Hand-Painted Mural for Yoga Studio

Hand-Painted Mural for Yoga Studio

Little Light yoga studio wanted to make the most of their 4 metre long window facing a busy street - what better way than hiring a local illustrator to install a hand-painted mural!

Self-Publishing a Book of Lockdown Art

Self-Publishing a Book of Lockdown Art

Blog about self-publishing a book of lockdown art - turning something that helped me through a very stressful time into a lasting memento and visual diary of humour and resilience.

Installing a Free-hand Window Mural for LYT Festival

Installing a Free-hand Window Mural for LYT Festival

Painting a mural as part of the LYT Festival in Leamington Spa. Myself and three other local illustrators brightened up empty shop fronts in the town with hand-drawn designs.

Mum's Hands - Memories of an Uncanny Talent

Mum's Hands - Memories of an Uncanny Talent

This Mother’s Day, almost six years after she passed away, I felt a sudden urge to write about my Mum’s hands. These are my memories of those hands and of the uncanny talents they possessed.

Painting my first mural: aching arms and lessons learnt

Painting my first mural: aching arms and lessons learnt

Murals are physically demanding, and mistakes are harder to correct than digital designs - here are the lessons learned from hand-painting my first mural

Pecha Kucha Presentation: Logo Design

Pecha Kucha Presentation: Logo Design

Have you ever stopped to think what makes a 'good' logo? My Pecha Kucha talk is a whistle-stop tour of logos: the good, the bad and the downright strange!

Flexibility: The Secret to Freelancing Happiness

Flexibility: The Secret to Freelancing Happiness

To be a happy freelancer you need to be willing to move the goalposts, because change is going to happen whether you like it or not!

Is Feeling like a Failure Sometimes the Price of Ambition?

Is Feeling like a Failure Sometimes the Price of Ambition?

There’s so much focus on being ambitious and ‘making things happen’ but what if things don’t go to plan?

2018 – the year I found my stride as a freelancer

2018 – the year I found my stride as a freelancer

Another year of being my own boss and making a living from illustration, graphic design and copywriting. Here's my year in review!

CBT on the NHS and how it helped me

CBT on the NHS and how it helped me

After struggling for too long with an endless loop of negative thoughts, I had cognitive behavioural therapy. What was it like and did it help?

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