Since I've been doing this monthly horoscope gig for La republica mag 'Velvet' the month flies by so fast , it seems like only last week since I did the last one. Anyway here's the latest for Taurus. The irony is I'm not superstitious at all and don't actually believe in any of this horoscope stuff - but that's me all over, typical Scorpio !!!

I'm off to New York next week to launch Ryantown USA as a pop-up store in the states! Over the past months I have been busy getting ready for this exciting collaboration with Earnest Sewn. In the studio we have been producing new cushion covers, tiles and some rather lovely denim bears (produced with my wonderful Lorna). Come and see us if your are in the area!

This papercut was commissioned for The Ride

I was recently commissioned by Elle to do a papercut for The While Ribbon Alliance Charity.

TAG Fine Arts are showing a selection of my work at the International Art Fair You'll find them exhibiting from 19- 22 February 2009, location - stand 37, at this year's third 20/21 International Art Fair at the Royal College of Art in Kensington Gore
Fair opening times: Thurs: 11am-9pm, Fri: 11am-8pm, Sat: 11am-7pm, Sun: 11am-6pm

The Easter egg packaging that I did for Fortnum and Mason are now in the shop ! Yum !

I've just finished the papercuts for Velvet's Aries horoscope.

The V and A (thats Victoria and Albert Museum)in london asked me to take part in their Mad Hatters late night event on 27th March, it's part of their Sephen Jones, Hats: an Anthology exhibition. I believe it will be part of a Parade !

As you can see I'm no hat maker and the major rule for me was to just keep piling it on until it looks done ! It's supposed to be a pill box mourning / funeral number hence the 'turning on the water works' veil !!!

PS This is modelled by super- assistant SUZIE !!!!!

The Rob Ryan and Tatty Devine necklace was in Monday's Metro paper

This weeks time out

My Bird Lady print was in todays Time's 2 supplement

An article with Italian magazine 'Velvet' February 2009 issue

For La Republica's Velvet magazine.

I have just received proofs from Puffin of a jacket design I did for them for last year, it's a story set in what I would call the dark ages, the inspiration for me for this was the title of William Manchester's book on the dark/early middle ages, 'A World lit only by fire'. I dont really make comment on anything besides my work on this blog thing but I think it would be unnatural to not mention Obama's inauguration yesterday. As the husband to a black woman and the father of mixed race children my heart yesterday was bursting with happiness and pride yesterday that such a good thing could happen in this world. I abhor patriotism of any sort and as a UK citizen the only Queen I recognise is Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, yet the significance of yesterday meant so much more than all of the flag waving and whether it was tears of happiness or sadness or whatever I found myself crying over and over again all through the day.

TAG Fine Arts are showing a selection of my work at the London Art Fair.

Stand 2,Royal Academy of Arts, Front Entrance, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD

22 – 26 April 2009
Open daily 10am - 6pm. Friday late evening opening until 8pm

Living Etc have printed an interview I did with them for their February 2009 issue

Italian magazine Velvet commissioned me to produce male and female horocopes for them, starting with Aquarius...