[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-people-making-fab-stuff":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"My friend Laurence wanted some company doing his homework today and I amused myself having a little chat with him about copyright. ...Actually, his © is completely valid! He doesn't have to register copyright anywhere to make the picture completely his. When he draws a picture, he immediately has the copyright. (Whether he can defend it, is another thing.) We got the leafy layout idea and adapted his poster from the cover of Gary Northfield's comic book, \u003Ca href=\"https://stupidmonsters.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/garys-garden-book-1-is-here/\">\u003Ci>Gary's Garden\u003C/i>\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/laur_copyright_zpsrjagshay-830c93ead3.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOne of the most exciting things about my job is seeing people who've been inspired by my books, using them as a jumping-off point to creating their own pieces of artwork, costumes and stories. Look, it's a Sea Monkey jumper! And the chap who's wearing it also named Oliver! Big thanks to his aunt, who designed and knitted it and sent the photo to my co-author \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/philipreeve1\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and me! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/oliver_seamonkeyjumper_zpsab5g1z8o-fc0ec4d38d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nCheck out this \u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i> bedroom wall mural, tweeted by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Brazgosuperstar\">@Brazgosuperstar\u003C/a>. Pretty amazing! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/Brazgosuperstar_bunks_zpshwzxioxd-7ecc9be4bf.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHurrah! A Lego Rambling Isle, wearing a Seawig, tweeted by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AndyLacey\">Andy Lacey\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/lego_seawig_zpsnb0sbqbu-0749182991.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWhen the Children's Book Club met up at \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BookaBookshop\">Booka Bookshop\u003C/a> in Shropshire, they made their own Seawigs! (If you'd like a Seawig template, you can download one \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">here off my website\u003C/a>.) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/seawigs1_zpsbov2u0yr-9a97c685b2.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/seawigs2_zpsaevkuoig-8323e968e2.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd one more, a photo of a very realistic-looking Seawig, tweeted by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jonesgarethp\">Gareth P Jones\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/gareth_seawig_zpszjs7rpwe-7d37a4e110.jpg\">","2015-04-25T19:18:00.000Z","people-making-fab-stuff",[],"people making fab stuff",1776628727553]