michael
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Non-Profit
- Occupation: artist
- Location: cheshire : United Kingdom
About Me
I grew up in the home counties around London during the 50's and 60's. Went to several art schools including Southend and Manchester. Trained as a painter and printmaker but now mostly using collage. Living in Cheshire with my partner and teenage son. Collect novelty songs and old mail art.
Interests
- Collage
- mail art
- novelty music
- rubber stamps
- ecology
- animation
- films
- comedy
- fluxus
- poetry
- literature
- computer games
- thrift stores
- charity shops
- fleamarkets
- etc.
Favorite Movies
- Amelie
- Alien quadrilogy
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Radio days
- KInd Hearts & Coronets
- anything by the
- Coen Brothers
- the Marx bros
- Laurel & Hardy
- Woody Allen
- Shrek
- Delicatessen
- Monty Python
- etc. etc.
Favorite Music
- Novelty
- jugband
- skiffle
- blues
- folk
- reggae
- psychedelia
- Captain beefheart
- Richard Thompson
- Spike Jones
- Spike Milligan
- African
- Indian
- Bonzo Dog band
- Viv Stanshall etc. etc. Spike Jones
- Hoosier Hotshots
- Captain beefheart.Richard Thompson. Ivor Cutler.John Hegley. etc. etc. lots of novelty music too numerous to mention.
Favorite Books
- Lord of the Rings
- Gormanghast trilogy
- Now We Are Six
- Wind In The Willows
- John hegley
- Ivor Cutler
- Beano
- etc. etc. etc.
