Emily May

A very nice paragraph

2009-01-09T09:18:00.000-08:00

Somewhat overly legibly, I wrote on a sheet of paper, 'We're held up indefinitely by the parade. We're going to find a phone and have a cold drink somewhere. Will you join us?' I folded the paper once, then handed it to the Matron of Honour, who opened it, read it, and then handed it to the tiny old man. He read it, grinning, and then looked at me and wagged his head up and down several times vehemently. I thought for an instant that this was the full and perfectly eloquent extent of his reply, but he suddenly motioned to me with his hand, and I gathered that he wanted me to pass him my pad and pencil. I did so - without looking over at the Matron of Honour, from whom great waves of impatience were rising. The old man adjusted the pad and pencil on his lap with greatest care, then sat for a moment, pencil poised, in obvious concentration, his grin diminished only a very trifle. Then the pencil began, very unsteadily, to move. An 'i' was dotted. And then both pad and pencil were returned personally to me, with a marvellously cordial extra added wag of the head. He had written, in letters that had not quite jelled yet, the single word 'Delighted.' The Matron of Honour, reading over my shoulder, gave a sound faintly like a snort, but I quickly looked over at the great writer and tried to show by my expression that all of us in the car knew a poem when we saw one, and were grateful.

from Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters by JD Salinger

News

2008-09-23T14:49:00.000-07:00

They Met Outside the Trocadero will be shown in an exhibition of new European design talent in Eindhoven, Holland. So get on your bicycles and get over there!

Exhibition TALENT 2008
Designhuis, Eindhoven
17th October - 30th November

HOLIDAYS!

2008-08-25T05:56:00.000-07:00

I'm busy this summer taking children on holiday, but I'll be back with new work soon...

Animation workshop

2008-08-25T05:47:00.000-07:00

In March 2008 as part of a scheme run by the Royal College of Art, I took a workshop with a fellow student at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India. Our ten students each made a 20 second stop motion animation in four days. After classes we listened to the thousands of birds on the NID campus and tried to build up the courage to go on a rickshaw ride.

Books for sale

2008-07-11T02:29:00.000-07:00

They Met Outside the Trocadero
24 page black and white A5 booklet printed on Canaletto Lischio
£4.00 each

**They Met Outside the Trocadero was exhibited at Designhuis in Eindhoven in November 2008 as part of Dutch Design Week**

Hollywood Wives Illustrated
A series of paintings of characters from the book Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins.
38 page full colour A4 booklet printed on Canaletto Lischio
£20.00 each

To order a book e-mail me at emilysmay@gmail.com

Free postcards!
High quality full colour mat laminate (that means you can stand a cup of tea on them) postcards.
There are two designs, I'll send you some for free if you e-mail me.

Postcard No 1
His Shaven Head Adding a Sinister Darkness

Postcard No 2
Portrait of the Author

Windy Old Weather

2008-07-11T02:16:00.000-07:00

A two day workshop with 73 Year 3 children from Roman Hill Primary School in Lowestoft.

We made a film to the song 'Windy Old Weather' sung by the children themselves. Made as part of the Heritage project in connection with Enterprise Lowestoft.

Hollywood Wives Illustrated

2008-06-09T03:15:00.000-07:00

Book and postcards coming soon...

New films

2008-06-09T03:10:00.000-07:00

Thursday Evening (1:46)
2d ink animation
Royal College of Art 2008

Dot Loop (3:19)
2d hand drawn animation
Royal College of Art 2008

Matchbox (0:20)
Stop motion animation
Royal College of Art 2008

The Show

2008-05-23T02:50:00.001-07:00

Come to The Show! At the Royal College of Art from 21st June to 4th July I think. You can see a load of stuff and some of my stuff too. Including three new films, some books and a manually operated television...

2008-05-08T01:37:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook

2008-04-29T14:22:00.000-07:00

Coming soon... Like some fruit?

2008-04-28T05:57:00.001-07:00

Manually operated Goan beach exercise video...

For when the electricity runs out.

Live!
High Definition!
In colour!

India

2008-04-18T09:29:00.001-07:00

They Met Outside the Trocadero

2008-02-21T14:38:00.000-08:00

A selection of ink drawings from the book They Met Outside the Trocadero

Real website coming soon!

2007-11-13T08:29:00.001-08:00

Peter

2007-11-13T04:45:00.000-08:00

Peter (2007)

3'00"
Oil paint on glass
Shot on 16 mm film
Royal College of Art

A short film about Suffolk hand painted under the Oxberry rostrum camera.

2007-08-27T11:35:00.001-07:00

At Estrella

British Library

Millbank

Picadilly

Waterloo Bridge

Phoenix Garden

Coach and Horses

2007-08-25T07:27:00.000-07:00

Tallinn Airport

Aisle

Snake story

Tallinn street

Bear Man Band

Graveyard

2007-08-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

Sheep

Geese at Spooner Row

2007-08-24T08:18:00.000-07:00

Frances and Sargy

Oak Tree

Risk

Horses

In the Campo

Michael, Peter and Sargy

2007-08-24T07:52:00.000-07:00

Bridge

Horses

The Palazzo

The Clinic

Line Dance

2007-08-24T05:39:00.000-07:00

Line Dance (2006)

1'58"
DV PAL 16:9
Acrylic paint on glass
Norwich School of Art and Design

A short animation about the physical and visual pleasure of movement.

Screenings
LIAF highlights of 2007 screening, St Petersburg (January 2008)
San Fran Indie Anifest (October 2007)
London International Animation Festival (August 2007)
Telecom 29th Auckland International Film Festival (July 2007)
Melbourne International Animation Festival (June 2007)
Australia International Animation Festival (touring festival)
Internationales Trickfilm Festival Stuttgart (April 2007)
Anarchy April - www.slamdance.com/anarchy
Platform East Exhibition, Bury St Edmunds (March 2007)
Eat Our Shorts - National Film Theatre, London (February 2007)
.Cent ‘Return to Elegance’ party, The Coronet, London (November 2006)
Izolanima International Student Film Festival, Slovenia (October 2006)
Norwich International Animation Festival (October 2006)
‘Stop Right There’ Exhibition – Sainsbury Centre for the Arts, Norwich (June 2006)