When you think about things in ways you never expected…

…because you did something stupid.

I feel like I may need to elaborate a little more on what I wrote yesterday – it was a little obtuse. It’s all very well me saying that I don’t want to do this or do want to do that, but if I don’t act on it then things will never change. The only person who can change me is me. The only person who truly gets value from a motivational quote is someone who understands it and acts on it. My viewpoints on a lot of things have changed – some recently, some a long time ago. I drew a couple of Adventure Time sketches the other day. I used to have a hang-up about fan-art, in that if it didn’t look exactly as the original creator or an authorised, in-house artist had drawn it, then it was “bad”. Like a lot of other childish viewpoints I used to hold, this has slowly evaporated over time, and I have come to realise the importance of an artist translating characters into their own unique visual style.

When you do something stupid…

...and it makes you think about everything in ways you never expected. I mean, we're all here, on this planet, to do what exactly? Procreate? I guess. Now don't get me wrong, I am looking forward to becoming a parent in September, how could I not be, but this world we have created for ourselves often reveals itself as a…
How did I forget these?

How did I forget these?

In my last update, I mean. Ethan has so much Lego. Like, really, so much. I spent half an hour in there the other day, and this is what I made. It is me as a Lego person, riding on my Space Sled, with Jane on the back. And here is a nice little drawing a work-mate drew for me…

Friday Update 28/2/14

Jane is well, pregnancy coming along nicely. We had the 12 week scan last week - some delightful pictures of a tiny little Flipper. He/she was a lot more active than I had anticipated - I thought they'd just be curled up, being relatively still, but they were jumping around like no-one's business! Hopefully the room situation should be sorted…

Jane said I could tell anyone

So I'm telling the internet. So Jane's family know, my family know, select friends know... Now it's time for everyone else to be enlightened: We're going to be parents. Yes, that's right. Jane is pregnant, so that means we are going to have a baby. A brand new person. Made by us. An extra dynamic in our relationship. Jane sent…
Scraps from January 2014

Scraps from January 2014

This was originally posted on my now-defunct creative blog. I'm going to start collecting smaller pieces that I make into these monthly entries. I draw so many little bits and pieces that go un-published on the internet, I thought it'd be fun for you guys to see what kind of thing you're missing out on! First up, a self-portrait. Created…