Ben Austwick
@benaustwick
He/him benaustwick.co.uk Hold kindness in your heart like a knife at the throat of the world
Shirtless bloke with "patience" tattooed across his chest in the Goodies font
Went to see Eva's end of year street dance show, which I can't show you, but I can show you this display in the community centre
Britain's first high-rise block of flats, Frederick Gibberd's The Lawn in Harlow, was developed so mature oaks on site would be preserved
Some interesting info about my least favourite twee street artist there
They really are stuck on the hilarity of trying to improve bus services aren't they #carcunts
A year ago I went drinking in Antwerp with the lads for my brother-in-law's fiftieth. Our mate Mark made a laminated map of the itinerary and we've been begging him for copies ever since. A year later and he's digitised it. Feels too precious to post!
Long but absolutely amazing day at the homemade cookie and lemonade stall face. They're raising money for their school
That sign on the right was whipped up pretty fast, who's paying do you reckon
My interest in architecture is turning into an interest in planning. It was my holiday in the Netherlands in April that really nailed it
Walked down Beck Road today. Sandblasted and gentrified. Someone has bought the Throbbing Gristle house, others on the street have kept the original squat doors complete with swirling paint and faded stickers, so this one will probably stay too
I copied this drawing, from one of the Sorcery books, line by tiny line
I never played Warhammer but very aware of John Blanche's art from RPG books in the mid-80s, an incredible stylist, I obsessed over his illustrations for Steve Jackson's Sorcery. The detail! RIP