Halloween by Co:Lab

Co:Lab have come together after a bit of a break to release some new Halloween inspired screenprints. Prints by New Dead Language, Beto Jet-O and Jono Sandilands who form the 3 team members of Co:Lab.

The prints are the very first project for Studio Oh! No!
Available to buy here: studio-oh-no.com/shop/project1-halloween/

Video by Beto below:

Heart Your Head opening night

Last night Co:lab revealed their latest prints at the Peerie Shop Cafe in Lerwick where they can be seen for the next two weeks.
Having worked in a rather ad hoc manner for most of our first year and a half we entered 2011 with a plan to make plans. This project is the first such plan to see fruition and it stemmed from a desire to contribute to and interact with a local charity. We all agreed that Mind Your Head were the folk to approach. Discussions were had, method and timescales were agreed, aspirations soared and a shared enthusiasm was apparent.
The subject and content of the prints was left entirely to the artists' discretion and yet, clearly engaged with the nature of the charity and the idea of mental health, each co:labber, with their own unique approach, has produced prints exploring head on what is often considered a sensitive subject. From the pattern of thought in both dream state and waking life to the public perception of mental ill health and how each of us make sense of the world around us.
As something that affect us all to some degree or other co:lab believe that understanding mental health is a cause worth supporting and that Mind your Head are a charity who, with a refreshing and positive outlook on fund raising, make a important contribution to people throughout the isles.



We are extremely pleased with how the evening went and would like to extend our thanks to Emma and James at the Peerie Shop Cafe for their help in making the night such a success. Thanks also goes to Jacqui Clark at Mind Your Head who had faith in our ideas and made the whole process very easy.
The prints are all editions of 20, 297mm x 420mm and yours for only £20 each.
Purchase forms are available at the Peerie Shop Cafe. Alternatively you can buy direct from the artists or visit our Heart Your Head etsy page to buy online.


Kathy Hubbard buys the first print of the night.

Co:lab heart your head

Doodle week two: February

So here we are again with another doodle week. We're toying with the idea of doing this every month. It seems to be a productive exercise and you can rest assured there are a number of prints developing from the last set of doodles. We're hoping the same will be true of this batch. Here are some details of the work and you can see the complete images on our flickr pages. From left to right are Beto, Jono and Andrew.

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Doodle week

Over the past month or so co:lab have been busying themselves with the development and consideration of their own personal projects. These have of late found both Jono and Andrew missing the liberation and immediate satisfaction of simple, cold, hard drawing. As such, and with Beto off visiting the homeland, the pair challenged themselves to a doodle week. Here are the results (Jono left, Andrew right).

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Both unexpected and with seams of promise, the week appears to have been fruitful. Prints deriving from some of these scribbles will almost certainly be forthcoming and doodle week may well become a regular event.

North Rock YULE prints online

North Rock Gallery has got the Yule exhibition prints from the CO:LAB Boys (Andrew, Beto and Jono) available to buy online (links below)...get yourself some Shetland artists work now before it goes :)

Buy Andrew Morrison - Tanngnjostur og Tanngrisnir screenprint on North Rock Gallery
Buy Beto - Lego Snowflake screenprint on North Rock Gallery
Buy Jono Sandilands - Ganzie screenprint on North Rock Gallery

Photos by Mark Sinclair Phatsheep Photography.

North Rock Gallery YULE Exhibition

Co:Lab have been busy over the past month preparing for two exhibitions over the festive season. The first of which kicks off on the 5 November at North Rock Gallery in Lerwick town centre. More info coming soon.

North Rock Gallery Blog