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Speakerdog Sets Sail... into the sunset. Dearest Speakerdog Fans, For the passed 6 years we have all enjoyed a wonderful journey around the world with our very special friend, Speakerdog.  He has taken us to meadows and cities, through forests and fields, up mountains, across oceans, over the clouds and under the rainbows.  We are sorry to tell you that Speakerdog is now setting off on his final journey, sailing into the sunset.  Fi and I have had such a blast playing with our little character over the years, but the time has come for us to say farewell to our little buddy while we focus our life on the two little characters in our own home (namely, our dog Doze and our new son Woody). Since he first appeared on a painting of mine, Speakerdog has shown his face on tshirts and belts, in solo exhibitions from Teesside to Tokyo and in group shows from Los Angeles to Lima; he has been widely featured in magazines, blogs and books; he has been a paper toy and a plush toy; he has been exhibited on sneakers, records, vinyl toys and mirrors; he's even made a couple of weird TV appearances and become part of school projects across the UK and USA! Perhaps most people know Speakerdog as a paper toy, this has certainly been one of the most exciting parts of the journey.  I was already illustrating Speakerdog when I discovered the amazing work of Shin Tanaka, which inspired me to develop my own paper toy. It wasn't long before Sjors Trimbach saw him and suggested he customize my character template. Since then there has been hundreds, possibly thousands, of different Speakerdog designs. We are so proud of how the Speakerdog paper toy has ended up, with custom designs from the likes of Jared Nickersn, Triclops Studio, Niark1, Paulo Arriaino, Lunartik, Tsai-Fi, Andy Smith and almost the entire artist population of Mexico! We even got to take it full-circle and collaborate with Shin Tanaka! Of course it is a sad time, to be bringing such a successful project to an end, but we have had so much fun with Speakerdog, and he has taken up so much of our time, that we have to call it a day, so we can put our hearts and souls, our time and effort, into our illustration and design jobs, and most importantly, our family.  Thank you all so much for your support and love over the years, Speakerdog has brought a lot of smiles and fun to a lot of people, strangely I created him to be a positive, optimistic role-model, and a little of that seems to have rubbed off on me now, I think I'll always carry a little of Speakerdog in my heart. Keep smilin' Ben the Illustrator ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speakerdog.com and The Speakerdog Shop will remain online until 31st March 2010, we will still be selling Speakerdog products until closure. >>>       Click here to pick up some Speakerdog goodies while you can!      <<< ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Life & Times Of Speakerdog (this is what we did...) Exhibitions: Art On Vinyl Exhibition, Bristol, UK. Dazed Gallery, Stoke, UK. Cargo London World Cup 2006 Tshirt Auction, UK. Mail Me Art Exhibition, London, UK. Sneaker Pimps touring exhibition, Asia, Australia, North America, South America and Europe. Kitch-en Gallery, Middlesborough, UK. Love To Post, Exhibition, UK. Go Go Plastic, Birmingham, UK. Pink Ghost, Florida, USA. Piggy Bank Exhibition, Benidorm, Spain. Capiusa Design Festival, Guatemala. Here & Now Gallery, Falmouth, UK. Crammed Organisms, St.Louis, USA. Stick-It, Lima, Peru. Here Gallery, Bristol, UK. Mobius, LA, USA. Scion Lab, KC, USA. Cafe Pause, Tokyo, Japan. Rivet Gallery, Columbus, USA. Subwalk, Arnham, The Netherlands. Magazines: Blowback. Computer Arts. Computer Arts Projects Digital Arts. Babyboss. Okido. 