Orla Kiely's retro-inspired designs are popular around the globe, but I didn't know much about her, so I visited the Fashion & Textile Museum to find out!

A visit to Compton Verney art gallery to see The Art of Perception summer exhibition, with mind-bending works by Bridget Riley, Josef Albers and Escher

Naps are non-negotiable for anyone who feels occasionally overwhelmed. Why should toddlers and cats have all the fun?

Visiting the newly refurbished Whitworth art gallery at the University of Manchester.

Reivew of the first major exhibition of Escher's work in the UK, at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Thoughts on visiting the Type Tasting event at London Design Festival.

In praise of Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints. I need to start saving for a trip to Tokyo.

I’d never drawn something for someone to have permanently inked onto their flesh, until recently. A project to design a customised squirrel tattoo.

A gallery day in London visiting Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector at the Barbican and seeing Damien Hirst's taxidermy collection.

Writing about my love of the incredible black and white illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley.