Aka how to make a quick and convenient bird costume for an inappropriately named Jungle themed birthday party. My darling friend Jojo was having a birthday party with the theme ‘Jungle Fever.’ Everyone thought that was a bit awkward, but we like Jojo so no one said anything. About a week later she sent us […]
I had a weird experience this weekend. It was a quick conversation, but it’s led me to feel really frustrated with sexism still existing in some aspects of the social sphere. I met a guy, who mentioned he’s an Aston Villa fan. I tell him sorry, and that I support West Ham to which he […]
A few friends and I went off to the countryside for the weekend to dress up like a shooting themed episode of Downton Abbey, go on long walks, and drink in cozy pubs. It was a success. Here’s what we got up to, in watercolour and then watercolour and ink sketches. Salisbury Cathedral: The old […]
I just got back from a VERY enjoyable weekend in Salisbury. I’ll post a full description of it very soon, but in the meantime, here are a couple of preview sketches of what I saw. The fireplace in my new favourite pub ever, The Haunch of Venison: View of Salisbury Cathedral from across the River […]
I’m now back at work and making absolutely no friends at my new office. Mainly because I spend my lunch break doing things like this. It’s a compulsion and I can’t make it stop. Popping into Liberty’s to buy chocolates: Working from home on our MacBook Pros: The news that a job vacancy has come […]
As part of the continued celebrations of the London Underground’s history, the London Transport Museum is currently exhibiting Poster Art 150 – London Underground’s Greatest Design – a collection of 150 commissioned posters for the Underground. It’s a great exhibition, albeit very narrow and – on a Sunday afternoon – very crowded, although only with […]
Today’s @DesignMuseum #SketchBreak was a real challenge. The task? Draw a phone box – from memory. This is extra hard for us half-breed British people. Here’s what they actually look like: Here’s what I came up with- First I put down a layer of red watercolour- some were a bit more uniform than others: Then, […]
I’m not a big shark fan, but they cropped up a few times this week. I can only suppose that being back at work and being away from my pet goldfish has made me more attracted to other fish this week. Particularly sharks. Firstly, I found this gem on Twitter – @TheAverageShark It’s a shark’s […]
I’ve had a lot of free time on my hands the past 4 months. Unfortunately for Paul (who co-parents the goldfish in the flat) it means I’ve had a lot of free time to Photoshop pictures of our goldfish in improbable situations, and e-mail them to him while he’s trying to work. He might think […]
This post consists of the photos and directions from a walk around some of West London’s abandoned stations. As with the previous from Park to Palace walk, the directions in this walk that are blue are paraphrased from the outstanding book ‘Do Not Alight Here’ by Ben Pedroche. I’ve watered down his directions drastically, as […]
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