These wonderful paper craft animals are courtesy of Yamaha motors and designer Mukouyama Ku-kan. Various collections have been designed but the most pleasing are the rare animals of the world.

The aim of the site is to introduce and highlight certain animals that are scarcely seen in the world. Each model page includes rendered or white pdf templates to print and make. There is also a guide on each animals detailing their characteristics and habitats.

Click here to make your own rare animal. Please do send in photos.

Whether you’re a fan of NYE or not here’s a track by Canadian Dooze Jackers for getting into the party mood. It’s a dutch-house delight featuring broken beats and pitch bending sirens.

Dooze Jackers – Got Line!

Another epic video and remix by friend James Connolly (L-Vis 1990).

A treat for your eyes and ears, allowing your mind to wander into the land of daydreams.

Well overdue but I’m finally back from the depths of studying to share a track by ‘Flotilla‘ from their recently released ’One Hundred Words For Water’ album. Sounds like Deerhoof, Kings of Convenience, Joanna Newsom.

This ones got an amazing harp solo accompanied by a delightfully subtle electronic bass melody. The perfect song for a calm cold Sunday.

Flotilla – Clouds

Being influenced by the everyday strangeness of the world around him, Ian’s signature combination of odd words and distorted characters make his style one of the most recognisable in the world of illustration.

I’m not really sure what it is about Ian Stevenson’s work that makes you so emotionally attached to his characters, or if any love you gave to them would even be appreciated. Some of the creations that dwell in his universe would appreciate a cuddle I’m sure, others would  be just as likely to cut you up in to little pieces and bury you in their garden.  No matter you get from Ian’s work one thing is clear, once you let your self be immersed in his world, there’s no going back!

A lot of readers may recognise Ian’s work from his commercial projects, having worked for a number of A-list clients including Microsoft, Perrier, E4, MTV and Paul Smith to name a few. If you’ve been reading our posts for any amount of time then you’ll know what huge Ian Stevenson fans we are here at Pejhy, so it is with great pleasure we give you our exclusive interview with the man behind the pen:

What’s your favourite website at the moment?
Here is an amazing website that reveals the people who copy and plagiarize. Brilliant, just brilliant! get your digital pitchforks at the ready for some good old fashioned justice… www.youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com

Any superpower, what would it be?
My super power would be Sarcasm, I’d join a gang of superheroes and they would call me ‘Sarcasma’. I would be the first person to appear at the crime scene and I’d use my sarcasm skills to annoy and wrong foot the enemy, possibly I would mock the villains outfit or mimic their voice. When they are suitably annoyed the other members of the team would arrive to defeat them properly.

If you could banish any three things from the universe what would they be?
I’ve thought about this one a lot and although I would like to change many many things I have started to think that if I did have the power to remove things I don’t like, then life might be too good and I would have nothing to moan about. I’ve managed to think of a few that would make my world a better place. The first would be working for free unless it’s for charity. There could be a law to protect artists and maybe it could be called Stevenson’s law or something and would mean that all jobs had to paid for properly. I’d also have to get rid of some of the trumpet based free jazz music as it seems to make me feel uneasy. Finally I would remove some of the talentless and useless celebrities, they deserve nothing more than to be constantly ignored.

What’s the best computer game ever made?
Commuting is like game, I weave in and out of the pre-programmed human like objects in my walking space ship.

If you dug a hole through the earth from one end to the other, lets say from the North Pole right down too the South Pole, and then you jumped down that hole, what would happen?
I imagine it would be fun for a few seconds, then you’d probably black out and eventually die either by being unable to breath or by your body being shredded to bits as it bounces off the sides like a rag doll.

When will we see your “Rubbish” book?
Soon… hopefully soon, oh I do hope it is soon. I have all the photos collated and now it just needs to be made into a book.

