I love making bad art. I didn’t always. When I first started, whatever I made had to be good. It needed to look effortless. I needed people to look at it and be wowed, because I’d just started and yet I created this beautiful thing.

Before I dive into 2023’s 100 Day Project, I think some reflection is in order.

My theme for this year’s 100 Day Project is “Systems and Sharing”. I’ll have to get in creating work in there too but I really want to drive forward the systems and sharing concept to build my practice up in those areas.

Creative writing can become just as important to your art practice as working on the visual portrayal of your work. Here I explain how creative writing connected me more deeply to my artistic practice.

The blank canvas can be a daunting place so here are some tips to get you over that dreaded blank canvas scare!

Texture is a tricky thing. Sometimes you just want to give the illusion of texture, other times you want a textural masterpiece that makes the viewer want to run their hands over it (maybe not that close but you know what I mean!).

2022 was a chaotic, frantic year where the world rushed to catch up on all the lost time due to Covid. It has been an absolutely full on year.