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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 22/08/2026

Post a picture that should be an album cover.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 21/08/2026

Three men drawn from photos of the Florida State Fair. Fountain pen and carbon ink on watercolour paper.

Hand-drawn black ink sketch of three expressive men closely grouped together, each wearing distinctive headwear. The central bearded figure wears glasses and a baseball cap, flanked by a man in a wide-brimmed hat and another with long swept-back hair. Detailed cross-hatching and loose pen lines create strong shadows, texture and character.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 22/07/2026

We designed the official T-shirt for Count Binface’s campaign in Clacton. He’s very generously donating 50% of his proceeds to the homeless charity Shelter. If you’d like one, we are going as fast as we can, available at Binfaceshop.co.uk

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 30/06/2026

Doctor Congo is my rap name.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 26/06/2026

We'll call it quits then shall we?

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 13/06/2026

A very weird book I read recently was A Short Stay In Hell. Very weird, very short, stays with you. Recommend.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 13/06/2026

Every artistic decision here was the correct one, wasn’t it? Every stroke.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 12/06/2026

I have been amazed and inspired by David Hockney for my entire life. And I will continue to be for the rest of my life. Total hero.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 29/05/2026

Drawing of the inimitable “Wayne In Basildon” @waynelynch.bsky.social Dip pen on watercolour paper.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 28/05/2026

Yes, I’m posting our good reviews now. At some point I do have to mention our actual work. You’ve had 20 good years.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 27/05/2026

Always a thrill to do a job for the finest football team… the world has ever seen.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 26/05/2026

Always an honour to come up with a design for Count Binface. Especially this one for the Makerfield by-election! Available from binfaceshop.co.uk

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 23/05/2026

“Just start drawing and see where it takes you” they said.

Sketchbook page featuring humorous purple-ink portraits of four England football players with handwritten captions describing their favourite sandwich fillings. The page includes green watercolour washes behind the drawings and retro comic-style lettering reading ‘England stars and their favourite sandwich fillings.’ Speech bubbles include combinations like ‘grape and brie,’ ‘jam,’ ‘chicken & bacon,’ and ‘peanut butter & marmite.’ The players wear England shirts with Nike logos, and the page ends with the joke line ‘Sponsored by Nike Air.’ The illustration style is loose, crosshatched, and caricature-like, with a playful football fanzine aesthetic.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 19/05/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Mate, we've still got the bridge building chops. Come to Uxbridge and MARVEL at the HS2 Colne Valley viaduct! #bridgechat

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 05/05/2026

A gel pen portrait/caricature of Lowry. Holds the British record for the number of honours he refused (5) including a knighthood. Quite the chap.

A black and white ink drawing in a spiral-bound sketchbook of British artist L.S. Lowry (Laurence Stephen Lowry, 1887–1976). The detailed portrait shows him from the shoulders up, wearing a suit and tie, with short textured hair and a slight smile.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 29/04/2026

Uxbridge station by Charles Holden is the most perfect architecture of the last 200 years and there will be no further questions.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 28/04/2026

Sometimes I worry we've not set up our society in the most efficient way.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 25/04/2026

I think enough time has passed that the trauma has died down a little and I can share this. Last year, on holiday, the hotel had a Michael Jackson tribute act on. Then he went around the audience. Children were literally screaming.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 25/04/2026

Inspired by Victoria Beckham’s new hoodie design. Balcony Shirts are proud to reveal our new creation. We hope you like it.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 24/04/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social For the “…and finally” hour, can we do “Have you ever been trapped in poo? 0345 6060973”.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 24/04/2026

Drawing of Robert Crumb. Fude fountain pen (and Tipp-Ex 😬).

A black ink portrait sketch of artist Robert Crumb wearing a wide-brimmed hat and round glasses, resting his head on his hand. The drawing uses expressive linework and cross-hatching, with strong shadows on the right side of his face and under the hat brim. He has a short beard and a slight smile, and the sketch is done on a page in a spiral-bound notebook placed on a table.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 11/04/2026

Had a stab at crosshatching Girl With Pearl Earring with pen and ink. Something a bit weird going on with the far eye but I’m happy with the fabric.

Pen and ink crosshatch drawing/study of Girl With Pearl Earring in a sketchbook.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 01/04/2026

Two new sketchbook drawings. One is pen and ink and the other is pen and ink and the kitchen sink.

Pen and ink sketchbook drawing of a dashing young man. It’s meant to be Kerouac but I didn’t spend much time on proportions because I wanted to get straight to ink and that’s the price uou pay.

Pen and ink drawing of a balding and suited man form the BBC news website. Then coloured with watercolour but overdid the watercolour so i went over the highlights with a bottle of TippEx which, incidentally, was invented be Michael Nesmith’s mum.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 01/04/2026

I read this book and I enjoyed it more than I’ve enjoyed a book for a while so that’s some information for you that you may or may not need or want.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 21/03/2026

Here’s a sketchbook drawing of some week-old Mother’s Day flowers. Fountain pen and ink wash and all that stuff.

A pen and ink wash drawing of some flowers in a vase.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 17/03/2026

Loose sketch of Windsor Street, Uxbridge. View from our shop.

