September 17, 2007, 4:41 pm : Trio Magnus 3

Since travelling to the Pictoplasma Conference in Berlin last October, myself and two talented illustrator pals, Clayton Hanmer and Aaron Leighton, have gotten together a couple of times a month here in Toronto for a fun event which has become known as “Pen Club”. Joined by a rogues gallery of other illustrators, cronies and long-suffering girlfriends, we get together at Future Bakery on Bloor Street here in Toronto to drink beer, eat cake and draw. The heady mix of talent and booze/sugar tends to create an environment of unlimited inspiration and ridiculous, stream-of-consciousness artwork, such as these.
In an attempt to take this sketchbooky gold mine to the next level, the three of us decided to form a core collective from our Pen Club nights called Trio Magnus. Now, with the support of some very special friends and family, we are super excited to be starting production on our first collaborative book which will be launched in Tokyo, Japan at Design Festa in November and then here in Toronto on December 14. Stay tuned for more details about the launch party as well as more sketchy goodness!