Ollie Silvester
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Ollie Silvester
@olliesilvester.bsky.social
Illustrator, Garden Raker, Honey Taker
80% limb and hair, 20% thinking about rabbits.

www.olliesilvester.co.uk
Keep pushing, we will prevail: North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions chuffed.org/project/help...
North Gaza: Food, Water & Other Distributions
Translating Falasteen (Palestine), in collaboration with The Sameer Project, launched a fundraising campaign to support families in Gaza facing severe hardships. Our mission is to provide essential ai...
chuffed.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I've just signed the @weownit.org.uk petition to say NO to private finance deals for Neighbourhood Health Centres. Will you join me?
Tell Wes Streeting - put patients first, don't put our NHS at the mercy of new PFI deals

weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services | We Own It
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
:-)
May 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
anyone know of any UK breweries that might want to donate some bevs for my private view? I've asked around locally and they've all said no. Oh Guinness said no too :-(
April 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
As The Crow Flies: A Journey of Memory Through Found Image

29/05/25 - 01/06/25

Featuring 25 artists from Bristol and beyond, all inspired by vintage found photographs.
April 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As The Crow Flies: A Journey of Memory Through Found Image. Bringing together over 25 artists from Bristol and beyond, from a starting point of two vintage black-and-white photographs, this exhibition asks: what happens if we decide to revive a memory that isn’t ours?
April 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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When Royal Mail was sold off we were told that this was to protect letter deliveries.

Ofcom is now consulting on cutting letter deliveries from 6 to 3 days a week.

When will they admit privatisation has failed?

Take 1-min to send Ofcom this message: weownit.org.uk/act-now/usin...
“Negligent” and “incompetent” Royal Mail bosses want to cut some postal services by HALF - make your voice heard | We Own It
Royal Mail wants to cut second-class letter deliveries from 6 days a week to 3, despite paying out at least £230 million in dividends every year for the last decade.
weownit.org.uk
April 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
since when was orange wine not made from oranges I have been lied too
March 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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UK Illustrators, pls share: The AOI (Association of Illustrators) is conducting a survey on AI and copyright to hopefully fight back against the ridiculous decision by the UK govt to plow ahead regardless.

You don't have to be an AOI member to have your say! www.surveymonkey.com/r/ai_consult...
AI and Copyright Consultation Survey for Illustrators
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
www.surveymonkey.com
January 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Help me please! A little while ago I saw a thread of examples of characters drawn multiple times across the same spread/scene and I can't find it but would very much like those references rn!
January 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I love my job. Today I've drawn a sauna being used by leeches. Everyday is a treat
January 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I've started a Substack newsletter that will be infrequent but much more considered than my socials because I've tuned 30 and decided I hate my phone. Read all about it!

open.substack.com/pub/olliesil...
New Year, New Digital Footprint
I'm going infrequent semi-long-form mode!
open.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
neon expanding foam homeware is the new boob ceramics
December 19, 2024 at 10:21 AM
New work form semi-recently. And seasonal! Lovely project with Pfeffer & Frost. Tasty! Ethical!

#illustration #packaging
December 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I'm once again considering leaving music streaming and retuning to a physical and digital collection only. I dusted off my old iPod this year and I love using it again. it feels as if there is no model of ethical streaming and I think I'm done.
December 12, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Push Push Push!
⏰ There are JUST 7 days left to stop Ofwat hiking YOUR bills to protect England’s privatised water firms.

They’ve already extracted £92 BILLION.

Bills could rise by up to 80% — you shouldn’t pay AGAIN to bail them out.

Sign the petition to stop the hikes... 👇 weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop...
Say NO to a shareholder bailout: stop the water bill hikes!
weownit.org.uk
December 12, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Send your new MP a message before this Thursday!!

weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-b...
Ask your MP to stop bill hikes while the profit from pollution!
weownit.org.uk
July 10, 2024 at 10:30 AM
I'm in Bug town, population: me
May 8, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Is there a cataloging website/app like Discogs but for books? Not Goodreads, that's for books read but for books owned in a way that notes their value too. I have a low-level constant fear my studio will burn down and I will lose my books and forget which ones I had (insurance proof too I guess)
May 7, 2024 at 8:38 AM
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In the UK and want to pre-order "Cowgirls & Dinosaurs: Big Trouble in Little Spittle" ahead of its summer 2024 release?
Then do I have the QR code for YOU ;3
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November 14, 2023 at 3:14 PM
don't forget to submit to the V&A illustration awards by Jan 5th midnight GMT!

www.vam.ac.uk/info/va-illu...
December 21, 2023 at 6:02 PM
BIFTOBER day 06: CREVICE 🐛🚂💨‼️🕳️🐜
November 7, 2023 at 9:03 PM
BIFTOBER day 05: WILD 🪱💥
November 6, 2023 at 1:16 PM
BIFTOBER day 04: THROW
November 6, 2023 at 1:15 PM