Do you ever scroll Pinterest for inspiration, only to feel creatively stuck instead? Me too! The endless stream of beautiful images can lead to Pinterest overwhelm: too many ideas, and no clear starting point.

I’ve found a simple but effective way to hold on to that Pinterest inspiration; a quick way to capture creative sparks before they burn away.

If Pinterest leaves you feeling burnt out rather than inspired, try this simple creativity-boosting habit.

This was a fun chat with Citlali Flores (or CitlaFlor, as she’s known online) with a lot of laughter. If you like having something on in the background while you draw or cook, this is a great video for that.

We talk about all sorts of things, like illustration heroes, favourite colours, what things are most challenging to draw, and she even reveals her soft spot for drawing animal butts…

An informal interview with papercut artist, Aiko of Papercut Prayers. We talk about inspiration, personality, and the importance of colour theory, among other things.

A meticulously compiled list of my daughters’ favourites of all the books they read in 2024.

This is just a blog post explaining why I am deleting my Instagram account, because some people have asked me and my answer is a bit long…

How to stylise animals using 3 techniques: Shapes, Lines v. Curves, and Exaggeration.

In this unnecessarily long newsletter you shall find:

- Some bad advice for writing children's books,

- Two recommendations of hilarious books for the children or childish in your life,

- The inaugural Word of the Week.

- A lot of long words.

In this newsletter you'll be getting a sneak-peek at my most recent illustrations, and a helpful drawing hint.

Good day and good wishes to you, dear reader. I hope today's newsletter will help you get to know me a bit better.

Here is that first newsletter, destined to be the shortest one I’ve ever written.