This spring we have seen the arrival of some new neighbours, a family of foxes. We have watched them grow from very small fuzz ball foxes to now almost fully grown foxes. On one side we have a neighbour that is fearful that they will attack; “Get rid of them! Call the council! I know of…
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The Institute of Unfinished Projects
In the creative processes I find my nose in a sketchbook a lot. For me, creating or reworking illustrations, drawing and generating ideas, the portability and possibility of the sketchbook can’t be beat. This leaves a trail of ideas, thoughts and images. Unfinished projects. Books are a big one. On my computer I have a…
What’s in a name?
This is a message to my offspring. Those on the www, read on in bemusement. Dear Children, I hope this helps to explain what’s the deal with your names. Charlie, your name, regrettably, is Milin Charles Anderson. Your name in my mind was Charles Anderson from well before you were born. One of your grandfathers, my…
The Humble Sketchbook
The humble sketchbook. I spend a lot of time drawing. If you REALLY want to look inside the mind of a designer or artist, take a look into his/her sketchbooks. So here’s a little sneaky peak. Most of the pages I photographed to make that video were from a 2011 – 2012 sketchbook. At the…
Wellington by Bike
This is from a while back. Filmed on an iPod mini strapped to my helmet. So it is a bit long but if, like me, you’re a homesick Wellingtonian cyclist, it is worth a look. Disclaimer: Don’t try this. By the way, the blue bike pictured is my Japanese ‘mamachari’. I particularly like that when…
Alphabet Noodle Soup
So here’s a little ditty. How fantastic is it that if one had the time and inclination you could create and design a book. Print it out, bind it by hand, film it, put a title credit on it and then post it on line for the world (or somebody) to see? Alphabet Noodle Soup…
What is it all About?
Hello www, It’s me! Who? Me. But WHO are you dear reader? The who’s who of who’s reading, namely you. Welcome to my blag blog. Why blog? I am, to the core, social media shy. But I do like to write. Facebook? Yes I on occasion like this and I like that. My Facebook profile picture is a…
The Pink Pill
The Pink Pill is a 3 colour screen print. Here’s a little HOW TO post to turn a doodle on a sketchbook into a screen printed piece of art. The first thing you will notice about it is it is not pink. when saving lots of images onto my computer, as I do, you get used to…