Ink and wash sketch of a quiet, slightly curved street lined with older buildings, featuring shopfronts, bollards, and a lamppost, with loose expressive linework and soft sepia tones. The drawing is labeled “Windsor Street ’26” at the bottom.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 17/03/2026

My face as a kid when mum has made mince for dinner.

A photograph of Nigel Farage looking down and appearing to be absolutely disgusted by something.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 14/03/2026

I absolutely LOVE that little asterisk next to the slogan “Non-stop freshness”. Presumably qualifying the point that, as we all know, at some point, the freshness HAS to stop.

A photo of a pack of Lenor with the slogan “non stop freshness” printed on it.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 13/03/2026

You know, we don't *have* to do this, lads?

a headline from the BBC that reads "AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn"

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 12/03/2026

I went to the Robert Crumb exhibition in Mayfair yesterday. I’ve long been a Crumb fan so I was always going to love it but sweet Jesus, it’s good. Free entry and a couple of days left. Five stars.

A bald man standing in front of a yellow wall with “There’s no end to the nonsense” in a hand drawn typeface by the artist Robert Crumb.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 12/03/2026

Syd Barrett in Muji magenta gel pen and a Bic fine liner.

A small sketchbook drawing of a Syd Barrett made with a magenta gel pen, featuring detailed cross-hatching for shadows and texture. The background is filled with energetic yellow fineliner scribbles forming a rectangular halo behind the head. The sketchbook is held in one hand, with a magenta Bic pen and a yellow fineliner resting across the bottom of the page.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 09/03/2026

Here’s an amusing pen and ink illustration of me finally shaving my alopecia ravaged head. I’m actually happy now I’ve done it. This was just the moment.

“Hand holding a small sketchbook page with detailed black ink drawings of a man’s face before and after shaving his head. The top drawing shows the man with messy hair and a speech bubble urging himself to shave it off, while the bottom drawing shows him bald with a surprised expression and the words ‘Jesus Christ.’”

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 08/03/2026

Saw this tree today that looks like an oil painting of a tree, but it’s not. It’s an actual tree. Life imitating art imitating life, or something. I can’t be bothered to think that through but I think it checks out. Yes. Life imitating art imitating life.

A photo of a tree but the tree looks like an oil painting. I don’t really know how else to say it?

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 08/03/2026

Did a hand drawn label for my mate’s eye-melting moonshine. Obviously in exchange for a jar.

Hand-drawn black ink illustration in a notebook resembling a vintage product label or apothecary bottle design. At the top in large ornate lettering: "NAPIER'S". Below it, a wild-eyed man's face wearing a beanie-style hat, surrounded in by bamboo stalks and large cannabis leaves. Prominent arched text reads "KNOCKOUT DROPS" with "SPICED RUM" underneath. Smaller text says '"Relaxant"' in quotation marks. The entire design is heavily bordered with dense floral, leafy, and decorative patterns filling the remaining space.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 06/03/2026

And on the fifth day, God created @biggreenbooks.bsky.social. Thank you, Simon! Over the moon. X

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 05/03/2026

We are going to close in 14 minutes. Before that, here's a T-shirt we designed for Richard Pye who is standing for the Greens in Ruislip. We've made him look like an old timey greengrocer but really he's just a vegan. If you'd like us to design a T-shirt for YOUR political campaign, hit us up.

A green T-shirt with a graphic of some fruit and vegetables and the slogan "Vote Richard Pye in Ruislip".

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 03/03/2026

Born to roam. Back by tea time. West London's Rocky Mountains T-shirt. 100% organic cotton. In the shop: www.balconyshirts.co.uk/shop/view_pr...

Forest green T-shirt featuring a vintage-style graphic reading ‘West London’s Rocky Mountains’ above an illustrated mountain range with pine trees. Below, a red banner reads ‘Northolt’ with ‘Northala Hills’ above it, playfully reimagining the local hills as dramatic alpine peaks.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 26/02/2026

I’ve redone our windows. We now have a QR code because we are on the very cutting edge of modern technology.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 20/02/2026

The Restore Britain logo looks like the opening of a 1970s sitcom starring Leo McKern and Penelope Keith.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 04/02/2026

Over the last few weeks I’ve been going to the new Uxbridge Library. I wanted to wait for my anger about the old one closing to subside so I could be objective. If you’d never seen the old one you’d think it was a perfectly good and functional library. I drew it, too.

Black-and-white pen-and-ink sketch of a long library aisle in Uxbridge Library, drawn in one-point perspective. Tall bookshelves line both sides, receding toward the back of the room under strip lighting. In the foreground, the artist’s hands are visible holding a small sketchbook and pen; the open page reads “UXBRIDGE LIBRARY.” The drawing has detailed cross-hatching and a calm, observational atmosphere.

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Balcony Shirts @balconyshirts.co.uk · 24/01/2026

Pen and ink drawings of Neal Cassady, Darren Jones the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, and a man who was in my mum’s copy of Gardener’s World.

Sketchbook page featuring three black-ink portrait drawings of men. Two larger head-and-shoulder portraits are at the top, one of an older man looking to the side and one of a man wearing glasses and a tie facing forward. Below them is a smaller portrait of a man looking downward, wearing a scarf and jacket. The drawings use fine linework and cross-hatching for shading.

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