The pandemic drove us all online more than ever for work, leisure and learning. The downside was needing stronger glasses to cope with the extra screen time, but the upside was meeting more people from around the world than ever before. in short we all had to take the best with what we had. I…… Continue reading A Year in Video
Category: Events
I’ll Tell You About My Dad
When I was told that my father was not well, and furthermore, what was ailing him was the dreaded cancer, I didn’t know how to react. I don’t believe anyone really knows. He’d had some back trouble, common for older people, and the x-ray brought some unexpected spots of clarity to his doctor. By the…… Continue reading I’ll Tell You About My Dad
Pop Up Festival Weekend
It was great to be entertaining children this weekend. Exhausting (felt that afterwards) but really, really enjoyable. Our next event is in July in London. It promises to be bigger and better, but it will have a hard time toping this one! We had Sarwat Chadda and Zena Edwards, Julia Golding, Ed Vere with a Jazz…… Continue reading Pop Up Festival Weekend
Pop Up 2014 in Essex
May 3 is the second Pop Up Festival. This time it’s in Purfleet, Essex. Here’s a layout of the venue, and the schedule for the day. The exciting line up includes Jane Ray, Sarwat Chadda, Julia Golding, Kayo Chingonyi, Sita Bamchari, Ed Vere, Chris Mould, Jane Ray, James Mayhew, Sarah Dyer, Rich Mayhew and yours…… Continue reading Pop Up 2014 in Essex
Chicken!
It’s been an incredible few months.I’ve been slowly and steadily heading back to doing books full-time and it hasn’t been easy at all. The plan was to return to the days when there were only books and book ideas on my work list. I have a couple of titles to try as ebooks and started…… Continue reading Chicken!
Getting into the world of insects
Okay. Coming from an African country, I have seen some crazy (and dangerous) insects in my time. Whether I’m right or wrong about the bugs I like or dislike, most people have a thing, a phobia, if you like, about some creepy crawly. For some it spiders, for others its anything that has wings and…… Continue reading Getting into the world of insects
The Illustrationist 