Category: Art

  • Creating joy in bland objects

    When I can’t find colour, I create my own.


  • Sense of wonder

    Reflections on one of the reasons I love sketching.


  • Shhh, the Kittens are Asleep!

    A new zine inspired by the positions my kittens sleep in.


  • Why I carry a sketchbook everywhere

    Although I’ve been carrying a sketchbook for more than a year and a half, I never really stopped to ask why.


  • Extreme heat and desert plants in Phoenix

    On a recent trip to Phoenix, Arizona, I spent some time with desert plants and sketched them in all their glory.


  • The making of a rock band logo

    How I made a tween rock band’s custom logo.


  • The Little WordPress.com Zine

    Behind the scenes of these limited-edition zines.


  • Travel sketching with Liz Steel

    The best sketching kit is the one you have with you.


  • Edges course

    What I learned in the Sketching Now Edges course.


  • Nick Cave on AI tools for songwriters

    One of my favourite musicians, Nick Cave, writes a regular newsletter called “The Red Hand Files,” in which he answers fan questions.


  • An AI-generated zine

    Could this be AI’s first zine?


  • Sketching Mumbai

    Some sketches from a recent trip to Mumbai, India.


  • Sketching Spain

    Recently, I was lucky enough to travel to Spain. As I always do when travelling, I took my sketching supplies.


  • Liz Steel’s Cockatoo Island workshop

    Liz Steel’s recent sketching workshop on Cockatoo Island, Sydney, was a great opportunity to improve my sketching skills.


  • Making a pencil roll

    The most satisfying thing about being a crafter is being able to make anything you need.


  • Birds of Umina

    Umina, a town on NSW’s Central Coast, is a favourite holiday spot. When we camped there recently, I marvelled at all the different bird species.


  • Beach sketch

    A recent summer trip to the beach inspired me to capture the scene.


  • A museum homework assignment

    I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art here in Sydney, to experience the “Data Dreams: Art and AI” exhibit.


  • Coffee machine

    My regular drawing practice has started making me notice everyday things in a different way.


  • 2025: an illustrated review

    Over the holidays, I worked on this illustrated rendition of my 2025 highlights.


  • Sketching trees

    What I think about when I’m sketching nature.


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