'There's something wrong with my computer, it just won't work for me. I've tried everything!' 'Have you tried clicking this button?' 'Oh that's worked' These conversations are always terrible. Because you will be found out quite quickly if you truly did try everything. And the solution is always the most obvious, the most intuitive and … Continue reading I’ve tried everything →

Well how could I decide on just one thing? I mean really there was too many juicy options to pick from, I simply had to have them all!I decided no two shots would be the same.I would sacrifice the title and let my creativity flourish!If I wanted to putt with my head I would. If … Continue reading Footgolf part 2 →

I'm going to be playing footgolf soon with a few friends and I just know, I feel it in my bones, with 100% certainty that it's going to get competitive. Which I don't want. I'd prefer a friendly light hearted game so I can have an enjoyable afternoon. I'm not going into the reasoning behind … Continue reading Footgolf part 1 →

I think you can't have a conversation about creativity and art without talking about fear. I think it is the heart of the matter, the crux of the problem and the key to the solution. Sentence structure and colour blending are good skills but I think the crucial one is wrestling that terrified voice in … Continue reading Fear in art →

Eat walnuts & cashew nutsDrink at least 2 litres of water a dayWrite with a 2B pencilSave all your brainstorming for the morningRead as many books as possible Jake is a very shy boy.Everyday he would sit at the back of class and say nothing.Then one day, a pretty girl spoke to him.Jake fell in … Continue reading 10 tips for better stories →

Apparently at Rio Ferdinand's first Manchester United training session Roy Keane yelled at him for picking the easy pass. For those of you who don't know both of these men were players but Roy was the captain and apparently he shouted something along the lines of: 'Youre not at Leeds any more! Play the right … Continue reading Rio’s first day →

It sounds quite paradoxical but constraints can be very liberating when it comes to creativity.For example when I was doing masters I hated writing the essays.Because they were never finished.There was always something you could improve.Thank God there was a submission deadline otherwise I would still be there tweaking and perfecting myself into insanity.In that … Continue reading Creative constraints →

I didn't financially plan well for one of my holidays and it was terrible. I couldn't enjoy myself. It didn't matter how beautiful the scenery was, it couldn't make up for the mounting anxiety inside me. The possibility of going broke before the end of the holiday dogged my thoughts constantly. It was paralysis in … Continue reading Broke on holiday →

The lottery is a cruel mistress - she lures you in with the prospect of billions but beats you over the head with her apathetic maths. And I think there is a similarity in the creativity on the internet. Some people are playing it like the lottery. They’ve seen the billions of views a viral … Continue reading The internet lottery →

I think the internet provides a fantastic platform for the creative to develop courage.Now just because you post to the internet doesn’t mean everyone will see it but everyone can see it.Some will argue that it’s not art until an audience is involved and I can see what they mean. It’s not a play until … Continue reading Practicing judgement →