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: Zimbabwe
The age of the Afronaut
Afronaut is a new publishing project from company Alanna Max, featuring books about and for African children, the Afronauts. Many have yet to see themselves in a book, despite the millions of folktales and stories from each culture on the continent. It’s been a dream of mine to play back all the wonderful ‘nganos’, or stories from my…… Continue reading The age of the Afronaut
Be a voter!
There’s a real need for people to take their social and political responsibilities seriously. Here’s an illustration that helps remind us.
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
Animals? Me?
I’m not known for painting animals, it has to be said. It took a long time to accept that I could draw and paint animals that look like humans , mainly because I got hung up on the word that describes this process; Anthropomorphism. Or, perhaps I couldn’t let myself enjoy considering the possibility. The work I…… Continue reading Animals? Me?
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!
The Illustrationist 