I often wonder why so many people are desperate to get into children’s publishing. And, while I’m sure the reasons for it are varied, one of the things I love most about being able to draw (and it ending up in picture books) is that I end up feeling quite useful – and feeling useful to another human being feels good.
Who or what am I really looking for when I put our work out in the world? How do I know it’s any good?
The problem with digital art is that there’s always a piece of software between me and the work, but maybe that’s what makes it a craft?
Where do ideas come from? How does one make something from nothing? Perhaps it’s about recognising the importance of a state of receptivity?
Just because something takes a long time, doesn’t mean it’s old, slow or worse. In fact, in the case of cheese, it may be better.
What if the word ‘comics’ is what’s holding the art form back?