To see more of Ians work you can vist his brand spanking new website at www.ianstevenson.co.uk

For those of you new to his work I highly recomend you check out his new group show athe the Archipelago Works in Sheffield, and be sure to pick up a copy of his “Best Wishes, Get Well Soon” book, it’s basicaly his “best of ” collection and a steal at £10.

A couple of video treats today, both with aural and visual qualities.

First is a previously featured video by Ian Stevenson. After a long period of youtube removal ‘Stare Into The Sun’ is back for our eyes and ears to enjoy.

Second be something relatively new, being released on November 17th. Flairs bass full, kraut rocky instrumental has been given a visual aspect with this 8-bit style production by newcomer Jérémie Perin. It’s très funny, très dirty, très sexy, tres pejhy!

Following Vitalic’s recent LP ‘Flashmob’, ‘Poison Lips’ and a brand new track ‘Bluesy Tuesday’ have been packaged into an EP release. ‘Poison Lips’ is reminiscent of ‘Ok Cowboy’ content with some plucky disco bass. ‘Bluesy Tuesday’ is something a little new, it sounds like Vitalic with a sprinkle of Boy 8-Bit. Magnificent!

Vitalic – Bluesy Tuesday (Preview) [BUY]

Fan’s of Four Tet will be excited to hear that a new album is due for release on January 25th 2010. ‘There Is Love In You’ will be his fifth LP following nearly a five year span since Everything Ecstatic. A teaser track, ‘Love Cry’, was recently released as a super limited 12″ record. In addition to this Joy Orbison and Roska have produced remixes, which are set to be released on November 23rd. Here’s Joy’s version.

Read more and purchase.

I was getting my hair cut last week and this song came on the radio. Little did I know whilst listening to it that Riton & Primary 1 had collaborated again. Splendid saxophone sounding synths, pitch bend pleasure and light hearted video.

Get A Room! is a brand new project by Rove Dogs and Jeff Lasson. Their initial three productions, as released on the ‘Small Time Cuts Vol.2′ EP, are re-edits of songs from the 80′s.

First is an instrumental edit of ‘Valery Allington’s – Stop’. An italo disco song brought right up to date with new drum and keyboard additions, bongo delight. Third is taken from a french movie Soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, piano madness.

Get A Room! – The Valery Stop
Get A Room! – Dreamer

“If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less, but to dream more….to dream all the time.” Marcel Proust

French is a London based illustrator, known for his dark and often macabre drawings. Sourcing inspiration from his two greatest loves, Skateboarding and Death Metal, French’s work has taken him across the globe showcasing his talents in London, the USA, Denmark, France, Israel and Australia.

His Latest show “Blood Oath” at the Archipelago Works in Sheffield has so far received an overwhelming positive response, proving to the critics that he’s a talent to look out for in the future.

I recently met up with the man at his latest (and fantastic) show to talk about Skulls, Heavy Metal and London Pricks!

Tell us about you current show “Blood Oath” at the Archipelago Works?
The theme for this show is skulls, we’ve produced 12 different screen prints all of which are skull related and will be available exclusively through the gallery.

How have you managed to make each piece in this show feel unique despite the very specific theme?
I’m total fascinated by skulls. Their are so many different variations you can do on  one subject that will stop an exhibition from being repetitive. So even though the theme is specific I’m only limited by my imagination.

How would you describe yourself as an artist?
People like to fit me into the whole “Street Art/Skate Art” thing because i design skate decks but I’m an illustrator, that’s how i make a living. I don’t really know anything about street art or graffiti and am not particularly interested in whats going on today, i do however like all the old Santa-Cruz graff from like 20 years ago.

How would you normally start a new piece, would you approach a logo different to how you would a sketch or drawing?
I treat every piece i do as a sketch or a drawing, no matter who or what the piece is for. If, for example, i was asked to produce a logo, i would treat the letters as an illustration so the end result will look like a picture rather then a logo or a load of letters.

Did you study illustration at collage of university?
I have a degree in fine art, not illustration. That’s something I’ve taught myself, drawing and learning how to use computers to produce pieces.

