DECEMBER 2004

NEWS FLASH Tom is hurriedly drawing HUNTER AND PAINTER which will appear on weekdays in The Guardian from 20th December to 7th January, while Steve Bell is on holiday.

FIGHT! Tom has designed a set of three badges for website boutique STEREOHYPE. And there are a couple of new images in his shed.

NOVEMBER 2004

SEQUEL. THREE VERY SMALL COMICS volume 2 is available to order now and will be in shops soon. OUR HERO BATTLES TWENTY-SIX ALPHABETICISED TERRORS is available as an offset litho limited edition print for £30 (inc p+p).

FLUFFY. Simone is working on FLUFFY part Three which is scheduled for release in early 2005.

ERGOT. KRAMERS ERGOT 5 (see September) is out now.

OCTOBER 2004

NORMAL. Tom will be exhibiting in the group show NORMAL at the SEA Gallery, 70 St John Street, London, EC1M 4DT. The show runs 3rd to 18th November 10am - 5pm (closed weekends). Artwork for THREE VERY SMALL COMICS volume 2 will be on show.

SHOW. There is new work in the GALLERY.

SPX. Excellent comic artist Mark Burrier will be selling GUARDIANS OF THE KINGDOM at the Small Press Expo, he says "I will be at SPX in Bethesda, Maryland (October 1-3) at a table with Anders Nilsen whose amazing new book "Dogs And Water" is debuting there. Everything on this site plus original art, a book by Tom Gauld and some comics by Sammy Harkham will be for sale at the table. We're in the Washington room next to Drawn & Quarterly, Highwater Books, and Bries."

SEPTEMBER 2004

ERGOT. Tom's WRITER AT WORK series will be reprinted as part of KRAMERS ERGOT 5 edited by Sammy Harkham and published by GINKGO PRESS. The book features work by many top artists and will be out in November.

AUGUST 2004

LINKS. Here are some recommended websites
Mat Brinkman
Buenaventura Press
Mark Burrier
Sammy Harkham
Jim McBride
Anders Nilsen
Napa Books
Noodoll
Ron Rege Jr
Jonathon Rosen
Dave Shelton
David Shrigley
Sara Varon

JULY 2004

FLUFFY. Part 2 is available now. For a full list of stockists and to order direct please visit www.simonelia.com, also we've put some of Fluffy and Daddy's holiday photos in the GALLERY. Simone will be writing FLUFFY Part 3 in a quiet, sunny place until August 20th, but you can email her for more information.

B.ü.L.b. Swiss comic publisher BULB have brought out their summer catalogue, including 2W BOX SET L which features a tiny comic by Tom. Later this year they will also be publishing a french language version of an updated...

JUNE 2004

MOCCA. Tom will be at the MOCCA comic festival in New York City on the 26th and 27th of June, selling copies of all our books.

GALLERY. We've put some new work in the GALLERY.

OUT NOW. Simone's latest book MONKEY AND SPOON is available now from ADHOUSE BOOKS. You can also buy it at the ICA in London, or order direct from simonelia.com.

MAY 2004

ART. Simone has produced a series of paintings called THE CARROT AND THE SAUSAGE, inspired by the Bible story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, they will be shown at DRAWN INTO THE LIGHT an exhibition of Christian Art at The Old Saint Patrick's School, Dundee Street, Wapping E1W. It runs from the 29th of May until the 3rd of June 2004 and is open 11am - 6pm (29th to 31st of May) then 10am - 4pm (1st to 3rd of June).

BALLPOINT. Tom has contributed a new drawing to the exhibition BALLPOINT "An exhibition by artists, illustrators and designers invited to make an artwork using only ballpont pen" at the PENTAGRAM gallery from 24th May to 25th June. The drawing will also appear in our gallery soon, and may form part of THREE VERY SMALL COMICS Volume 2.

SWEETCORN RETURNS. Simone has made created a new comic for the first issue of AMELIA'S MAGAZINE

WORK IN PROGRESS. Simone is continuing to work on Chapter 2 of FLUFFY and developing a new children's book meanwhile Tom is creating new stories for the collections LISTEN and STURGEON WHITE MOSS 5, and starting a new comic book.

MARCH 2004

BEER MAT. Tom has produced artwork which will appear on beer mats in the exhibition 95mm2 during March.

FEBRUARY 2004

MONKEY LOVES SPOON. ADHOUSE BOOKS is hosting a webchat with Simone about her forthcoming book MONKEY AND SPOON on Thursday, February 12th at noon EST U.S. (5pm U.K. time). You can meet Simone and ask her questions about monkeys, the United Kingdom and Fluffy. To find the chat, go to:
http://forums.delphiforums.com/AdHouse/start and click on the Monkey and Spoon chat room.

JANUARY 2004

LOVE STORY. Simone's book MONKEY AND SPOON is to be published by ADHOUSE BOOKS in May.

FLUFFY. Simone has also started working on Chapter 2 of FLUFFY. Fluffy and Daddy have begun their
journey to Sicily. Watch this space for news on publication dates.

DECEMBER 2003

MARKET. Simone will be selling work, along with others from Happiness At Work Studios, at the LANTERN MARKET in Canary Wharf from 11am to 6.30pm, on the 11th and 18th of December. Come along and buy some art for Christmas.

MAGAZINE. We've produced a new, very small comic which will appear as a cut-out-and-make page in issue no.7 of PRODUCT magazine.

NOVEMBER 2003

MORE. The reprinted GUARDIANS OF THE KINGDOM, is available now in the Comics Store, and at GOSH!, MAGMA, and the ICA bookstore.

