Limited Edition T-shirt: Ian Jepson for Steri Stumpie and Levi Strauss.

Q: Hey Ian. Thanks for agreeing to be a Steri Illustrator. How long have you been working as a creative?

A: I’ve only really been working for a year now… Still new to the whole 9-5 job thing!

Q: Sorry about that. The 9-5, that is. No doubt the Steris get you through though. How many Steri Stumpies would you say you drink per week?

A: On average I’d say 1 - 2 a week. Depends on when I find myself near a 7-11 with a bit of extra pocket change…

Q: Pocket change is the best. So when is your favourite time to drink a Steri Stumpie?

A: Late at night, after partying till 2am. It’s also good the morning after…

Q: When it comes to party damage, the Steri does heal all. What’s your favourite flavour Steri Stumpie?

A: Chocolate! It’s the classic. Got me through high school and college…

Q: We heard there’s a school in the Northern Cape that allows pupils to drink Steri Stumpies during class. Rad hey. Do you find Steri Stumpies help you with your ideas?

A: I do, especially for this illustration. I stared at a chocolate steri stumpie for hours asking it to reveal it’s secrets to me.

Q: And my what secrets it revealed! What do you use as inspiration for you work?

A: Movies are great, I love watching a good film… Also old movie posters, good music, other illustrators work on the internet. And random stuff that happens to me.

Q: We can see the movie influence in your t-shirt design, which we <3 very much. Please give us a link to any awesome projects you’re working on right now, so people can see more of your radness.

A: You can check out my website at www.ianjepson.co.za!

Q: Sooooo. You seem to like monkeys. How long have you been working as a creative?

A: 11 years, 6 months and 2 days.

Q: Precise answer. You must be a precise man. So precisely how many Steri Stumpies do you drink, on average, per week?

A: Half in my rice crispies, three quarters in a beer mug with lunch and a seventh in a port glass before bed. So that’s 9 and three quarters per week.

Q: That’s nice. Nice and precise. So tell us Patrick, when is your favourite occasion to drink a Steri Stumpie?

A: Right at the end of the rice crispies - with a spoon.

Q: You’re clearly a slurper then. Shllllrp. Whats your favourite flavour Steri Stumpie to shlurp with a spoon?

A: Banana obviously.

Q: Fair enough, stupid question from us. Do you find Steri Stumpies help you with your ideas?

A: Only to gauge funny ideas by the amount spraying out of my nose.

Q: Sounds reasonable. Nose spray has been an accurate gauge of creativity for centuries. You clearly like to keep it simple. What do you use as inspiration for you work?

A: Tremendous folk music.

Q: Oh ja! Nothing like a little folk to put the yellow in your yolk huh. Okay. Fine. All Good. Please give us a link to any awesome projects you’re working on right now, so people can see more of your radness.

A: www.thewesternnostril.co.za

>>> And there you have it, a glimpse into the mind of the Man behind Ham. And now for a glimpse of the man himself:

Superriffic.