Some indie beginnings found deep in the recent excellent Danny Wilson boxset @cherryredrecords.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYKc...

Several folk have sent me messages on here. I have no access to these as am unwilling/unable to complete the dodgy age verification process involved. Any lifechanging opportunities or other can be seized @ www.patrickwray.com/p/contact.html or on instagram @ www.instagram.com/patrickwray77/

Several folk have sent me messages on here. I have no access to these as am unwilling/unable to complete the dodgy age verification process involved. Any lifechanging opportunities or other can be seized @ www.patrickwray.com/p/contact.html or on instagram @ www.instagram.com/patrickwray77/

Some good news for the end of the year - Our comics residency program will continue in 2026! There are 6 spots between May and December. You can find all the info here: komikss.lv/residency/

Sad news about Chris Rea writer of my favourite yuletide number. He wrote many other guddens including this one His debut hit. Great songwriter and all round nice man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZB...

Recent scrawl of @teethofthesea.bsky.social @rocketrecordings.bsky.social @thegreatbartoni.bsky.social live gig from last year from a forthcoming work in progress tome of illustrated live reviews.....

A River Scene #collage #handcut #papercollage

Recent scrawl of @teethofthesea.bsky.social @rocketrecordings.bsky.social @thegreatbartoni.bsky.social live gig from last year from a forthcoming work in progress tome of illustrated live reviews.....

Another festive number. Recorded 2018. patrickwray.bandcamp.com/track/christ...

'Snow is Falling in Manhattan' by Tchotchke (Newcastle version) tchotchke-music.bandcamp.com/track/snow-i...

Congratulations to Kylie for hitting the Xmas top spot! An incredible achievement. Chart watchers will note it is her eighth UK number one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Another seasonally relevant number. 'Everyone's Gone to the Pub'. 20 seconds long. 20x20project.bandcamp.com/track/everyo...

Another broadly festive number 'Rusty Old BMX Bike' about the BMX I received as a Christmas present circa 1986. Pic shows me with said bike circa 1990. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-qn...

A less remembered Cliff yuletide hit. But it's a gudden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOdr...

The ghosts of an eighties childhood Christmas past in 'Ghost Stories I Remember' @colossive.com colossive.com/product/ghos...

Another seasonal number from my repertoire of silly songs....'End of the Year' patrickwray.bandcamp.com/track/end-of...

The ghosts of an eighties childhood Christmas past in 'Ghost Stories I Remember' @colossive.com colossive.com/product/ghos...

Another Christmas number. Recorded 2000. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrfz...

My pic here is on the back cover of issue 2 'Atash & the Man Gods of the Homoverse' published this week! DM Seena @ www.seenashamsavari.com/shop to get a copy!

My pic here is on the back cover of issue 2 'Atash & the Man Gods of the Homoverse' published this week! DM Seena @ www.seenashamsavari.com/shop to get a copy!

2 cartographies I made. 'The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs.....' (2025) and 'Mirror Mirror' (2021) £2 each @colossive.com with proceeds donated to St Christopher's Hospice Charity. You can grab em ere....! colossive.com/product/badl...

Cogs-'Ideal Christmas Present For a Girl'. Another daft song from my Christmas repertoire of songs. Recorded November 2001. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zowh...

2 cartographies I made. 'The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs.....' (2025) and 'Mirror Mirror' (2021) £2 each @colossive.com with proceeds donated to St Christopher's Hospice Charity. You can grab em ere....! colossive.com/product/badl...

'Roulette' Bon Jovi. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOz_...

Another Christmas number from my repertoire of daft songs.... 'First Christmas Day' patrickwray.bandcamp.com/track/first-...

Or get it as part of our six-zines-for-a-tenner Series Twelve subscription at bit.ly/colossiveS12

Good podcast about a fascinating and complex case.... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Back on it for another day at Brighton Art Book Fair. Come and see us - and lots of inspiring #bookarts people - at Phoenix Art Space until 5pm today. #colossivepress #zines

My new cartography 'The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs Out of the drawing and runs into the Entrance of Turnpike Lane Tube Station' @colossive.com Thanks to all who have supported it so far. £1 from each goes to St Christopher's Hospice Charity. £2 & fits into an Xmas card. colossive.com/product/badl...