GALLERY. We've put some new work in the GALLERY, including the artwork for a really tiny comic which Tom has done for swiss publisher BULB.

OCTOBER 2003

BOTH. To celebrate the launch of our new book BOTH we will be talking at the ICA from 7pm on the 28th of October, along with Steven Appleby and Paul Gravett. BOTH will be on sale, as will Steven's new book JIM. There will also be work by all of us on show, and drinks in the bar.

BOOKS. We will both be showing work in an exhibition at MAGMA bookshop (117-119 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5B), which will run from November 3rd until December 6th. This is to celebrate the launch of the book HAND TO EYE. Tom's illustration work is also featured in a new book: AREA.

LINKS. Below are links to some of our favorite websites:
Adhouse Books
Matt Abbiss
Avodah Books
Brighten the Corners
Ivan Brunetti
Bugpowder
Bulb Comics
Editions de l'an 2
Scott Garrett
Grovel
Kevin H
King Mini
Highwater Books
Happiness at Work
J and E Design
Ben Katchor
Loopland
Gary Northfield
Pocko
Studio AKA
USS Catastrophe
Whitemoss Press
Zeel

SEPTEMBER 2003

WEBSITE. Simone has a new website: www.simonelia.com to host her new range of products which includes t-shirts, prints, comics and children's books.

OUT NOW. FLUFFY is now out. At the moment it is available from GOSH! or MAGMA (London) or it can be bought directly from Simone for £6, which includes postage and packaging - email her or visit www.simonelia.com for details.

NEWS. THE WRITER AT WORK (see August) will now run until Saturday 27th

FESTIVAL. Simone represented Cabanon Press at the BERLINER COMIC FESTIVAL. British comic producers
were the guests of honour this year and also included METAPHROG and STURGEON WHITE MOSS.

AUGUST 2003

WEBCOMIC. The web version of the giant collaborative comic produced for the COMICA exhibition is online now at e-merl.com/pocom.htm, it's a rather large file (2.3MB) but it's worth waiting for.

NEWS. Tom has produced new comic strips which appear weekly in the Guardian Saturday Review for six weeks starting on the 16th of August. The stories are entitled THE WRITER AT WORK and depict the lives of great writers. Click on the names to see them: Ben Jonson, Leo Tolstoy, Dorothy Parker, Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, Cervantes, Robert Burns.

TRAVEL. Simone will be representing Cabanon Press at the BERLINER COMIC FESTIVAL on
the 29th -31st of August on stand 7.

FLUFFY. There has been a delay with the publication of FLUFFY and it is now due for
release in September - apologies from Simone.

JULY 2003

FLUFFY. Simone has been working on her graphic novel. Chapter one is complete and will be published in August. In July she will be travelling to Sicily to gather research for chapter two.

FIN. The COMICA Festival is over now, but an online version of the installation will be up very soon.

BUY. PROJECT:TELSTAR is in shops now.

JUNE 2003

This is the cover for BOTH

MAY 2003

BOOKS. A hardback book collecting the entire contents of FIRST and SECOND will be published by Bloomsbury. It is entitled BOTH and will be published in November. Simone is working on the first chapter of her graphic novel FLUFFY AND DADDY.

ART. We are both producing new work for a multi-artist comic installation as part of the ICA's COMICA event, which opens on 27th June.

LIST. We are making a Cabanon Press mailing list, for information on publications, events etc. if you'd like to be on it, send an email to cabanon@f2s.com

APRIL 2003

ORDER. PROJECT:TELSTAR which we've both done a story for, is available to order now, and will be in shops soon.

HAPPINESS. Simone has produced a new screenprint which is in the gallery

END. Tom's strip MOVE TO THE CITY is finishing in Timeout magazine on 16th April.

MARCH 2003

NIGHT OUT. Happiness at Work studios are having a launch party and exhibition. All are welcome to come along and find out about Happiness At Work. on the 28th of March from 7 til 10.30 at The Turk's Head, 1 Green Bank, Wapping, London, E1W 2PA.

OUT NOW. STURGEON WHITE MOSS number 2, is available now

DESIGN. FIRST is featured in the graphic design yearbook :OUTPUT05

FEBRUARY 2003

OUT NOW. SENTENCE (see January) is now available, visit the website for more details.

ROBOTS.We've each done a story for TELSTAR, a new collection of comics about robots and space. It will be out in June and is published by Adhouse books.

JANUARY 2003

MOVE. We've moved, for our new addresses click on the 'Contact us' shed. Apologies if you wrote to our old address and didn't get a reply.

WEBSITE. We have re-arranged the website, with new pictures from both of us, and this year we'll be updating the news and gallery more often.

SWM. We've both contibuted to the comic STURGEON WHITE MOSS number 2, which will be available soon.

SIMONE. Simone has set up new studios in East London for 20 freelance creatives. The studio is called HAPPINESS AT WORK, it's a beautiful space and there are three desk spaces available at the moment. Contact Simone for further details on s.lia@virgin.net, and check news for details of Happiness Exhibition set to take place in March.

TOM. Tom's comic strip MOVE TO THE CITY continues to run weekly in TIMEOUT London, and you can see more of his work online at www.bigifpublications.com. He's also contributed a new 6 page strip to SENTENCE which features strips by Matt Abbiss, Patrice Aggs, Nick Abadzis, Malcy Duff, Gary Northfield, Dave Shelton and Mark Stafford. SENTENCE will be published by Rising Trout Press in February.

THANKS. We'd like to thank the comic websites www.bugpowder.com and www.tgtokyo.com for their support, and also Tony at GOSH! (39 Great Russell St, London) and the girls at the APPLIED ARTS AGENCY (30 Exmouth Market, London EC1)