Once again the three months between zine editions have passed in a blink of an eye. It only seems like yesterday that Triumph #5 was being made up. Now Triumph #6 is nearly cooked and ready for the off as I have returned from the printers with copies of my drawings. They’re still warm. I’ve tried to write some more in this edition in order to gain more practice working with words (although a picture speaks a thousands words, for me a drawing is an easy way of avoiding doing any writing) and I think its become that little bit more personal as a result, taking on a diary feel of more thoughts and ideas as well as the usual sketches.

I intended the previous edition to be traded with other creatives around the world and this idea of setting a purpose worked really well over the last few months, so I’m sticking with it. Encouraged by the likes of this zine library, this edition will be donated to as many indie publishing libraries as possible (as well as still trading it, thats the fun part). I still have a lot of folding ahead of me.

I’ve recently been going through previous design work and updating my portfolio as a result. I’ve also produced a little taster in the form of an eight page mini-zine with the idea of including it in future zine mailings. Triumph zine #6 is coming on nicely and this edition will be donated to as many zine libraries as possible (as well as trading with other creatives of course) in the hope of getting my work noticed but more importantly supporting this great indie craze sweeping the globe. If successful then my little book of Jez designs will get read by many.

Yesterday our good friend Helen popped round with cake, its always good when people come visiting with home baked cake.

We took a little trip out to Stonehenge to launch one of my favourite kites. The wind was good but the place was packed with tourists though luckily we managed to find an empty space just off the tourist trail. Considering it was the first time flying anything like this Helen did a pretty good job of keeping it under control, just watch the video. It was great to get this kite flying again.

We also decided to fire up the Geocaching app on the phone and went hunting for this cache once again as it was the closest. The contents of these hidden boxes are always changing and on this occasion someone had left a great little Cavalier soldier.

I always come across old machinery abandoned on the edges of fields and woodland when out running but I never really took the time to look at them closely until now. I’m always thinking about the next photographic project so I might take the opportunity to photograph these rusty machines as and when I find them.

I’m left thinking at what point does a farmer drive his tractor into a hedge and decide to leave it there?

Some kind words about my Triumph zine from the nice people at Shop.

Every year since moving to the country I have managed to film the combines as they trundle past the bottom of my garden and this year is no exception. Click to play the video. Thats the roof of the chicken shed in the foreground.

(see previous years’ footage here: 2009 and 2008)

I have a new pen, so I took it down the pub. This guy needs double seven to win.

Click the sketch to see the bigger picture. Why not take a moment to browse the other entries to this week’s Illustration Friday challenge titled Double.