Buy of the Day

My Eat Haggis Print is the Buy of the Day according to the Guardian website. and was featured in Folksys newspaper of lovely things to buy for Christmas.
And my Russian Dolls were also a Fab find on the furnish website and got a small mention on the Decor8 blog.

Which is all very nice news to come home to after a wee adventure in India.

As a celebration we have decieded to have a prize draw of a selection of my work and that of my girlfriend Ann. You can enter a competition to win the goodies on http://www.southsidehappenings.co.uk/. Its kinda only really applicable to people living in the southside of Glasgow but I guess if you've ever visited or have friends in the area you might be in with a chance too, so click here and see how to enter.

Print Studio - Christmas Shop

A selection of my books, cards and russian dolls will be on sale in the Glasgow Print Studio Christmas Shop @ Trongate 103 from this Friday until the big day come the 25th of December.

Glasgow Print Studio103 Trongate

Glasgow G1 5HD
0141 552 0704

Himptology: Afterwards

Couple more drawings from our exhibition and book about "belief and belonging" looking at what happens after we die. Click here for more information about the book and here for more about the show.

Papa Stour

Lots of nice things on Papa Stour, including a selection of items by me. They are having a bit of a sale on at the moment on their cushion selection and they remind folk to purchase early to ensure delivery by *ahem* . . that popular day that is still ages away so what are there adverts about it on the telly already.

Coast

Oh, whats this in your latest copy of Coast magazine? Why its the top 25 gifts to buy your loved ones who live by/ like or are going to the Coast this winers and just look at what is at number 13. Why its a lovely set of Russian Dolls sold by Papa Stour, how lovely. Sorry the shiny paper made it quite hard to take a photo, but I think you get the general idea.

Ann's Shop

Ann has set up an Etsy shop for her brilliant series of phobia prints. The above image in Octophobia, though I think my favourite is maybe Phobophobia which is the fear of phobias. Check it out.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlaneurDesign

Glasgow School of Art Shop

Pleased to say that my Scottish Print gift cards are now available for purchase at The Glasgow School of Art's brilliant little gift shop. They have a great selection of work from various artists and a nice collection of items by graduates of the school including  textiles, jewellery, cards and books. Well worth a visit for hard to buy for people's Christmas presents. See if you can spot my cards in the photos below.

The Glasgow School of Art Shop

11 Dalhousie Street
Glasgow, Scotland G3 6RQ
Box office: 0141 353 4526
shop@gsa.ac.uk
http://www.gsa.ac.uk/

Himptology: Sacrifices

So that's our Himptology show all over, thanks to everyone that came along and took part in the Sunday Service's and created work for the "gallery" of suggestions for rules and ideas for the new religion. Hope you are now all converts.

We had quite a few people asking about small print versions of our large Commandment posters and diagrams. These are availible at 20x25cm size - have a look on Etsy and contact us to arrange the print you are after.

Himptology: Watch You Mouth

Another print from our series of commandments from our Arches exhibition.

Himptology: The Parsonage Choir

A short clip of the wonderful Parsonage Choir who were kind enough to join our motley crew at today's last HIMP Sunday Service.

Those of you who took part and want to know when/ if we shall return or those of you who have read about the wonderous event and want to find out how you too can get involved should join our mailing list in the right hand collum of this page for future news.

Thanks again to everyone who came along over the course of the three weeks and especially those who came along today and bared with The Arches and their technical hitches - 40mins late and yet everyone was still happy and game for fun.

Until the next time - May HIMP be with you.

Himptology: Transportation to the other side

Another very small part of our Himptology exhibition at The Arches in Glasgow about belief and belonging. An explanation about what its all about is here and there is a short article about the show in the List, click here to go to their page to have a read

Himptology: Initial Itch

You can hear extracts from the Second HIMP Sunday Service as recorded by the Initial Itch show on SubCity radio here - http://www.subcity.org/shows/initialitch/9de74

"All rise! We've been blessed with a section from Hole In My Pocket's Sunday Service this week. Pulling together the work of a community of creative Glaswegians for a secular alternative to church, it's presided over by Reverend Gary McNair, and features Rhymes With Purple's Waiting for Groucho, a sermon from John Fitzpatrick of Trongate 103, and a chorus led by Fish and Game's Eilidh MacAskill. HIMP's Sunday Service is back in the Arches lobby on Sunday 10th October."

You can also listen to Alan Cesarano's talk from week one here - www.alancesarano.com/wheredoigofromhere.html

Himptology: Last Sunday Service

The Parsonage Choir have confirmed that 22 members of their group will be attending this Sunday and will be performing four songs.

Have now seen most of the speakers images and it looks like again a brilliant and varied mix of talks and topics.

So far over the course of the Sunday Services we have come to expect the unexpected, be that talks about the design of urinals, a discussion about computer games where you drive across the US in real time or two ladies singing a revue style song in which all the lyrics are miaow. A wonderfully chaotic mix of creative superb-ness by our performers.

