This Sunday 3 May my better half Casper is putting on another night of New Orleans jazz at one East London's most friendly pubs the Eleanor Arms. So I whipped up a little banner for his event. As part of the Dixie Nomands you will find Casper playing his double bass, as well as the tuba, Bodo Maier on trumpet, Jules Cowie on guitar and Cosimo Keita Cadore on drums...

Before leaving for Bologna I read up on a couple of blog posts by other illustrators for tips (I found quite a few helpful tips and links on Laura Wood’s blog). They really helped me prepare, so I thought it'd share mine here as well...

It was so much fun traveling with another illustrator! When Sarah and I weren’t at the fair we walked through the streets of Bologna, stopping frequently to sketch. Or to go into a second hand shop. Or eat a gelato...

Last week my friend and fellow illustrator Sarah Edmonds and I traveled to Bologna, Italy to visit the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. It’s the place where once a year all the publishers of children’s books gather to sell and buy rights. But basically everybody involved in children’s books (and apps) is there...

Sorry I’ve been so rubbish at blogging this past year! I makes it look like I haven’t been up to anything interesting, while the opposite is the case. I think I’ve been a bit overwhelmed by London life. So many inspiring exhibitions, private views and talks to go to, some many great bands to see, some many new places to discover. Add that to work and a busy social life...

This summer I had the pleasure of being involved in a great project. I was asked by entrepreneur Tina Bernstein and designer Mike Abrahams to illustrate a map slash self help guide on how to find your perfect pet. The map is part of a series of guides that aim to help people with everyday dilemmas (big and small), but in a very visual way...

I had hope time would pass more slowly on Achill Island, but unfortunately this hasn't been the case. On the contrary, time has been flying by! Today is our last day at the Folly. My mother and I have spent our days painting and drawing on various locations on the island, taking photographs, and keeping the stoves burning...

When my mum came to visit me in London earlier this year we spent a few very enjoyable days drawing together. We both loved it so much, we said to each other 'we should do this more often!'. My mum came up with the idea of going on an artist retreat and found this cottage on the West coast of Ireland, owned by a group of artists from Amsterdam...

Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of joining a two-colour riso print workshop at Ditto Press, an independent publisher and printer here in East London that specializes in risograhphs. A risograph printer is a nifty machine, manufactured by Riso, that looks like a photocopier and works like an automatic screen printer...

A desk space has become available at my studio, right next to me! I'm on the third floor of The Printhouse, part of Bootstrap Company, a social enterprise founded in 1977 that supports charities and small creative businesses. It's a big open plan office in the heart of Dalston, East London, with friendly people working in design, music, film and events.