Ian Nicholson FRSA

@idgnicholson

Director and Writer. Recognised in #TheStage100 2021. Dad. Reviewer for @wyrdscience.bsky.social. Paints miniatures.

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Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Jul 10

Always good getting the new edition of @secretpassageszine.bsky.social. Particularly enjoying the @gavthorpe.bsky.social interview and Trish Carden's article about GW's first dragon.

Secret Passages zine with a wizard casting a spell on the front.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Jul 7

Received the Maus! miniatures from @westfaliaminis.bsky.social today and they are wonderful. So much detail and character packed into such a small space! Love these lil guys.

A mouse wearing chainmail and holding a shield. Still on its sprue.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Jul 4

Well, this Vinted page is an absolute joy.

A chintzy floral plate printed with Lord Fairisle worshipping in front of The Wicker Man

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Jun 17

Got Glaive issue 3 (thanks @wyrdscience.bsky.social!) and it's packed with awesome weird stuff. Particularly enjoying @wittlegoblin.bsky.social Obscure Offerings section just suggesting cool things to look at. Also the SmashBash interview and Philosophy of Painting are very nice, chewy brain stuff.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Jun 10

Also puts me in mind of that oft quoted Vonnegut story which I love, from A Man Without a Country.

“Oh,” she said, “well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?” And so I pretended not to hear her. And went out to get an envelope because I have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I’ll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don’t know.
The moral of the story is – we’re here on Earth to fart around.
Of course, the computers will do us out of that. But what the computer people don’t realise, or they don’t care, is we’re dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it’s like we’re not supposed to dance at all anymore."

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Jun 10

Received Horse War from @forbiddenpsalm.bsky.social today - and it absolutely slaps. Completely bonkers, kit bashing opportunities aplenty and a total riot. Going to getting it to the tabletop very soon.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Jun 3

Very sad to hear about John Blanche. His artwork has spawned an entire sub-genre painting style, and his aesthetic shapes GW's style even now. His Ork artwork gets less attention than his better known pieces (SoB, Inquisitors and Imperium weirdness) but this Weirdboy is my favourite.

A John Blanche artwork of an Ork Weirdboy blasting energy at of its eyes.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· May 27

Always a good day when @senetmagazine.bsky.social drops onto your doorstep.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· May 21

Got my copy today of Hope is for the Dead by @forbiddenpsalm.bsky.social, and looking forward to playing tonight!

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· May 10

My young lad painted his first miniature today. I'm so incredibly proud. #warhammercommunity #minipainting

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· May 7

Morning doodle #illustation #drawing

A purple cat. Drawn with marker and pen.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· May 2

This morning's train sketch: a 90s style gobbo Bad Moon #drawing #illustration #warhammercommunity

A train table with a drawing pad on it. There's a lurid yellow crescent moon with a grinning face on it.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 30

Theatre I'm working at is having a clear out and have inadvertently created absolute nightmare fuel scenes by their bins.

A hellish scene of discarded puppets in a heaps surrounded by bin bags.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 17

Issue 8 @wyrdscience.bsky.social is here, it looks phenomenal. Looking forward to reading @rossignol.bsky.social interview w/ Tamsin Caesar about Doomsong & @kvermilya.bsky.social article of legacy of Lee Gold's Alarums & Excursions. Get your Wyrd Science here: shop.wyrd.science/products/wyr...

Wyrd Science issue 8 front cover. A psychedelic fantasyscape image of spiked mushrooms growing out of a pink skull.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 12

Happy Finding Day, Oliver. What a seven years it has been since we found you in the rubbish.

A glorious black and white melts on the stairs whilst looking directly into the camera with big yellowy green eyes.

A tiny black and white cat sits on a pink towel in a cardboard box. He's so small he fits on the palm of a hand.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 9

Opening performances of #MakeBeth today. Had wonderful audiences for our fantastic company. Loving the music, making and gore! Come see it on tour: www.cardboardadventures.co.uk/ourshows/mak...

Performers on a stage of cardboard boxes, with instruments, beside a gigantic dancing skull.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 7

Ducks. #illustration #drawing

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 7

The Fun Guys (I've no names for them yet, so ideas are welcome. Feel like short stubby or rhyming names perhaps) #illustration #drawing

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 7

Red fox #illustration #drawing

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 7

Morning sketches #illustration #drawing

A cheerful blue capped mushroom next to a sketch of a bird

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 7

A very fun guy #illustration #drawing

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 7

I think these have a Shrigley-esque charm to them.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 3

Just returned from @britishlibrary.bsky.social #FairyTales exhibition and it is outstanding. Child centred design and highly interactive. Amazing exhibits incl some from Disney's archive. Lots to see, hear, watch, play with, wear and smell! Bravo to @waylandgames.bsky.social for sponsoring it.

A collage of two photos. A drawing of a dragon by artist Chris Riddell and a miniature fairy tale house.

A collage of four photos. Original concept art for Disney's Frozen and The Little Mermaid with panels explaining them.

A collage of four photos. The original hand written Alice in Wonderland with an information panel. And original artwork by Quentin Blake with an information panel.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Apr 1

Little Red Riding Wolf #illustration

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Mar 31

If you see this drop a hero with a sword!

Two mice, dressed in capes with bone jaw swords and conker shields.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Mar 27

On #WorldTheatreDay I'm thrilled to announce I'm directing #MakeBeth for Shakespeare's Globe and Cardboard Adventures, in assoc w/CFT and Leeds Playhouse. Written by Hannah Khalil & designed by Sam Wilde, MakeBeth is a craft-a-long Shakespeare where you make the story!

A young child wearing a crown crouches playfully inside a cardboard box. The word 'Makebeth' is written in large red letter above.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Mar 16

Just finished reading @amabel.bsky.social's Cardboard Ghosts. Excellent book on board games as art, particularly the section on Brecht's V-effekt, which put me in mind of Fiona Shaw's Mother Courage at the NT years ago. The references to Von Clausewitz feel extremely prescient now.

The cover art of Amabel Holland's book 'Cardboard Ghosts'. It has a a blue roll and move style game path on the cover with cogs interspersed in it. Tanks, people and money are ready at the start.

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Mar 13

Been very fun to be at Shakespeare's Globe this week working on something new for families. 🗡️💀✨

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Mar 5

Very much looking forward to reading this from @mackeza.bsky.social. Was a Nintendo kid throughout my childhood and still have my working N64!

Ian Nicholson FRSA@idgnicholson· Mar 4

Bring on #WorldBookDay...