For some people (like me), getting older means smaller things become harder to see and read. I dont wear glasses, but this gradual...

One of the great things about being creative is your vision. You have the amazing superpower of being able to see many outcomes, multiple...

When someone mentions science, what's your immediate reaction? Do you rejoice that facts will ensue, and conclusions will be moderate and...

A happy accident I was watching a video of artist Lola Donoghue while she was painting a giant canvas, and was really surprised when she...

I recently did a pottery throwing class, where I got to make a range of mugs (or cups - not to be size-ist), jugs and a bowl. It was...

I've noticed that a lot of artists (be they painters, writers, or anyone creating anything) have said they have a fear of the blank page....

I love asking these kinds of questions. The kind that really get to the heart of what makes you you, why you do things, and how to be...

I was listening to a podcast today with Amber Rae (whose book "Choose wonder over worry" is really great, if, like me, you'd rather spend...

Berndnaut is a Dutch artist who creates clouds in spectacular indoor settings. "He creates a wall of water vapor with the type of...

I was speaking with some friends the other day about what kind of music they listen to when they're working. I'd noticed that when I do...

Lola Donoghue is an abstract artist from Ireland, whose work is dreamy and beautiful. I have one of her large prints framed at home,...

I attended an opening night for an art exhibition at the start of the weekend, and was interested to see which artworks were selling and...

I was given this print below as a gift from my parents. It was my first work I'd seen from the printmaker Robert Tavener. His gift for...

I regularly listen to podcasts about creativity, innovation, ideas and enthusiastic people building businesses from scratch. What...

I've been struggling with translating my smaller works on watercolour paper with fluid acrylics, to larger scale canvaii with thicker...

Patterns. They're everywhere. From wallpaper, to clothing, to bags, to wrapping paper, and everything inbetween. Different patterns seem...

Intentionality. Is this the difference between amateur and professional? Child and adult? Can two outputs that look exactly the same be...

I'm coming to the slow realisation that I need to view my working endeavours more as a Test Match of cricket, rather than a 20:20...

When you see a magic show, one of the best things about it is that you don't know how it's done. You can't see the joins. And magicians...

When you learn a new skill, you can expect the learning rate to be pretty steep and fairly intense. You may have a natural basic talent...