Do you listen to music while you work, if so who are your favorites?
Oh so many, i grew up listening to Death Metal, in fact I’ve just got back from a metal festival in Helsinki. My favorite bands of all time would be Revenge, Bolt thrower, Blasphemy and Ozzy to name a few.

Who are you favorite artists?
I’m really into Derrick D’Beck and Murdock Stafford, his work is all skulls and stuff. As for more “classical art” i really like the work of Goya. I recently bought a book by an artist called “Bruegel” which is full of pictures of Hell and people being eaten by demons.

Would you say you were more influenced by the classic stuff?
Yeah, defiantly. I’m heavily influenced by dark religious art. I like pieces to have a lot going on in them.

Is their any kind of art you really dislike?
I can’t stand bland art, shit that looks like it could be selling in Ikea you know. It’s so non-offensive it’s offensive!

You’ve done a fair bit of commissioned work for Modular Records and other advertising agencies, how is the work process for a client different from private work?
The first time you work for someone it can be difficult, but once you’ve built-up a relationship both parties will know what works and what doesn’t work.

Would you let someone change your work if they were dissatisfied?
It would really depend on how big the change is, for example i recently designed a T-Shirt for the band WolfMother which had a crow sitting on a skull. the record label suggested that i changed the crow to a hawk to make the piece seem more 70′s looking. Small changes like that I’m fine with but you should be careful because whoever pays for a commission can have a huge influence on how a piece turns out.

Have you ever worked in 3D?
No, I’ve never made sculptures or anything like that. I’ve got a friend whose a fashion designer, he owns a little shop on Carnaby Street in London. I’m gonna be designing some belt buckles with him. My first design is a gas mask with horns coming out of it.

Are you living in London at the moment?
Yeah, with my girlfriend.

What do you both think about the illustration and art scene down their?
(French) I’ve done stuff with Stolen Space Gallery and have friends who exhibit in the capitol frequently, i always go to their shows but i feel separate from the London thing, East London especially is full of “Jazzy Cunts”

(Frenches Girlfriend) To be honest sometimes people can take themselves to seriously but their is a great art scene in  i can’t lie. East London can be very pretentious, French will go to his friends show but can’t stand the whole “trend” thing, he doesn’t suck up to anyone. If what the London galleries wanted matched what French wanted then he would do more shows there.

The prints featured in this interview are exclusively available through The Archipelago Works, there are twelve prints in total, six single colour and six multi-colour, all in an edition of six (666)!

To see more work by French (including his skate videos) you can follow his blog here.

Since first discovering Ital Tek (known to some as Alan) within the vast vaults of London’s Scala at spin off The Synergy Project’s hidden treasure night Future Music, the arena of dubstep and advanced electronic music has never looked the same. Immediately nestled within the ethereal plane of sound that washed over me, I was transformed beyond all measure of expectation, gently resonating with the inner workings of a fantastical musical structure. Then, in a surprisingly immediate and direct contrast to this world, entered the reality of surgical sword precision-like drums and an underworld of flowing, throbbing bass, effortlessly balancing the entirity of the track into a poignant internal dance music.

This was eighteen months ago, and since that moment I have saught after and followed everything that was to follow and sure enough late last month I found the latest release that I’d been yearning for. The EP titled Mako, surely recognised by some as the industrialised energy source in Final Fantasy VII’s Midgar, is another step forward for the Brighton(!) based producer.

The Mako EP containing four tracks is his first release on the Atom River label, and they’re all nothing short of his unique ultrasound that I have come to expect from his talent. The first song, carrying the same title as that of the EP, is a sweet reintroduction to a more electronic and climactic production stance, where as before he has quite comfortably kept an arrangement of captivating, highly rhythmic and dark atmospheric dubstep sound. Short and sweet, the highly complex layers of harmonising melodic energy are highly addictive and feature his trademark sweeping and diverse range of drum patterns. With mastery, Ital Tek continues to create other-worldly electronic music, that thankfully represents within a genre of underground popular music, too easily tainted with brutal, jaw shattering bass. Let us hope that he continues to take up the Buster Sword for a while longer!

