Mik Artistik! - " You look very BAG- ogenic"

Towards the end of my shift today, a man came in with a framed brown paper bag...not just a plain paper bag, but one with a portrait on it! After a little chat with the boss and I, It turns out he goes around drawing people on brown paper bags! How special is that?? Sets him aside from probably every artist already! And makes it his thing! After calling me "very BAG-ogenic" , I've decided to promote his work on here, and give you all a little information on him! 

For the only time...EVER... im going to copy and paste a whole paragraph, written by Mik himself. I couldn't have written it any better and it gives you a little insight into his life!

'A long time ago in Beeston, South Leeds little Mickie Gallagher discovered the joy's of drawing cowboy's and spacemen and superhero's...no girls allowed. After a turbulent career in insurance, oil and construction Mik ended up where he should have gone in the first place, Bradford Art College. Then he left having played with ink, tape-recorders, punk and obscure eastern european cigarettes.

More construction work followed as his art career floundered then in January 1983 Mik found his vocation, the brown paper bag and the biro became his tools as he wandered from Leitrim to London doing portraits.

A degree in theology rounded everything off nicely...

Mik lost his marriage and everything...

A new dawn broke on some morning in May Nov 94 when Mik trod the boards for the first time as Mik Artistik surrealist, semi-finalist, performance poet, stand-up, performer...phew!!!'

http://www.mikartistik.com/news << this is a link to his site, check it out for further information!

Mik has also had a documentary filmed about him....on the BBC! so that's something for you guys to watch!