August 5th 2009

Line-Up Confirmed

All 40 projects have now been confirmed, and the countdown to create the work is well and truly on. Over the next 5 months the artists involved will be thinking, sketching, experimenting, making, doing and everything in between to come up with their final piece for the exhibition in January.

We’ll see installations, sculptures, moving image, books, posters and lots more besides before we start to fill the gallery at the beginning of 2010. From now on, this blog will document how all of the contributors are getting on, giving you a behind the scenes look at how things are coming together for the grand unveiling.

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July 2nd 2009

Update from Jim and Andy

Jim sent over this very exciting sneak preview of the first drawings for his collaborative project with Andy Rementer. Still with about 5 months left and they’re already looking very good indeed.

June 9th 2009

Jim and Andy's Proposal

After having a few different ideas of what to do, Jim has decided to team up with Philadelphia based illustrator and designer, Andy Rementer. They are hoping to produce a collaborative collection of drawings, to be presented as a zine. There will also be a full colour drawing to work alongside the zine and all of the work produced will be based on the theme of living in the future. They want to “experience first hand, the environment and cultural swathes that the far distant future have in store.” Some of Andy’s work is pictured to give you a taster.

Jim Stoten
Andy Rementer

March 31st 2009

Change of Plan

There’s been a little change of plan on Jim Stoten’s project, and here’s why in his own words: My friend Bill Williams originally had the idea to make a giant breakfast using giant ingredients. When this project came up, i thought it would make a good film if i documented bill making his dream come true.

We were going to use gammon as bacon rashers, field mushrooms as button mushrooms, beef tomatoes as fried tomatoes. we were even going to get a scaled up sausage made especially. the icing on the breakfast cake would have been a fried ostrich egg.

Last weekend, we set out with the camera and our shopping list, but alas, we fell at the first hurdle. the ostrich does not lay eggs willy nilly. We couldn’t find one anywhere and we both knew that without the egg, there wasn’t much point. So, i had to change my submission for the project.

Recently, i have been in touch with american illustrator/artist Andy Rementer. we have a mutual appreciation of each others work and have collaborated a couple of times on a zine called BOING.

I had just mentioned to Andy that I would like to collaborate with him again for something, and he suggested an animation at some point in the future. Now we are at the present day, and if I could do anything tomorrow I would collaborate with Andy Rementer on an animation.

Welcome Andy, and keep your eyes on the blog for updates.

Jim Stoten
Andy Rementer

March 18th 2009

Jim Stoten & Bill Williams

Jim Stoten is famed for intricate felt-tip drawings created over many hours all by himself. For If You Could Jim will be working in a totally different way, with the help of his scientist and writer friend Bill Williams. Only time will tell what they’re conjuring up.