247. ISM. Nude. Books: Your Planet Needs You. Mail Me Art. Urban Paper. Crammed Organisms. Beyond Trend. Ilustracion De Vanguardia. Ultimate Illustration. Products: Urban Retro art prints and gelaskins. SP:UK tshirts and belts. Magnetic North MIXA. Infectious vinyl wall art. Jeremyville's Sketchels. Official Paper Toy Artists: 17°C, Alejandra Barahona aka Bara, Alex Mathers, Allison Bamcat, Ben The Illustrator, Brian Colin, Bubblefriends, Bunny, C86/Matt Lyon, Carlos Araujo, mr mr/Chris Clarke, Claire Hartley, Creature Kebab, David Barneda, Delme, EL Mostro, Fershozombie, Four Yip, Fredrik Fottland, Gareth Axford, Guillain Le Vilain, Hanna Thoren, HAO, Dyl' Cook/happymonkeyshoes, Jack Hankins, Jason Harlan, Jamie Smart, Jeffrey Bowman/MrBowlegs, Jonpaulkaiser, Jon Raffe, Jumbola, Katari, Mz. Kat-ii, Kev Munday, Lisa Hassell, Ludwig Caballero/LOop Paper Toys, Macintoy, Mary Iverson, Matthew Dent, themeekshall/Matt Joyce, Matucha, Mimic, Moopf, Morgan Gleave, Nick Knite, Olive47, Papermate, Ph7labs/Camilo Bejarano, Podgypanda, pYus cHan, Saltnpaper, Shantell Martin, Sundeep Toor, Sweaty Eskimo, Timothy Banks, Tougui, Vê Lacerda, Vincent Perea, Savant™ Wear /Wesley Eggebrecht, WHO,  Yahid Rodríguez, Yee Ting Kuit, Yukinao Takashima, Aida Sofia Barba, Alan Perez Taylor, Ana Li, Angel Barba, Arturo PZ, Buitron, Carlos Cano aka STNK, Cecy Meade,  Choper Nawers, Cieromuco, David Gamez, Delashet, Diego Barba, Eduardo Alarcon, El Barbon, Emmanual Pena, Esmerelda Vazquez, Fabrica Pop, Fernando Quintero, Frank Mysterio, Gibravo, Ivan Mayorquin, Javier Henriquez Lara, Jorge Caballero, Jorge Pinto, Julio Cesar Mend GM, Misael Osorio, Nuria Melendez, Renesoe, Ricardo Marquez, Rogelio Martinez, Seergio, Sergio Neri & kimbal, Adam Bing, Anca Sangadji / Malona Huai, Carlydraws, Char Art, Chris Martin, Ciah Ciah, Claudio Limon, Dave Alexander from Fivegalloncan, Dave Beazley, Dendoo, Diego Moises Montes aka Zinkete, Django, Doktor A, Dubon, +EF+ of Eyeformation, Emory Allen, Filius,  Fubear, Gabriel 'Galvo' Bautista Jnr, Gabrielle Nowicki, Garry Milne, Hellofreaks, Jake Vantiger, James Marr, Jared J3Concepts, Jennifer Grimyser, Jinjerup, Junkyard Sam,  Martin Bochicchio, Matthew 'Thewl' Laznicka, Mauro Gatti, Neemau, NiceBunny, Peter Dragontail, Phil Toys, Sam Wilkin, Simon Wild, Sneaky Raccoon, Tadan, Tim Robot, Travis Price, Triclops Studio Limited, Udo, VectorBrigade, Victor Melendez, ZUU, Adolfo Serra, Aybs, Castleforte, Cherdpong Sikkhajareon, Chocolate Log, David Huyck, Dundoland, Emily Glaubinger, Fixeuno, Grapheart, Jawa, Joe Scarano, Kenn Munk, Marshall Alexander, Mephisto Jones, Mike Stoneroad, Phil Corbett, Rawlyn Farley, Raymond Gems Adrian, Shin Tanaka, Tommy FFF, Tubbypaws, Adam Chang, Alvvino, Alison Cardinale, Big Roach, Brenb, cae-LaMarca, Carlos III, Cesc, Creepy, Dan Hallett, David Habben, Faj, Foan, Gavin Beattie, jacQueen, Jamira, Jonny Chiba, Kevin G, Lorin Brown, Maki, Maria Slovakova, Matt Hawkins, Miss Gali, Mon Oeil, Mr JOnes, Munk One, Niark1, Paulo Arriaino, Phil Designs, Project Detonate, Raymond Weekes, Tony Ochre, William Denton Ray and Zapatoverde, The Family Sweet, Fhiona Galloway, Beastman, Phil Designs, Source Creative, Sonni, JacQueen, Rick Kercz, Matt Johnstone, Meni Tzima, Scott Rhodes, Fi the Imaginator, Ian Keltie, Klutch, Tsai-Fi, Matt Joyce, Carolina Negret, Motorbot, Del4yo and Xuppets, Sjors Trimbach, Andrew Groves, Sean Kelly, Eddie Fett, The Boy Fitz Hammond, Linzie Hunter, Kitch-en, Maria Slovakova, PMC Graphics, Arteest, Andy Smith, Rachel Ortas, Susan Burgman, Drunk Park and Stephen Chan. Special Thanks To: Urban Retro, Cargo, Pimp, SP:UK Clothing, The Little Chimps Society, Project Detonate, Shin Tanaka, Matt Hawkins, Brian Castleforte, Josh McKible, Horrorwood, Cubeecraft, Dolly Oblong, Craftzine, Gelaskins, Infectious, Clutter Magazine, Jeremyville, I Like Characters, Magnetic North, Thunder Chunky and finally all those dear friends who supported me and Speakerdog over the years, you know who you are. Extra Special Thanks To: Fi, for opening The Speakerdog Shop, for co-ordinating the paper toys and for living the dreams with me.