DIVA FEATURE: Doodle your worries away

DIVA FEATURE: Doodle your worries away

Those of you who follow me on social media will know that a little while ago I had the pleasure of being featured in Diva Magazine. Now, if you don’t identify as Lesbian or Bi then you might not of heard of Diva, but if you do…then I bet you can understand why I was a...
WOMEN WHO CREATE INTERVIEW

WOMEN WHO CREATE INTERVIEW

The Women Who Create community is run by the fabulous Amy Phipps who, as well as being thoroughly lovely, is also a crafting queen, a published author and a coach for crafting businesses. If that isn’t enough Amy co-runs the Women Who Create Podcast and her blog...
PAYING ATTENTION

PAYING ATTENTION

Imagine you’re going on a journey, leaving from your front door and heading out to a supermarket, one that you haven’t been to before. Now imagine you’re making the journey in a world that doesn’t rely on visual communication. No google maps, no satnav, no road...
TAKING THE BRAVE STEP

TAKING THE BRAVE STEP

Last week it was World Book Day, and this year it coincided with a particularly timely email landing in my inbox. The email was from my publisher and it seemed innocent enough. It said something along the lines of, “when will you have the final manuscript to...
WHY CREATIVES NEED SIDE GIGS

WHY CREATIVES NEED SIDE GIGS

I love having a creative business. The fact that I dreamt about it for a really long time while I was working as a manager [read my blog about that here] makes it especially pleasing to know that I’m getting paid to be a creative and draw for...
RESET TO POSITIVE

RESET TO POSITIVE

Working visually rocks (…just say no to negative conditioning!)We can all draw.  A lucky few of us get that nurtured in us as children, and if you’re one of those lucky few, then as adult you may well have dabbled in some creative pastimes, or even...