TPAS Calendars

posted in: art, Telegraph Poles

By popular demand: Telegraph Pole Appreciator’s Calendar for 2023. 28 pages, 365 dates, 12 months, er. 52 weeks, four seasons. Lots of wonderful telegraphular landscapes to admire as you count down to armageddon. Pre order available now £9.99 + p&p. Haven’t got around to adding the international postage yet. It’s late.
We’ll be posting them out as soon as they come in from the printers (around 11th/12th Nov)

January Page of the Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society Calendar for 2023. Showing a row of 3 telegraph poles with 3 crossarms each running down to the sea off Islay.

Lewis Chessman

posted in: art, Different stuff

Look what my dear clever wife Keri made… A Lewis Chessman (Warder/Rook) out of portland stone. With thanks to Lottie O’Leary of Knucklas for her guidance.

Keri Evans with her Lewis Chessman carved out of Portland Stone

Ffilmic success

posted in: art, Films

My 60 second short “Nuisance” had an Honourable Mention at London Worldwide Comedy Short film festival.
Film Poem “What Happens When You Die” selected, and then a finalist at Wales International FIlm Festival
“Bite Off” – Nominated for “Best Mockumentary” & “Best Actor” at The Funny Life Film Festival – screening at TT Cinema, Shoreditch Sat 22nd Oct.

They’re all on YouTube:

Introducing the Generic-card-o-gram

posted in: art, Bollocks

Never NOT have the appropriate card ever again – Introducing the all new Generic-greeting-card-o-gram from The Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society. The greeting card equivalent of cheap flowers from the all-night garage. Watch his/her face light up as you tick the box that says “Valentines” etc. etc.
148 x 148mm, printed on 350gms recycled card. incl envelope and serving suggestions on the back.
Available exclusively from: https://www.telegraphpoleappreciationsociety.org/product/generic-card-o-gram/

Ask a busy man

posted in: art, Films, Writing

I wasn’t particularly looking for a job. No, I definitely wasn’t looking for a job at all. This one came looking for me. I am the new editor of FVM magazine w.e.f. pretty much immediately. I’ll also be doing the typesetting and magazine layout. Oh and writing a few articles too. Testing out nom-de-plumes as we speak.

by Stoddart E. Schmelmhausen.

The masthead of Film & Video Maker magazine

BIAFF 2022

posted in: art, Films

I may not have a film showing at BIAFF 2022, but I did produce the brochure. Click the image for the online flip version.

The cover of the BIAFF brochure 2022

Wysg

posted in: art, Books, Poetry

PUBLISHING AGAIN VERY SOON… Navigating the borderlands of Wales, seeking to bridge the new and the familiar; the streaming of our lives, our conflicts with nature, getting older and always, where we have been and where we are going? This, at once playful, confident and whimsical new collection by Gareth Writer-Davies will be available this spring.

Cover of Wysg by Gareth Writer-Davies is a 17th century map of Monmouthshire centred on town of Usk.

Judging a book by the word Telephone Pole

posted in: art, Books

Not even by the cover. I bought this book of poems for the sole reason that it had a poem called Telephone Poles in it. And because the word telephone poles was on the cover. Let’s just say that I’m glad I bought an ex-libris copy from the (rather excellent) anybook.biz. Part II of the book did redeem a little from the purchase I suppose. Lesson learned? No, never. If it’s got the word telephone pole or telegraph pole on the cover I would almost certainly still buy it.

Blue themed cover of the John Updike poetry collection entitled "Telephone Poles and other poems"
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