Ratts has been our coach since the days of Dennis Pagan … and he’s just passed evens on his win-loss ratio … and it looks like he’ll starting to give the Blue-baggers something to be cheering about. 255 games played, 100 games coached – well done indeed to Brett Ratten.
For more pictures of the 2012 AFL premiers – check here.
And check back every week of the season for another of the mighty navy Blues!!!
First game of the season … first scalp – the Richmond Tigers
… here he is in his 50th game for the AFL and for the Carlton Footy Club
And he’s Tasmanian to boot!!
For other pics in this series (there’ll be one for every week of footy) go to the CARLTON BLUES 2012 PAGE
Can’t recall who these character sketches were for?
hmm … I need a coffee.
Nadine and I went to the Forest Festival up in Jackey’s Marsh in the North of Tasmania in Feb. Drive West Today (me) played in the forest there – it was beautiful … nothing nicer than a hippie festival. I only made time for a quick sketch that weekend – here it is. The Great Western Tiers are really nice. I’d like to go back and check out the caves up there if I get a chance sometime. Apparently they’re spectacular. 
I did this sketch at Princes Wharf 1, MONA FOMA 2012. Watching my friend Michaela from Sydney and her quartet of electricity puppets being played by the seismic readings from the planet since day DOT!! It was quite a performance.
SO – I just finished being a part of the premiere season of the Barbarians as part of IHOS theatre – here’s lots of stuff that I drew whilst I was sitting around the set in the Hobart City Hall as part of MOFO 2012. I was in the Greek Chorus which didn’t involve much talking, but a lot of costume changes, the last of which involved us ten blokes being draped in a necklace of offal and being squirted with genuine blood. I assure you that it was a very funny sight to see 10 grown men charging through the backstage area drenched in blood and only wearing their knickerbockers to get to one of the four the showers first. Bravo Constantine Koukias and bravo IHOS – it was tops! And well done to MONA for commissioning this very very very amazing production!
I made a zine of these drawings and others which I gave out to the cast, most people appeared to like it – so that was a success. As an aside, someone gave a copy to Amanda Palmer … hopefully she gives it to Neil Gaiman … who knows. Crazy!! 
We had sheep in the production … until they ran riot all over the set and placed their faeces and urine everywhere under our bare feet … 
This was the set they ruined … in city hall in Hobart. 
This is Ayrton and the donkey (who was far more professional than his sheepish counterparts). 
The soprano Grace Ovens who was great! 
The rappers in the show.
Here’s a link to the Fox Eradication Program in Tasmania. They have some interesting bits and bobs. Its a controversial topic … given that most people in Tassie don’t believe that there are foxes here at all … and its all a waste of money … here’s the stats from that website
Physical Evidence of Fox Activity Collected in Tasmania (since 1998)
Carcasses – 4
Skull – 1
Blood – 1
Footprints – 2
Fox Positive Scats – 59
One of the first in a series of drawings exploring some ideas for a big comics-based project I have in store for 2012 … the working title is “Sleuth”.
I’ll get stuck into it more when I’ve finished the Damned Long Weekend.
A quick sketch from the sidelines at my sister’s house … Simon, Emma, Raphael and Jude all captivated by an internet game called THE LIGHT TEMPLE … be warned … addictive!
Here’s a comic of my day in town in Sydney prior to going to Woolloomoolloo to play a concert at the Silent Hour with Paul Heslin. 
I then dropped off all of my gear at the gallery (the General Store) and walked up to Kings Cross main street to draw passers-by for fun … I forgot how many people there are in the world. Sydney is sooooo much more populated than Hobart, these things are strangely easy to forget.
Joshua Santospirito Art 