Life

Earlier this week I received an amazing email from English lead at St Thomas More’s Primary School in Havant. Here is an extract: “I came across your poem: The Southsea Seagull and shared it with my Year 6 children and they just absolutely loved it. They loved the references to Southsea – they couldn’t believe…

As we bid farewell to the first month of 2024, I reflect on the path that lies ahead. In the realm of creativity and business, I’m excited to reveal some new and exciting illustration projects. For Tidy Design, 2024 marks a chapter of evolution and progression. A business model that took root in 2007 will…

It has been a while since I blogged, be it here or on my other websites. Let’s face it, 2021 was a difficult year for many, I think everyone had something to contend with. For me 2021 was a mixed bag; the challenges of running a business during a pandemic, my divorce, moving out of…

Earlier this week my youngest asked for a “castle and a dragon” birthday cake. So the night before his birthday, I got to work… Making things out of icing is great fun, we should all give it a go. Please check out my what makes us creative post for a little inspiration. Is creativity transferable,…

This weekend I uploaded drawing number 100 to my Sea Life Art website – woop woop! It was a goal of mine that naturally evolved; in January 2019 the mission was “draw once a week”, then in January 2020 I said “let’s reach 100 sea life drawings”. Boom, job done! Now I am all for…

The term flow state is used a lot in web development and design, I guess it symbolises a productive state of mind, often heavily influenced by caffeine! Personally I love to be “in the zone”, setting new challenges and difficult todo lists. Be it quitting alcohol for a year or drawing 100 ocean creatures, climbing…

I have been here before, however not during a global pandemic, a lockdown, juggling business with home schooling… The craziness of 2020 aside, it has been six months since I last drank alcohol – woop woop! Do I miss it, hell yeah! Back in 2017 I quit alcohol for eleven and a half months, a…

What a crazy few months it has been! Businesses around the globe forced to adapt and re-assess their finances. We have all been reviewing our expenses, marketing plans, customer expectations, new ways to work and operate etc… Yup, it is going to be an interesting summer (and probably winter) ahead! As I sit here reviewing,…

As someone who runs down Farlington marshes 3-4 times a week, I often wonder if I should startup a running club for people based in the Farlington, Cosham, Drayton, Portsmouth area. This post will look at feasibility, list a few ideas, plus act as a content marketing experiment. So, do you run down Farlington marshes…

So, I have just added “maintain and market another blog” to my ever growing to-do list! As if I was not busy enough already, juggling business with home schooling – maybe I am crazy!?! The reason for revamping this website is age, web tech has a very short shelf life. So, this weekend I drank…