Ballad Of..... Event!

When?
04 March at 19:30 - 05 March at 03:00


Where?
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes

32-36 Kingsland Rd, E2 8DA

London, United Kingdom

What goes on?

Live Drawing from Rally regulars iamanoctopus, Sandra Dieckmann, Jamie Mills, Murray Somerville and Natsuki Otani.

Epic event that will be kicking all night long with T-shirt based live art allowing you to grab a steaming piece of hot Shoreditch action for your very own, with the artists hard at work through the night bringing everybody some fresh art best enjoyed with hard liquor and live music.

Ear joy to be provided by REVERE, who in their own words "incorporate violin, cello, keys, trumpet and glockenspiel into a guitar-led sound, combining elements of gypsy songs, funeral marches, klezmer, post rock, film scores and gospel producing a dramatic orchestral soundscape, moving from tiny, music-box openings, through heart-wrenching melodies to epic finales."

"[Revere has] a great live reputation, their cacophonous multi-layered sound along with stunning live visuals setting them apart" Q Magazine.

And not forgetting those with more energy than sense, mixing it up till 3 it's Twat Boutique and the Ballad Babes. "Twat Boutique is an eclectic mix of underground party tracks and lost classics."  Twat Boutique join the Ballad of crew for just one night and then they will return to throwing packed out parties at Dalston Superstore! "The Ballad Babes are going to throw out the best in retro pop and new indie." Having been DJs at Camp, Dalston Superstore and Jaguar Shoes previously, They are the perfect fit for all your vintage, new age fun needs!

So, If you would like to attend the event, check out Ballad Of's event info here and contact them to be on the guestlist and see you there! If not, don't you worry, we'll have a full report for your viewing pleasure.

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Sandra Dieckmann and Jamie Mills: Artistic Collaboration

It's with great pleasure that we get to introduce a wonderful new collaboration feature. Here on the Rally we are always interested in the latest groups, collectives and collaborations, so its great that we can feature one of the freshest pairings out there currently. 

Sandra Dieckmann and Jamie Mills both Rally veterans, have produced a beautiful series of cards entitled 'Endangered Animals' 

The cards really are brilliant idea with some of the proceeds going to charity, they also give us the rare opportunity to enjoy the fusion of these two very exciting illustrators work. Both are masters of animals with a considered and delicate style and both have a great eye for colour and composition and you can see this by how slick these cards are. So without too much further ado we bring you Sandra Dieckmann and Jamie Mills and their Endangered Species series. 

So, what's going down?

The production of our now very gorgeous looking 'Endangered Animals' card sets is going into it's final stages. We are super excited and can't wait for our first collaboration to launch! There will be a numbered, hand-written and signed limited number of boxes up for sale first so you might want to pre-order with either me or Mr. Jamie Mills already. Just email us or leave a comment here or there!

Last week a few of the sets traveled to Angoulême BD Festival in France with Jamie which is a big arts fair and where they were very well received and sold. We are pleased and working hard to be ready here soon! 

Some of the proceeds will go to charity!Box of 10 cards :: £12

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Live Drawing Retrospective: Ballad Of at Jaguar Shoes

Remember the days before the icy snows set in? We do! Its a brief retrospective here of a rainy evening in deepest, darkest Shoreditch where only the pointy of shoe and quiffed of hair dare to tread. The warm friendly atmosphere, in the otherwise too cool for school Jaguar shoes was met with great appreciation and some Posca mashup action. Hard at work behind a barrier of sofas and well dressed people, the illustrators created a great piece of ephemera, there for only one night the work of some great IR regulars was themed around the phrase "don't forget to write" and formed a great backdrop to some awesome partying. 

The group was: iamanoctopus, Jamie Mills, Natsuki Otani, Sandra Dieckmann,  Murray Somerville and Thomas Bates.

This new group is looking for more opportunities to bring their brand of live drawing goodness to a wall near you, so if you can think of any places we can be please get in touch with any of the members!

That was Ballad Of at Jaguar Shoes! 

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Artist 05: Jamie Mills

Here is our fifth artist feature on Jamie Mills, he is still studying at his university but he already has obtained a style and I pretty much love his use of colours and observation of things along with his good sense of composition. I think we are going to see a lot of him in the future! :)

Who are you:

Jamie Mills - often known as Jamie Milk.

What do you do:

I study illustration at the University of Gloucestershire and I spend a lot of time getting distracted by excellent dogs in the park.

How did you start:

I suppose I haven't really 'started' yet - but I am about to enter my third year and the prospect of what happens after that is a little daunting. Starting a blog this year and making myself do something creative every day has helped my work massively. I'm just trying to get involved with as many things/projects as possible now to, hopefully, give myself some sort of platform for when I do 'start'.

A Personal statement about you or your work:

Currently, my work seems to be about mountains - nature, generally, plays a very big part in my drawings as does geometry. I like quite fine, textured pencil work mixed in with big, simple, colourful shapes which, ideally would be screen printed. And bears. I really like bears.

Follow me on twitter - www.twitter.com/jamiemilk

Blog - www.jamiemilk365days.blogspot.com

Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/jamiemilk

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