Inspiration / 31 May 2021

Con Flair

Thanks for the crazy ad today, dearest internet. As Nicolas Cage himself said in the classic movie The Rock – “”Uh, yeah, okay, that’s about the most awful thing I’ve ever seen.”

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Thoughts / 20 May 2021

Where do you get your ideas from?

This is a classic question that often gets directed at creative people like you and me. And there really isn’t a satisfying answer for it. At least, not a definitive, simple explanation that the person asking will be happy with. For me, it’s about allowing space for little connections or sparks to happen in my […]

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Inspiration / 19 May 2021

Superman vs Nick O’Teen

I found a treasure trove of old British comics in my attic (Buster, Whizzer & Chips, Beano, Dandy, Jackpot) and I will probably do a post about those another day. But the back of one of them really caught my eye with this anti-smoking campaign directed at kids, that uses classic comic-book hero Superman. His […]

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Creation Station / 15 May 2021

Feltface for my Wonderwall

Was going through some of the kids old toys to give away to charity and became engrossed in playing with this felt face toy. I did the only thing you can do in a situation like this and did a felt portrait of former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher. Sometimes the simple act of playing unlocks […]

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Inspiration / 14 May 2021

Street Art Galore

Once again my sons and I strolled by the street art and got to see fresh new splashes of colour and creativity. There is something really beautiful and odd about how fleeting a lot of this work is. Painted over masterprieces with new slices of art. And it really speaks to my kids who see […]

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Thoughts / 4 May 2021

Vaccination!

Ireland has been through a pretty awful stretch of lockdown and restrictions, with a slow roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine, so I was surprised and thrilled to get my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine today. If you are in a location where it is available, please do the right thing for the community […]

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