Hot soup collaborated with the Wonder club to create a new environment within the space. And I designed the poster for the event.

2008-07-15T02:02:00.000-07:00

I'm just trying to get upto date with getting my work online. These are some posters from my night that I started- Hot Soup...
Hot Soup is now a creative studio for art, music and print. The website is currently being developed, but I tell yer. I cant wait!!!!

2008-07-15T01:57:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when you've got a hangover the best thing you can do is draw how you feel!