Family Matters
An illustration for poetry and letterpress…… Read More
Work in progress
An imaginary hell, earth, heaven and limbo… Blaze of Glory is my third illustration adventure with independent perfumer Sarah McCartney of 4160 Tuesdays. What you can see here is my hand, illustrating, on an iPad. But where it started was in Sarah’s studio, smelling perfumes in development and hearing about … Read More
Plaiting time
I’ve done the cover illustration for Family Matters, the third volume in a poetry collaboration between the writers’ collective Dark Angels and Paekakariki Press, a letterpress printing workshop in London. In conversation with John Simmons of Dark Angels and writers’ organisation 26 for the 26 newsletter, we talk about why … Read More
Walking working
A writer friend used to swear by his dog. I take my sketchbook for a walk. I often call my walks screen breaks (often, they are) – but they’re all manner of other things too… I come up with ideas on walks that I don’t have at a desk. There’s … Read More
Kusuma Trust annual review
Picking pictures…… Read More
Coining Curiosity
An identity for a work in progress…… Read More
Saying it on flowers
A workshop for Trampery members…… Read More
Two pictures, two openings, two ideas
Three exhibitions opening on the same night – and I had work in two of them. Trainers, then, for a dash across East London… At the Brady Arts and Community Centre in Whitechapel, I have two pieces in the Women’s Spring Open: on the face of it traditional botanical sketches … Read More
The shape of creative practice
I’d done a guest lecture two years ago for postgraduate students at Loughborough University London on how East London has shaped my creative practice. Updating it for a new cohort, one thing stood out: change. My work has broadened and become more ‘overlappy’. The geography of creative activity in East … Read More
Turning up, nerding out and pointing round corners
Nerd Nite London is a monthly night of three short talks about niche subjects, with an audience of curious-minded people, and a bar. For my seventh Nerd Nite London talk, I’ve been following the story of the printer’s fist (pointing hand). The foraging has been fascinating – you can read … Read More