My new cartography 'The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs Out of the drawing and runs into the Entrance of Turnpike Lane Tube Station' @colossive.com Thanks to all who have supported it so far. £1 from each goes to St Christopher's Hospice Charity. £2 & fits into an Xmas card. colossive.com/product/badl...

Another festive number from my repertoire of festive songs. patrickwray.bandcamp.com/track/santas...

It's Panto Day! Episode 2 is out now. We look at Babes In The Wood via budgie lovers, grape crushing, middle names, the Diana conspiracy, fake Maltesers, joystick breaking computer games and lots, lots more! In vision at: YouTube youtu.be/dt7ItJ0qVMk?... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/73eCUvH...

My glowing review of Darren Hayman live on the Theatre Ship last month is in the neu Record Collector. The accompanying drawing is from a book am currently working on of illustrated concert reviews.

The latest Book Arts Newsletter No 170, December 2025 – January 2026 is ready for download at: www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/newsletters/ 56 pages of Artists' Books news, exhibitions, courses and opportunites. Cover artist for this issue: Angus Carlyle, Chrystal Cherniwchan, Craig Tattersall.

A festive number from my repertoire of silly songs..... patrickwray.bandcamp.com/track/christ...

From 'Recollections: 40 Years of Simply Red' Hits re-recorded. Sound very close to originals with some slight variation but still enjoyable on some level in their own right with no quality subtraction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSFz...

NEWS JUST IN!* The wonderful @patrickwray.bsky.social is now donating all royalties - that's £1 per copy - from sales of both his #ColossiveCartographies to St Christopher's hospice. Grab the #zines for £2 each at bit.ly/colossivepatrick *Actually, it came in on Thursday. But we're not CNN...

Gift recommendations from Avery Hill creators! "I'm still blown away by Simon Moreton's confident and minimalistic line work in his collected comics, Days. Gentle and sometimes abstract autobiographical work." - @julesscheele.bsky.social averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/days...

Published one year ago. The End of the Beginning: Some Drawings and Paintings 2020-2024' Available @goshcomics.bsky.social as well as @ www.patrickwray.com/p/comic.html

My glowing review of Darren Hayman live on the Theatre Ship last month is in the neu Record Collector. The accompanying drawing is from a book am currently working on of illustrated concert reviews.

Published one year ago. The End of the Beginning: Some Drawings and Paintings 2020-2024' Available @goshcomics.bsky.social as well as @ www.patrickwray.com/p/comic.html

My glowing review of this epic Men I Trust gig is in the neu Record Collector......... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-g...

My new cartography @colossive.com 'The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs Out of the drawing and runs into the Entrance of Turnpike Lane Tube Station' aka TBDGCOOTDARITEOTLS. £2! Perfect size to slide into an xmas card. My royalties go to St Christophers Hospice Charity. £2!!!!!!! colossive.com/product/badl...

My new cartography @colossive.com 'The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs Out of the drawing and runs into the Entrance of Turnpike Lane Tube Station' aka TBDGCOOTDARITEOTLS. £2! Perfect size to slide into an xmas card. My royalties go to St Christophers Hospice Charity. £2!!!!!!! colossive.com/product/badl...

Today is Black Friday. Why not buy something full price from an independent artist or creator you like? Or shop in your local indie store? My comics, zines and prints are here: tomhumberstone.com/shop No discounts or price drops. Any orders this weekend will get a small sketch though

New work by @patrickwray.bsky.social that you can own! For next to nothing!

IT'S NEW COLOSSIVE CARTOGRAPHY TIME! The Badly Drawn Girl Climbs Out of the Drawing and Runs into the Entrance of Turnpike Lane Tube Station is the second contribution to the series from @patrickwray.bsky.social. And yes, that is our longest title yet. Buy the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive70

Another cinema under threat. Spent many happy hours here as a youth. Including my first ever cinema trip to see 'E.T' in 1982. www.robbiemoore.org.uk/SaveOurCinema

OUT NOW! King: Soul On My Boots – The Collection. The most comprehensive retrospective of King and Paul King's recording career, which includes the hit albums plus numerous bonus tracks, 12" mixes, B-sides, unreleased demos, and live recordings. 👉 cherryred.co/King