Hi all:

I’ve added some original art pieces to the shop and have re-configured how that section is set up. There are too many variables in regards to postage, so I’ve removed the ‘add to cart’ buttons since the primitive buttons I have to use on this site don’t allow for any kind of postage selection or calculation. And, obviously, there is only one of each item available, so it seems better to have people contact me first if they are interested in buying a piece: that way I can confirm availability and calculate exact postage based on their location and preferred shipping method. Full details are here. Any questions can be directed towards irrappext@gmail.com.

Some of the new pieces added are:

 

‘Permutable Schema I’ & ‘II’ [charcoal on illustration board]. Both created for the irr + Umpio collaborative CD of the same name. Available separately, or as a set for a discounted amount. Both are double-matted, signed on the matting and backed with acid-free foam board.

 

‘Cephalaphoria’ [charcoal on illustration board]. Will be used for the cover of a forthcoming irr. project. Single matted, signed on the matting and backed with acid-free foam board.

 

SOLD
‘Paramensurate Gallimaufry I’ [coloured pencil on illustration board]. Will be used for the cover of a forthcoming irr. project. Triple matted, signed on the matting and backed with acid-free foam board.

 

‘Downstream Transcription’ [coloured pencil on illustration board]. Will be used for the cover of the forthcoming ‘Stateless Emissaries’ album. Double-matted, signed on the matting and backed with acid-free foam board.

 

‘Night Wearing Feathers’, ‘Intermediaries I’ & ‘Sunshine Bus Rider’ [ink on illustration board]. All created for the irr. + At Jennie Richie ‘Night Wearing Feathers’ collaborative LP. Available separately or as a set for a discounted amount. Single matted, signed on the matting and backed with acid-free foam board.

 

‘Keys To The Cupboard’ [charcoal on illustration board]. One of my all-time favourites amongst the drawings I’ve done, this was created for issue #2 of the ‘Chambre Pâle’ zine, and is a portrait of a sadly departed and much-missed member of the Cooloorta menagerie, the hermaphrodite goat Cupboardie. In this image Cupboardie is depicted out on the Burren, witnessing the annual Burren tadpole explosion in a way that is entirely accurate and true-to-life. Double-matted, signed on the matting and backed with acid-free foam board.

 

Several other pieces are also listed. Photos of the matted versions — as well as sizes, prices, estimated postage costs, etc — can all be found on the ‘Original Art’ page.

This is yet another of my periodic attempts to try to scrape up some funds during a time of scarcity (a situation, unfortunately, that never seems to stay away for long). On this particular occasion, I’m trying to find a way to pack up, sort through and eliminate as many surplus possessions as possible, and move to a new (and much smaller) space while still working, producing material and keeping up with my existing deadlines so that enough income is still rolling in to pay the bills. It’s exhausting and depressing — but it’s also incredible that I’ve been able to keep at it for as long as I have, and for that I have all of you to thank. So, as always: thank you!

 

–msw