The Mako EP featuers three other songs, entitled Chemical Temple, Manhatten and Topaz and can be purchased here.

Ital Tek’s debut album ’Cyclical’ was released on Planet Mu records in May 2008.

Conrad Shawcross has been one of my favorite artists ever since I first came across him whilst studying at university. Although he is fairly famous for his light machines, I remember looking at a piece of work called ‘The Nervous System’ which was being shown at the Saatchi Gallery and i was massively bowled over. It was a large contraption weaving coloured rope into a double helix (the shape of DNA), and it produced something like 20,000 metres of this a week. It was just super.

The Nervous System

I was amazed at an artist fusing together these wonderful mechanical contraptions with science, something i wanted to achieve, but didnt quite have the knowledge to do!!

I then went to go and see his work ‘The Steady States’ at the Victoria Miro gallery, and it was even more fantastic than just seeing the images and reading the fluff about it. So since then i have been waiting eagerly for his next piece of work and finally its here!! But unfortunately i found out abit too late to see it (you needed to book tickets) and it finished yesterday! RUBBISH!!!!

Chord

But still Shawcross has excelled himself whilst creating ‘Chord’. ‘Chord’ has been comissioned by Measure and is situated in Holborn. Its actually been built in Kingsway tram subway on Southampton Row, an underground tunnel which has been disused and closed to the public since 1952. He has completely utilised this space by building two machines that run up and down the tracks of the old tube station. As they go up and down the tracks, they are weaving a mass of chord, hence the name. Because of the location of the work, only 20 people are allowed to go view it at any one time, and they  go for an hour tour along the tracks. It almost like going to see a wild beast in its natural habitat.

Chord

Hopefully some art god like Saatchi will buy the machines so I can get the chance to see them. If you want a bit more of Shawcross you can head to the Victoria Miro website who represent him.

Have a good evening.

My friends in architecture design unit A at Oxford Brookes University have been producing artefacts that abstractly embody their manifestos as architects and are then required to sell them in a marketplace, thus selling themselves and their ideas. The featured work belongs to Chloe Dawber and is for sale on eBay (via the link below).

“Long before Derrida and deconstruction, the Talmud said quite sagely, ‘We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are’” - Elizabeth Wurtzel

The artefact as small as the human hand embodies Chloe’s manifesto, which seeks to remind people of the surrounding natural phenomena that they are inherently part of, in turn attempting to recreate a lost sense of ownership and responsibility.

Recycled man made “pure” materials such as steel, tin and copper, extracted from nature’s raw materials, were de-galvanised through sanding and soaking in an acetic acid to reveal the vulnerability below. The materials were then carefully crafted into a pattern which hints at the order within nature.

Placed within the exterior built environment and exposed to the natural elements the artefact will continue to rust and erode, quietly contrasting with our constructed fake environment and gradually leaving its imprint on the paper below as a record of the process and a lasting reminder of the fragility which surrounds us.

BID ON EBAY

Sink or Swim

Julian Callos is a Los Angeles based artist who creates beautiful dreamy water coloured illustrations full of flexible limbed humans and water washed backgrounds. His unique style has led him to exhibit widely across the globe from San Francisco to London, building an  impressive and consistantly brilliant portfolio of sculptures and paintings.

Julian is one of those artists who never produces a bland piece of work, I absolutely love everything he’s done so far and cannot wait for his next show over here in the UK. Julian recently took time out from his extremly busy scedual to answer our questions, heres what the talented young artist had to say:

You regularly blog ideas and early sketches of your work; how close do your finished pieces match what you aimed to achieve in you mind?

It really depends on the project…sometimes my final piece, after various stages of sketches and revisions, is completely different from what I had originally conceived in my mind. Other times I’ll come up with an idea that I’m happy with from the very beginning and just stick with it through the entire process. I just try to make sure that my final sketch is something that I would enjoy turning into a finished painting, regardless of whether or not that sketch was exactly what I had in mind in the beginning.

