Lizzy Maries

As many of you will know, the productivity paradox of having lots to do can mean you don't have a lot of time to talk about it. If you complete a project but don't blog about it, did it even happen? This is surely one of the greatest philosophical quandaries of our generation. I jest, but to me reflection and sharing go hand in hand, which is why the ceremony and processes of learning surrounding my creative moves need to be upheld.

It's nice to feel like I'm in a place to allow my thinking to catch up with my making, and I wanted to start by sharing this portrait commission I completed for Lizzy Maries earlier this month. She is an arts campaigner and vegan feminist so that's pretty righteous, and you can catch my illustration on her website and social media channels with full credit, which I thought was very nice indeed. Here were some of the alt unused versions: