Mindset

Can I tell you about the time someone called my horse flat and I nearly lost my mind? It was around March 2016. I’d already fallen completely head over heels for coloured pencils (no surprise there), but I’d started getting commissions for graphite work too, after a drawing of someone’s dog went up on Facebook […]

Sometimes the moments that change everything arrive quietly. No big decisions. No dramatic turning points. Just an ordinary day… and a spark you didn’t know you were waiting for. My own creative comeback began with a simple colouring book and a cheap tin of pencils. The Moment Everything Shifted When I was seventeen, I was […]

One of my favourite things about Find Your Spark Month has been seeing just how powerful creativity becomes when we share it together. Everywhere I look – the Spark App, Socials, Emails – there’s colour, laughter, and kindness. People cheering each other on, swapping tips, showing up even when the inner critic tries to pipe […]

Ten years ago, I sat at my kitchen table with a box of coloured pencils and a quiet promise to myself: just have a go. It wasn’t about creating a masterpiece. It was about giving myself permission to do something just for me – something that felt like home. That tiny moment (one I almost […]

Ten years ago, I sat at my kitchen table with a set of coloured pencils and told myself I’d just have a go. That tiny act of courage changed everything. Since then, I’ve realised that creativity isn’t just about art – it’s about coming home to yourself. When we draw, we slow down. We breathe […]

October always feels like the perfect excuse to add a little spookiness into our sketchbooks. And honestly? I couldn’t resist. This month felt like the perfect opportunity to take a look back at a couple of my spooky-inspired Halloween drawings (don’t worry, they’re still more cute than creepy!). 👻 The Ghost Dog – A little […]

World mental health day a couple of weeks ago got me thinking about just how much art and creativity have been a lifeline for me. Over the years, whenever life has felt overwhelming, picking up my pencils has been a way to steady myself. Drawing slows me down. It gives me space to breathe, to […]

If you’d told me ten years ago that I’d be running a seven-figure art business, teaching thousands of people how to draw with coloured pencils, and waking up every day feeling deeply happy I wouldn’t have believed you. Because it took me 22 years to find myself again. Back in 2015…well, probably even before then […]

This week I want to take you back to the beginning. Back to when I was sat with my colouring books in 2015, hiding away in the evening with a pack of pencils and a whole heap of self-doubt. I had no idea back then that I’d one day be running a business teaching thousands […]

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