How long has it taken you to develop your style to where it is today?

Well I’ve been drawing ever since I was about three years old, and my style has evolved throughout the years along with changes in what inspires me, what interests me, etc. I guess what you see now has mostly been developed in the past couple years in college. I’ve really tried to take all the inspirations I’ve had in the past and the present — cartoons, comics, pop culture — and mash them up into my own thing. I’m still learning new things all the time, though; my tastes are changing, different things are starting to inspire me…I think these changes will certainly influence my work, as change has always done.

What is your typical work process and what conditions do you work under? Do you like to draw and paint to music for example?

I love to work while music is playing. Sometimes I’ll work with the TV on in the background, or with a movie playing. Other times I’ll work in complete silence. It really just depends on my mood.

Looking on inprint.com i noticed that you will sell any one print in a varity of sizes and prices. How important do you think it is to make your art accessible and affordable to everyone?

I think accessibility and affordability, especially in this economy, is very important. And it seems like art prints are a good market these days…It’s nice to own something by an artist, but not everyone can afford an original, so it’s pretty cool when you can buy a print.

What has had the biggest influence on your work recently?

Recently I’ve been looking to a lot of indie comics for inspiration. Pen/brush and ink stuff. You can create such beautiful lines with a brush; combine that with bold colors and lots of contrast and you’ve got a stunning piece of art to look at.

One thing i’ve noticed from reading comments on blogs and various sites is how impressed the audiance is with your ability to create soft movement in your pieces. Do you have any plans of creating an amimation?

Actually when I was younger I wanted to be an animator because I love cartoons, but I never really pursued developing that particular set of skills. I’d love to see my characters in motion, though!

Do you have any exhibitions planned for the near future, either as a group show or on your own?

I’m in a few shows in different galleries coming up before the end of the year. Off the top of my head there’s a group show with Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles called “Skip the Mall,” as well as “Paper Pushers” at Gallery 1988 San Francisco. If you follow my blog (http://juliancallos.blogspot.com/) I’ll keep you updated on any and all shows I’ll be participating in. And I’m hoping to have my own website up soon, so look out for that as well.

What Develops

You can check out more of Julians work at: http://www.society6.com/studio/juliancallos/

Douster has been hiding amongst the masses of music for me but when I recently watched his latest promo video for his Triassic EP release I was impressed and immediately went on the search for more. A series of remixes and original tracks have been produced with more to come, defiantly one to watch. His remix of ‘Da Style Deh’ has a tropical dancehall/dutch house fusion sound and is sure to get many feet moving.

Busy Signal – Da Style Deh (Douster Dagga Remix)

I have been wanting a Teasmade for a while, they were popular in the 1940′s and were seen as a quite up and coming thing. They’re an electrical contraption that you have by your bed with an alarm on, and then when it goes off in the morning you have a lovely brew waiting for you. That was until I saw this…

Yuri Suzuki’s breakfast machine was featured in most of the London papers today and I happened to catch a glimpse as I was traveling through on the underground. Yuri and another chap, Masa Kimura, spent 3 weeks building this and it’s mostly built from recycled parts and cost a total of £900. This machine is rather splendid, not only can it make you a tea, it can also whip you up a omlette and even put jam on your toast. I just wish I had room!

Go see more at Yuki’s website.

I went to my local Sunday car boot yesterday and spent £1 on these fine visual treats! Two feature dates of 1938 and 1939 and the place name of Wales.

[ Draft drawing by Jennie Webber for Lee Rosy's piece ]

Jennie Webber is a massively good friend of mine, she’s an all round good egg and shares a mutual love for glitter. But more importantly she is also a crackingly good illustrator and is really making a name for herself amongst the Nottingham art circuit. I have to admit to being slightly biased as she is one of my dearest friends, but there is no denying how bloody beautiful her drawings actually are.

