ooh this is so delightful to see! I haven't been on here in ages so I missed it. Many many thanks for cheering us on :)

Thanks for sharing! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Thank you! It was such a wild storm :)

oooh I'll watch tomorrow.

oooh this is such a good letter Steve! Maybe I should write another one too. Brilliant. Thank you.

You have such a beautiful space there Gemma! I am regularly jealous :)

Glad you enjoyed! :)

haha. Glad you're relieved we're not one super powered human!

Ha. I did paint it! But I'm not the other things :) Think you must be thinking of the other wonderful Anna Wilson that is a writer... we get mistaken all the time 🙃

And the wind keeps on blowing! Roaring down the chimney and rattling the windows. I’m home alone and it’s almost like having company.

So very excited to have this book in the wonderful Inclusive Books for Children shortlist! Thank you so much @nicolettejones.bsky.social for sharing - this was one of my favourite spreads I painted for this wonderful book!

Back at work after a most incredibly relaxing actual switched off break knitting and chatting and walking and swimming and running the beautiful coast path with family. So lucky! Made this picture to celebrate this recharge time and also get me going drawing again...

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.

If you’re a creator or work in the creative industries or otherwise have a heart, then please add your voice to this UK Gov consultation on AI and Copyright. I said ‘freelance’ for company and ‘unsure’ for super-granular legal stuff but made my voice heard. You can too. www.gov.uk/government/c...

The invisible problem with children’s books Julian Gough on bridging the gap between reading picture books and young fiction/chapter books

"The ghost of this old publishing model, based on long-obsolete printing technologies, still haunts the high-tech 21st-century headquarters of our big publishing corporations."
A great article by @juliangough.bsky.social on the missing books for 5-to-7-year-olds.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

I can see you :)

Thank you Jo! I do love a bit of atmosphere! :)

ah thank you! I start with an inky blob and draw on top! Helps make a lovely frame to draw in :)

Drawing some tiny things... in memory of Edinburgh's snowy Saturday. I just love the golden glow that shines from the buildings at this time of year in this old stony city.

yeah, that sounds like hell on earth. Not my thing for sure

ahh Edinburgh is very good at those cosy vibes! And gosh, living on the equator would be something else! I love a good equatorial thunderstorm though - we don't get those here!

Snow falling outside a warmly lit pub

Snow falling in front of Edinburgh's old town

Snow falling in front of colourful doorways

Snow on my street

Finally, we have a sprinkle of snow! I know I should just be happy we got any at all... but I always want more. And I really do wish this was the first fall of a good few months of a city under snow.

Found you! :)

ohh I'm so pleased to send you some delight! I'm in Edinburgh where it rarely does this either... I just wish so much that it would! ❄️

ahh many many thanks! It was very therapeutic :)

Saturday morning tiny scribbles... willing the first ice and snow warning of the year to actually bring some snow!

ahh so good! It really is a wonderful place. Glad you had a good time

Edinburgh!

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Thank you! So nice to be on here and so good to have!

Thanks!