If found this video on fresh creation this sums up how I often feel about the work environment.  I often get frustrated that I can't create the best work I can while I'm at work because I'm constantly being encouraged to shortcuts to save time and money and that forces me to rely on generic solutions to problems.  What also appealed was that the heart

The Gift is a unique book that examines the relationship between creativity and our increasingly money-oriented society. The central questions that Hyde raises are:

• What is the nature of creativity?
• How can creativity survive in a market society?

So, finally I have got around to building a new blog. Hopefully this
one will be a bit of an improvement over my previous attempts (my old
blog is now retired). I decided I needed to start again when I looked
at my blog one day and realised it had gradually degenerated into
little more than a picture gallery.

Healthittude is a new project health project working on improving the health of Africans living in Leicester.

www.healthittude.org.uk

Once (2006) is the story of a broken hearted busker in Dublin who works part time in vacuum cleaner shop, it's a modern day musical, built around some quite listenable singer/songwriter tunes.

Jill Bolte is a neuroanatomist who actually has had the opportunity to experience what it feels like to have the 'left hemisphere' of her brain switched off.

I noticed the illustration section of the blog was a bit thin on the ground (I haven't actually done that much drawing lately) so I thought I'd upload a few old images.

This illo was originally done in with a simple fine liner. I scanned in the images and composed them with Photoshop and added a few drop shadows to give that layered effect.

This is from way back in 2006 - yes I know it's pretty freaky.

This little guy has come right out of my sketchbook. I was listening to the Ween song Ocean Man - I suppose this is strange squid monster is what Ocean Man looks like in my head.