Max's flag

For my friend puppet-maker and polymath Max Humphries's recent stag do, I made him a banner. 

Max has an air of an intrepid explorer of the Jules Verne model. He dreams big and relishes planning the mechanisms behind the perfect solution to whatever problem he faces. He is someone who is truly at home with himself and has a sense of timelessness. He proudly has no religion, he is captivated by grand tales, science, machinery. To me a lot of this is represented by a whale - it represents evolutionary theory, the awe I have felt when I've seen whales, a sense of being entirely in the moment which Max embodies.

The cog represents his interest in mechanisms, his tenaciousness to follow through exciting plans once they have been envisaged, unperturbed by the time it may take and work it may involve.

The lightning represents his interest in technological advances, the power of man to make and improve. When Max lived with us for a short time he made the story of Tesla and Turing come to life, introduced us to Kurzweil. He also really loves comics / graphic novels and the lightning bolt sums this up well too. 

The needle and the hand (I am especially smug about the hand here, take a closer look!) are about how Max brings people together, takes time for friends, puts the most enchanting personality into the puppets he makes. He is totally in love with his soon to be wife, Fi, their cat, their life. He is one of the warmest people I know as well as one of the most talented - think Max, think bear hug.



Anyway, having just caught up with him and his friends I feel like it is worth linking to some of the exciting things they do. What a crew. Check them out.

https://twitter.com/tomscuttdesign ; https://instagram.com/tomscuttdesign - website is currently being updated, but links possible through here   
https://instagram.com/maxhumphriespuppets - some good initial vids of puppets in the making
http://www.littlebulbtheatre.com
http://stitchesandglue.com
http://www.oftownsend.co.uk
http://www.nadialatif.com
http://www.rhysjarman.com
http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/steven-webb