Will You All…
Comics diary entry: A particularly stressful day completing creative tasks for my excellent (and very challenging) Scriberia course - everything got sworn at (luckily no people about!)
Happy Birthday Mama!
Card created for Mum (continuing the Shropshire of Horror theme of 6 Oct 2021)
Leam Funnies
Comics diary entry: Loving being part of the Leam Funnies...
Little Shropshire of Horrors
This was created to cheer Mum up after she had a fall and broke her arm with the Leamington Rambling Club in Shropshire.
Making cartoons to celebrate life…
Comics diary: After creating cartoons with The Leam Funnies to celebrate the life of Jeanette - loved doing this and it set the intention to somehow develop this…
Ideas go weee!
Comics diary entry: After an online creative Zoom session with @sketchappeal. I joined the 'Happy Hour' really tired with no expectations, as was surprised to relax and watch the…
The Autumn of the Slow
Comics diary entry: My intention for Autumn (a bit embarrassing after the recent stress fest of rush!)
Quantum
Comics diary entry: After something cartoonist-artist Steve Chapman said online about how he practices quantum flirting for his creativity.
Why?…
Comics diary entry: Why do I wake feeling like I've been beaten up? No clue. Here, Ellen's chameleon of creativity appears to give me some advice.
Use us monsters…
Comics diary entry: after Dana's very interesting comment on how Emil Ferris uses monsters to weaponise her identity in her graphic novel 'My Favourite Thing is Monsters'
Hmm…
Comics diary: TK visits for a work meeting (coffee, chats, and lots laughter outside in the courtyard)
I need to draw…
Comics diary entry: missing 'my happy place' (drawing!)
Your mind moves…
Comics diary entry: attended an incredible NY mini-symposium on Zoom with Melanie Reim and Veronica Lawlor.
Comics haiku
Comics diary entry: my first attempt at a 'comics haiku' based on lots complex thoughts/feelings (haiku are useful for this!).
Work is more fun than fun…
Comics diary entry: my wonderful PhD supervisor.
Anything is possible…
Comics diary entry: talking to my friend TK on Zoom.
Have a lovely next circle…
Comics diary: a lovely message from 'Sketchy Bitch' buddy Monica.
Dulcie visits!
Comics diary entry: Love this dark quote from Dulcie at the beginning of her visit - she is wonderfully off the wall and humour comes in all directions.
Accepting our Absurdity…
Comics Diary Entry: After a quote by comedian Robin Ince during the How to Academy's celebration of 42nd anniversary of the Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy. There are…
Improv Class
Comics diary entry: My first improv class with the Free Association.
Beware the vortex…
Comics diary entry: After a conversation with Tina about her cats requesting fuss by showing their cute bellies and her saying 'This is where time disappears into a vortex…
Unzen zen!
Comics diary entry: After getting overwhelmed by approaching 'zen' from too many angles!
Hell is a mucky place!
Comics diary entry: after dressing up as Lady Muckbeth for the Sketchy Bitches on 21 April. 'Keep Clean and Clari-on!' is Dulcie Ball (Queen Sketchy)'s pun.
Oh balls!
A cartoon to celebrate our quirky Naomi who regularly wears her deely boppers to the Sketchy Bitches.
Nutso
Sketchbook cartoon after being inspired by a photograph of Sketchy Bitch Susan with a disco ponytail.
The Sketchy Bitches do Comics!
Comics diary entry: Some of my favourite funnies from the 'Comics' session, which was to raise money for the Cartoon Museum and Cancer Research. Caroline as Jamie Hewlett's Verity,…
Clari’s Necessary Yin-Yang…
Comics entry diary: Been so excited lately that I've been enforcing some boredom to balance out and not burnout.
Wot, no Dulcie Ball?!
Comics diary entry: This is after a slightly layered story that goes roughly like this. Michele posted some photos of some of the Sketchy Bitch friends at Spitalfields Market…
Chris and Peter’s First Meeting
Comics diary entry: Bumped into my friend Peter Lovelock in the Jephson's - his longtime partner told me this story.
Laurence Shorter quotes me!
Comics diary entry: Nice to be quoted, but even nicer to remember the ending to the quote from the not so wise and misanthropic.
I am…
Comics diary entry: Hit my deadline for Birkbeck University - oh baby, the dopamine rush!
Is that BLOOD?!
A cartoon for Women's History Month and for my 'Sketchy Bitch' friend Lene who dressed up as Elizabeth Bathory to celebrate.
Product or Process?
Comics diary entry: Got a bit stressed out getting my head around new tech today, but drawing this helped me 'get my zen on' to solve the problem calmly…
Dodo
Just wanted an excuse to draw a dodo! This is not a good gag, but I decided that it's just good practice to cartoon up anything and everything. Quite…