WEEK 3
Hosted by Gary McNair
and with music by Eilidh MacAskill and The Parsonage Choir

Sermons include
Kieran Hurley
Rose Rune
Neil McGuire
Minty Donald
Marie Campbell

Readings
Frodo McDaniels

With tea and scones at the end. Fun, fun fun.

This week again promises to be full of excitement, mystery, lovely images and scones.

See you all Sunday 1pm -3pm @ The Arches.

Face Book Invite List here.

Himptology: Mormons v Moomins

Extract from the Holy book of Himp. Prints from the book are also available, email us with your favourite one. (We are taking a leaf out the main stream religion books and sorting out the merchandising.)

Himptology: Keep asking why all the time

Commandment prints now available in our Etsy shop.

Himptology: Reincarnation Infinity Loop

Himptology: Old Fashioned

A very small part of our Himptology exhibition at The Arches in Glasgow about belief and belonging. An explanation about what its all about is here and there is a short article about the show in the List, click here to go to their page to have a read.

Himptology: Columbo

Himptology: Gods play games

A song to sing

First place in the "Write a song about Hole in my Pocket" competition goes to J. Kap ft Alec Roeser with their above rather odd video; with things on fire, a man in a clown mask and a leprechaun with a watering can.

Second Place goes to Joy Lippard with her song about how God has cut holes in everyone's pockets to teach us all a lesson.

and

Third Place to the Buck and Billo show for their use of back projection and cowboy hats.

Think everyone did a really good job but you could prob have used a bit more personal info about us in the songs - just a suggestion for next time. The prizes are in the post.

Special mention to Pang Vongdharadon Jazz Piano for their jazz take on the idea in Bangkok.

Himptology: The List

Nice article about our new show in the List. Click here to go to their page to read.

Himptology: Sunday Service 1

Thanks to everyone that came along and took part in our first Sunday Service, it was such a good laugh. The "sermon" givers were all excellant, the host and music were superb and the vocal efforts as we all sang along to "Living on a Prayer" and "Take on Me" were brilliant. Hope you all return for our second extravaganza on 3 October when we will be joined by Gregor Wright and Sebastian Tombs.

"Hole in my Pocket invite you to join them for The Himp Sunday Service, an non-denominational alternative to Sunday School for creative types. Come along and hear a series of sermons from top artists, designers and performers about their chosen creative fields, find out what inspires them and celebrate the Church of Creativity in style with some group karaoke led by a local Choir, readings from Moby Dick and a ...nice cup of tea. Sundays 19 September and 3, 10 October 1 -2.30pm."

WEEK 1 - 19 September
Hosted by Gary McNair
and with music by Eilidh MacAskill and Brian O'Sullivan

Sermons by
Penny Anderson
Alan Cesarno
Kate Thompson
Morag MacDonald
Ice-cream Architecture

Readings
Frodo McDaniels

Himptology: The Holy Book of HIMP

To coincide with our exhibition Himptology: The Second Coming at The Arches we have produced a new book, which is available to buy at the bargin price of just £6 from our Etsy. It contains around 40 b+w drawings from our series of thoughts on belief and belonging which form part of the show.

Buy em while they're hot.



Himptology: Lesser known miricles

Himptology: Bones

Himptology: Things to know #5

From our Himptology exhibition at The Arches.

Himptology: Christmas Comparisons

Himptology extracts

Some extracts from our new show at the Arches.

Himptology: The Second Coming

Returning to the Arches for the first time since their successful, eponymous exhibition as part of the Glasgow International in 2005, which focused on moments of everyday life, "Hole in my Pocket" now turn their attention onto the slippery and dangerous topic of religion.

With the Pope coming to town next month, it seemed like a good time to open that divisive question of religion and see what could be found. Our current generation say they have no religion, in a 2006 Guardian poll 63% of people said they were not religious. Hole in my Pocket have therefore set out to steal all the best bits from other religions and form a new religion of their own - Himptology. It will be a democratic religion based around the ideas of creativity (not creation) and part of their new Arches exhibition will focus on audience interaction, asking where mainstream religion has been going wrong and calling for suggestions for what a new 21C belief system could entail.

HOLE IN MY POCKET: THE SECOND COMING

"Bringing their thoughts on faith, belief and belonging to The Arches, Hole in my Pocket form their own religion and ask you to become a true believer."

As well as the main exhibition Hole in my Pocket are also organising a series of three unusual social events which are shaping up to be great fun and rather unique and exciting experiences. The events, entitled "Hole in my Pocket: The Sunday Service", will use the framework of a traditional Church service to present new art work and performance. They will be an exploration of the creative industries in Glasgow and a celebration in creativity in general.

THE SUNDAY SERVICE

"Hole in my Pocket invite you to join them for The Himp Sunday Service, an non-denominational alternative to Sunday School for creative types. Come along and hear a series of sermons from top artists, designers and performers about their chosen creative fields, find out what inspires them and celebrate the Church of Creativity in style with some group karaoke led by a local Choir, readings from Moby Dick and a nice cup of tea. Sundays 19 September and 3, 10 October 1 -2.30pm."

Unmovable

Unmovable is the deadline for our fast approaching exhibition. Just two weeks tonight it opens. Lots to be done.