At the moment she has a lot of fingers in different pies, and is not only producing work to be screen printed on t-shirts, taking part in live illustration events but is also organising and contributing to some massive events.

Today for example if your about in the Nottingham area you will find her screen printing some limited edition Tees down at the Hockley hustle (A wonderful musical event which takes part yearly down in Hockley, city centre). Joining her are other talented artists/graphic designers which are also printing t-shirts with other splendid designs. Jen Mchugh and Nick Cobby are two which really stand out for me, both very different from one another, but equally lovely. All three have produced some beautiful t-shirt designs especially for the event which you can purchase right now!!

[ Top Left - Jennie Webber | Top Right - Nick Cobby | Bottom - Jen Mchugh ]

If you want a slice of Webber’s work but are not currently in Nottingham and can’t not shimmy your way down to the hustle today, you can also get a fix from various other Nottingham locations. Webber has recently done a full wall piece for Lee Rosy’s cafe on broad street which is still up and looking glorious.

[ Work at Lee Rosy's ]

Jen specializes in illustrating animals, sometimes mounted on wooden plaques and other times arranged with objects, like monocles or umbrellas. She also does a pretty mean stag.

What’s nice about Jen’s work is her use of line. In her previous work, such as her Pug featured below, the line was purely descriptive, but now in her newer work (lee rosy’s wall drawings and hustle t-shirt) the line has become more rhythmic, still descriptive, but now forming shapes and patterns within the design. These create texture and a kind of movement, which is really rather nice on the eye.

[ 'Pug with Monocle'  printed on t-shirts for 'Floodit' ]

If looking is not enough for you, which it certainly isn’t for me! You can get your hands on some Webber originals down at Cow in Nottingham, where she has two super t-shirts for sale, one of which is featured below with the lady herself. She is also selling some lovely framed illustrations in Lee Rosy’s alongside her wall piece which need loving homes.

So if you are about in the Nottingham area you should absolutely go and check out some of her work, it is a real treat.

[ The Lady herself with one of her t-shirts currently on sale at Cow, Nottingham ]

A fusion of styles in this remix by Switch. The intro clearly relates to his recent Major Lazer work but is soon accompanied by twisted high pitch sounds reminiscent of the early days. Quite simple, maybe too much so for leisurely listening, but I envisage it to be quite enjoyable on many a dancefloor.

The Big Pink – Dominos (Switch Remix)

Thanks Mad Decent.

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve seen this before or not, its easily repeatable and will bring some joy to any day. An aural and visual treat in one!

Felix’s Machines are music making sculptures. They exist to facilitate music by translating rhythmic audio structures into a three-dimensional visual show. Felix aims to exploit the complexity found behind the workings of most digital music and present it as a more accessible equivalent. These Machines do not intend to match human potential. Instead they exist to test the advantages of mechanical instruments alone.

Yes you! This is a catchy belter, one that I’ve been listening to a lot over the past few days. It’s a jump up party remix by Crystal Fighters, who bring some big bass to a piano plentiful french pop summer tune. The original video is quite a delight too, featuring what looks like homemade videos of an adventure to a foreign land.

Pony Pony Run Run – Hey You! (Crystal Fighters Remix)

Hailing from a small town called Oundle near my home city of Peterborough, Fenech Solar have produced this new video to accompany the songs release on November 2nd. Poppy party with synths, guitars and squelchy electronic bass!

Photograph by Jess Gough

Just heard my good friend Ashby drop this tune in a mix on his show Underground Resistance on lsrfm.com.

Big big tune. Claude VonStroke doing his thing, cutting up samples of vocals in the inventive way he has proven to be a master of time and time again, in tracks such as ‘Deep Throat’ and ‘Chimps’. This time constructed into a beautiful arpeggiating and entrancing melody. Off of his forthcoming release ‘Bird Brain’ which will definitely be one to listen out for.

Claude VonStroke – Vocal Chords

Enjoy xx