November 2025

Let's shop with artists, makers, independent shops and small businesses this Christmas. It really helps small businesses if you can shop early as well, they are small teams or individuals and can only cope with so many orders all at once.

I was listening to the radio last week, and they were talking about AI proof jobs, and it seems that hands-on artists are going to be ok! The randomness and chaos of hand-drawn illustration is AI proof. AI can make things that would be considered art, but they aren't human and can't create anything…

I was asked to create these personalised cricket mugs for party gifts - born to bat and bowl!

All designers, makers, artists, illustrators, and creative professionals get creative block. Sometimes creative block comes when you're really overworked, and actually do need a break (if this is true, then take a break, it might be an hour, a day, or a whole week's holiday that you require!). Anno…