Monday, January 31, 2011

Do horoscopes really all just say the same thing?

OkGo

I forgot to show my girls this when it first came out...so here you go girls!...

Sports illustrated

this guy's work can usually be found wrapping it's way around a Nike store, or the cover of a magazine, but this is the best portrait i've ever seen of Lennon, not his usual subject.

new office

We have been given our own office at not2scale to work on our new Eon project.
We'll be doing everything to hang out here and avoid the souless factory building down in south Kensington...

24 hours of the sky in one photo –

Spooky how, when you try to take a picture of a whole day, it ends up looking like your eye (pupil)?

Violet Wren

Our soon to be Tweenager..

Friday, January 28, 2011

Buying Bibles

The moment took me....

And the beautifully printed illustrations, all specially inserted with tissue covers in pristine condition.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

EkLips


French beat box phenomenon EKLIPS performs a 4 minutes history of HIP HOP for Trace Urban... In one single take!

BTNH - Mo Murda/ Forgot About Dre-Dr Dre/ Whats The Difference - Dr dre/ Bang Bang-Dr Dre/Still Dre-Dr Dre/ Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck/ Rick Ross - Hustlin/ Jay-z D.O.A./Kanye West - Power/Under Pressure - Dr. Dre.... I might missed a few... Sugar Hill Gang - Rappers Delight / Grandmaster Flash - White Lines / Afrika Bambaata - Planet Rock . Slick Rick & Doug E Fresh /La Di Da Di / Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full /Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - I Wanna Rock /Public Enemy - Show Em What You Got 8. -/. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain/ Nuthin But A G Thang- Dr Dre./ California Love - 2Pac/ Kick In The Door - Notorious BIG/ My Name Is (Slim Shady)/ Ante Up MOP/ Pharaohe Monch - Simon Says/ Fat Joe - Lean Back/




Saturday, January 22, 2011

Shooting at the stealth house

We shot this week at this beautiful listed building in Stanmore.
It felt like a boat inside and was on stilts over a lake at the back, it was really my cup of cha. I spent time talking to the owner, who was actually going to knock it down 12 Years ago
and rebuid it, it got listed, and he cant change a thing, he's now trying to renovate the bottom floor...
Anyway, I was jealous, it was beautifully hand built in a scruffy kinda way, but felt cosy and had lots of nice features. He built the stairs using his own design to save space and money, very simple but effective little ideas all over the house, and who doesn't like a home where every switch has a sticker telling you what it was for...

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Kings Speech

Me and mummy got a rare night out ( thanks to Nanny) to go the cinema...
When we got home I remembered the flag that mummy bought a few years ago, I spotted one or two in some of the scenes..

Our only bit of royal memorabilia...until we get out Wills&Kate mugs...

Joke.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Not2Scale

We're about to embark on a new project with a lovely little animation Co (see above & below)

their offices are really homely, which is a good thing. 

They've done a nice job with the place (me and Cam are secretly jealous because we want our own place and we used to eye up these very premises every time we walked past!)

You get the freedom to put all your favourite things in it, like a child free second home..

Loved this (original) poster..an 80's HATCHSHOW





these for all you D&ADer's


Some secret Mice development work, on Sony's latest 3d tv



Some out of focus all though lovely stationary...see website above for better proof..




And like any good animation company young or old, the finest set of COPIC markers...

the worlds best marker

Monday, January 10, 2011

Awesome the sequel



Doesnt get recognisable for me until a minute in..

Here's the beautiful original as ref ( at one point we had this on our Evening Standard ad as a potential track)

Awesome Part 1

Our new cleaner starts this week..

I'm optimistic she catches my drift when it comes to order..

I'd like a lounge like this...




and a garage like this, obviously she can put the car back together once its clean.
(and I mean properly clean)



There's no place like Happy Harris home.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Michael Jackson's Thriller....

Got to go into London yesterday and see Thriller Live! It was great but it looked like they were miming on the end song. There were about 6 Michael's. We met Mitchell and Wilson (Grandma's sister's sons.) behind the lion king theatre then we grabbed some lunch together. Next we sat down in our seats and watched the show..... We went to China Town for dinner it was lovely. Then I bought everyone ice creams at 10:00!!!!
Really good day x


Top of the town Restaurant (China Town)














Thriller Programme

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Eva's christmas preasant!

Hi little blogers,

Gues what eva got for her christmass preasant?
She got to go to see Thrilla Mickle Jackson with Grandmar and Grampa.
she's just left but i think alreaady shes having a good time.  

Friday, January 7, 2011

V.I.Post

This is a special day.

Exactly one year ago, I decided to start this blog as a visual scrapbook for both work and life.

I've written on average a post a day..that's enough I think.

2011 will be the year of the Family contributing more, We're gonna set up Nanny's Knit store as a side line, sell Gaga's Artwork and Books, and Eva's gonna start regularly posting her mini editor book reviews she does for Anorak Magazine, and last but not least, MummyCarla (now IPhone4' d up) is gonna become a regular contributor. as she charts the joys and struggles of a Mother of 5, I'll then turn that into a Short film..

anyway, here's the analytics, not exactly massive figures, but in Dec this year the blog had over a 1000 page views,

thats a big enough audience for The Happy Harris Blog for now...

good old fashioned Stunt


























I found this researching a pitch were working on, very similar brand in the UK,
hopefully their ambitions are as big...

Thursday, January 6, 2011

New media (for possible self promotion)

Watching the footy the other night I suddenly wondered if anyone could now rent the squares in the post match backdrop (seen here behind the ex Liverpool manager)
The one that caught my eye was the 'visit the Maldives' one just to the left of his face, they only bought the one square, but how much did it cost?
Are certain squares more expensive than others?
Has tourism increased unusually in the Maldives?(beaches full of English football fans who booked their holidays without really knowing why?)
More digging needed on this, who knows you may see a special Christmas message from the Happy Harris' on Match of the day this time next year..

all you need is..

..sammy davis Jr, Suntory whiskey, cigarettes and a camera.

this is the advertising era i can only dream about whilst I sit and watch my MadMen boxset...

must have been some crazy times...


Talent borrows, Genius Steals..

The girls have lots of books using this technique,
I've seen it done using railings to to act as a modern day version of Edward Muybridge

How long before a newspaper/publisher or some brand uses it as an ad?...

..well give me a couple of weeks..

Monday, January 3, 2011

Fresh from eBay this morning..

A new baby Violet doll. Violet will be happy with her cheeky twin.



Here's a little bit of competition for Gaga....

Great Grandma Gloria painted these for our wonderful Christmas cards!
Here is Gloria and Great Grandpa Reg.