ARTWORK

While working in Carnaby street in the 80's
I was aksed many times by friends if I could paint designs on their leather jackets.
It was a trend at a time and so I did a few  and it was grreat fun.
Here's a small selection,

I also did a large ink portatrait of Paul KOSSOFF

from the band FREE and one of my all time favourite guitarists

It was illustrated inside the double LP entitled KOSSOFF "BLUE SOUL"

The point?

ARTWORK in JEWELLERY go hand in hand together.

WELCOME to 2012 and our VIP list UPDATED

Sorry about the lack of blogs this early part of the month,
The main reason is that we have been very busy trying to restock
and reorganise our shop and workshops after the crazy end of the year.
2012 will be the 20th anniversary of CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.
Usualy when a magazine comes in to do a feature on CRAZY PIG DESIGNS

or new customers discover our shop, the first question is....

Who have you made Jewellery for ,in the past?
My answer is always difficult because I do not know where to start
So here is a list as a quick reminder.
POSH AND DAVID BECKHAM
ORLANDO BLOOM
BLACK CROWES
ALFIE BOE ( Les Miseables)
BOY GEORGE
BRITISH MUSEUM/ burried treasures
BUCKCHERRY
PETE BURNS
NICOLAS CAGE
CHAPEL OF DAWN
CHER
ALEXA CHUNG
ERIC CLAPTON
BILLY CONNOLY
DJ POET (Black Eyed Peas)
RUPERT EVERETT
RICKY GERVAIS
BILLY F GIBBONS/ ZZ TOP
DAVID GILMOUR /PINK FLOYD
BENICIO  DEL TORO
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES gardener? can't remember the name!
RICKY GERVAIS
WILLIAM FORD GIBSON
RICHARD E GRANT
STUART HAMM & JEFF CAMPITELLI/JOE SATRIANI
GEORGE HARISSON yes THE BEATLE !
HARRY POTTER 2007
HARRY POTTER 2008
LIAM HOWLETT (PRODIGY)
BILLY IDOL
IDRIS ELBA
GEORGIA JAGGER
MICK JAGGER
WAYNE KRAMER MC5
CHUCK LAVELL/ROLLING STONES
JAMES LAVELLE/UNKLE
LEVI'S JEANS
METALLICA ( Inc CLIFF BURTON )
MITCH MITCHELLof the JIMI HENDRIX EXP
SAMATHA MORTON
MICHAEL OLDFIELD
NEIGHBORHOOD JAPAN
NIGO (BATHING APE)japan.
RICK NIELSEN /CHEAP TRICK
OZZY OSBOURNE
JOE PERRY
IGGY POP
HARRY POTTER 2008 & 2009
KEITH RICHARDS
ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT
PAUL RODGERS
MICKEY ROURKE
NIKKI SIXX
SLASH
MATT SORUM (VELVET REVOLVER)
RINGO STARR Yes another BEATLE!
DAVE STEWART
GENE SIMMONS (KISS)
JIM STEINMANN (MEATLOAF)
PAUL STANLEY(KISS)
THE DESCENT I and II
ROGER TAYLOR /QUEEN
JENNIFER TILLY
TINA TURNER(GOLDEN EYE)
STEVEN TYLER (AEROSMITH)
SWEENEY TODD/JOHNNY DEPP
SCOTT WEILAND
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
RON WOOD
Oh yes , I also forgot,,,,,,
DONNA AIR
ANTHRAX
NATALIE APPLETON (ALL SAINTS)
ARC EN CIEL (JAPAN)
BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM
STEVEN BERKHOFF
BARBARA BACH
GEEZER BUTLER
BROS
KATE BUSH
RANDY CASTILLO /OZZY
CINDERELLA
JOHN CLEESE
THE CULT
CRANBERRIES
THE DAMNED
DEATH ANGEL
DEF LEPPARD
RICK DERRINGER
EXODUS
EXTREME
FAITH NO MORE
FIELDS OF THE NEPHLIM
LITA FORD
MARTY FRIEDMANN
GLEY (Japan)
HAWKWIND
PAM HOGG
RICK PARFITT (STATUS QUO)
JAKE E LEE
LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH
MIKE MCSHANE
GEORGE MELLY
MOTORHEAD
MICHAEL OLDFIELD
GUESH PATTI(FRANCE)
PEUGEOT CARS
PLUNKETT & MACLEAN
PSYCHIC TV
LOREE RODKIN
JONATHAN ROSS
ROXX GANG
SKID ROW
NICKY SIXX
SOFT CELL
JUDIE TZUKE
PAT THRALL
TWISTED SISTER
URIAH HEEP
WASP
WHITE LION
Y & T
YELLOW MONKEY(JAPAN)
ZODIAC MINDWARP

KEITH RICHARDS/VINTAGE GUITAR./1952 GIBSON LES PAUL

What . KEITH RICHARDS, VINTAGE MAGAZINE,1952 GIBSON LES PAULS
and CRAZY PIG DESIGNS have all in common?

Well Keith Richards is featured on the cover of the latest Vintage Guitar magazine

Of course KR is also a Cazy Pig Designs customer

on page 85 of the March 2012 you ll see the following advert

TRAPEAZE SOLUTION

This device has been designed and created by Armand Serra owner and designer of

CPD, after years of frustration with the original 1952 GIBSON LES PAUL gold toips

"more than useless" trapeze tailpiece.Something had to be done!

