For a moment there as I moved out of my once studio I thought I had lost my sketchbook. This year has seen a lot of change. After many years I moved out of my first ever studio, closed my public studio and art school and recently we moved our community space Free For All . Lots and lots and lots of change. During the last and most recent move (of our community shop and pantry) I found myself hankering after my sketchbook. I had been looking for it for a while, I have a few sk

Being completely enveloped by nature, far from the ubiquitous hum of the motorway, the banging of car doors, and the sound of traffic was so profoundly peaceful, and when I returned to the city, all of that once easy-to-ignore noise returned and for the first time in a long while, it really jarred me...

I am hugely excited to be part of the Live Lessons family this season. Each week I will be right at the heart of the lesson, getting involved, observing whats going on and transforming all of those wonderful happenings and learning into a one-of-a-kind poster that is available to download after each lesson.

It's an opportunity for me to explore my passion for creative education in a way that allows me to reach people far beyond one class room.

Ah, the thrill of starting a new painting! There’s something incredibly exciting about facing a blank canvas. It an opportunity; A space...

A stranger made me cry today simply by being kind. Their simple act of kindness; a hello and a word to lift rather than tear down or...

Anyone out there with small children may have seen a familiar face pop up on their television screens last week! I was absolutely...

The art scene in Manchester has been buzzing with the incredible inaugural exhibition at Factory International’s Aviva Studios...

Over the last 2 years the Creative Arts industry has been unable to operate at any kind of capacity. Artists across the world have been...

Teaching typography has always been one of my favourite things to do. I enjoy figuring out how to transform this technical and often...

Happy new week. If you are in the UK I hope that you have been weathering these storms okay, they have been treacherous! I love this...

So I decided to combine my passion for people, pattern, and colour into a series of portraits that elevate women of colour…

The last year has seen the world encounter challenges that were unimaginable to many of us in the Western world before 2020. The...

My latest commission has been working to create a mural for HOME to celebrate Black History Month. My aim with was to create a piece...

Hello again! As spring moved into summer, I had the gift of spending time as Artist in Residence at Stretford Public Hall in...

Hello again! I was commissioned by HOMEMcr to create an installation mural for PUSH Festival, HOME’s annual celebration of the North...

Hi again! Earlier this year I was at the Piece Hall in Halifax, a beautiful venue I’ve had the joy of working in previously, and it was...

:Commendation Heya, I hope that you are having a fab week. Today’s post is a little different. This is a picture of me rather than by me...

:Presenter / Art challenge Last year, Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry’s ran a virtual art club at Manchester Art Gallery. He had themes...

[ WARNING: PUNS AHEAD! ] If you go down to the woods today, you’ll be sure of a big surprise! After submitting a proposal all the way...