The TRAPEAZE SOLUTION website

http://www.1952lespaul-trapeaze.com/

has been created for any guitarist that owns

a real and original 1952 or early 1953 GIBSON LES PAUL

and wants it to play it like the later models  ( 1954 onwards).

It took about 2 years to get it finally sorted out

and 60 years since the LESTER POLFUS (Rhubarb RED)

creation " THE GIBSON LES PAUL" to get it working  properly

Like ALICE COOPER would say..

HELLO,,,,HURRAY! Let the show begin!

CHICAGO MUSIC EXCHANGE/RICK NIELSEN

Our great frient and top GUITAR MAN RICK NIELSEN popped in at a well known
guitar store ..
CHICAGO MUSIC EXCHANGE
see blog below

http://www.facebook.com/l/bAQECIz1_AQFneaY4Vgv8mPkNvrT3QuyQXUfo-S50OqOVIQ/www.chicagomusicexchange.net/blog/2012/01/17/rick-nielsen-stops-by-to-show-us-his-amazing-find/

WELCOME to 2012 and our VIP list

Sorry about the lack of blogs this early part of the month,
The main reason is that we have been very busy trying to restock
and reorganise our shop and workshops after the crazy end of the year.
2012 will be  the 20th anniversary of CRAZY PIG DESIGNS.
Usualy when a magazine comes in to do a feature on CRAZY PIG DESIGNS
or new customers discover our shop, the first question is....
Who have you made Jewellery for ,in the past?
My answer is always difficult because I do not know where to start
So here is a list  as a quick reminder.

POSH AND DAVID BECKHAM


ORLANDO BLOOM

BLACK CROWES

BOY GEORGE

BRITISH MUSEUM/ burried treasures

BUCKCHERRY

NICOLAS CAGE

CHAPEL OF DAWN

CHER

ALEXA CHUNG

ERIC CLAPTON

BILLY CONNOLY

DJ POET (Black Eyed Peas)

RUPERT EVERETT

RICKY GERVAIS

BILLY F GIBBONS/ ZZ TOP

DAVID GILMOUR /PINK FLOYD

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES gardener? can't remember the name!

RICKY GERVAIS

WILLIAM FORD GIBSON

RICHARD E GRANT

STUART HAMM & JEFF CAMPITELLI/JOE SATRIANI

GEORGE HARISSON yes THE BEATLE !

HARRY POTTER 2007

HARRY POTTER 2008

LIAM HOWLETT (PRODIGY)

BILLY IDOL

IDRIS ELBA

GEORGIA JAGGER

MICK JAGGER

WAYNE KRAMER MC5

CHUCK LAVELL/ROLLING STONES

JAMES LAVELLE/UNKLE

LEVI'S JEANS

METALLICA ( Inc CLIFF BURTON )

MITCH MITCHELLof  the JIMI HENDRIX EXP

SAMATHA MORTON

MICHAEL OLDFIELD

NEIGHBORHOOD JAPAN

NIGO (BATHING APE)japan.

RICK NIELSEN /CHEAP TRICK

OZZY OSBOURNE

JOE PERRY

IGGY POP

HARRY POTTER

KEITH RICHARDS

ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT

PAUL RODGERS

MICKEY ROURKE

NIKKI SIXX

SLASH

MATT SORUM (VELVET REVOLVER)

RINGO STARR Yes another BEATLE!

DAVE STEWART

GENE SIMMONS (KISS)

JIM STEINMANN (MEATLOAF)

PAUL STANLEY(KISS)

THE DESCENT I and II

ROGER TAYLOR /QUEEN

JENNIFER TILLY

TINA TURNER(GOLDEN EYE)

STEVEN TYLER (AEROSMITH)

SWEENEY TODD/JOHNNY DEPP

SCOTT WEILAND

ROBBIE WILLIAMS

RON WOOD


Oh yes , I also forgot,,,,,,

DONNA AIR

ANTHRAX

NATALIE APPLETON (ALL SAINTS)

ARC EN CIEL (JAPAN)

BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM

STEVEN BERKHOFF

BARBARA BACH

GEEZER BUTLER

BROS

KATE BUSH

RANDY CASTILLO /OZZY

CINDERELLA

JOHN CLEESE

THE CULT

CRANBERRIES

THE DAMNED

DEATH ANGEL

DEF LEPPARD

RICK DERRINGER

EXODUS

EXTREME

FAITH NO MORE

FIELDS OF THE NEPHLIM

LITA FORD

MARTY FRIEDMANN

GLEY (Japan)

HAWKWIND

PAM HOGG

RICK PARFITT (STATUS QUO)

JAKE E LEE

LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH noise

MIKE MCSHANE

GEORGE MELLY

MOTORHEAD

MICHAEL OLDFIELD

GUESH PATTI(FRANCE)

PEUGEOT CARS

PLUNKETT & MACLEAN

PSYCHIC TV

LOREE RODKIN

JONATHAN ROSS

ROXX GANG

SKID ROW

NICKY SIXX

SOFT CELL

JUDIE TZUKE

PAT THRALL

TWISTED SISTER

URIAH HEEP

WASP

WHITE LION

Y & T

YELLOW MONKEY(JAPAN)

ZODIAC MINDWARP