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Apologies: it may be too late to pass this information on, but I think that I finally stumbled upon the perfect formula for making Christmas cards with two-year-and-eleven-month-olds. We’ve tried a variety of techniques over the past few weeks, and it’s been hard to strike a balance between the cards she had fun making, and […]

So, I picked up the toddler from nursery tonight and we were at home making paper chains just before bathtime, and my husband’s talking about the Christmas party at nursery tomorrow. “Do you want to wear your Santa outfit or your bee costume?’ he asks, innocently.
“No, Daddy! I want to wear a SNOWFLAKE costume”.
Uh. Right.
I’m […]

In a recent post, I expounded on one very good reason for drawing, but it occurs to me that I haven’t fully explored the many and varied reasons why people put pen to paper.
As with most things in life, I’d expect that most people who draw regularly have not just one clear reason, but a […]

Computers have changed everything, and not least the old skills like letterpress printing, in which letters were carved onto wooden blocks and arranged by hand into words and sentences. Fortunately, the craft has not entirely died, since many printmakers and fine artists continue the tradition, seeing real beauty in non-uniform letters and shapes, and the […]

I’ve had sole charge of my two-and-three-quarters daughter for the last two days, so I’ve been trying to find ways to keep her entertained. An opportunity presented itself when our first Christmas card arrived from a nursery pal the other day. Once I’d got over the panic, I thought we’d better get moving with ours. […]

Linzie Hunter, whose innovative Spam Art I mentioned in a previous post has contacted me to say that her images are now available to buy as prints - so if you are looking for that elusive Christmas present for your colleague, boss or friendly neighbourhood spammer, your prayers may have been answered. They’re available here. […]

Bingo McDingo is another keen Draw Anyway reader who answered my recent plea for guest posts - and he did it in style, with a video post! Now, you might think you know everything about potato printing. You learned it in primary school, didn’t you? But I bet you can learn a few new […]

A drop-in activity at our local museum reminded me this weekend of the art of rubbing. Not the kind they’re trying to ban on the Tokyo underground, but the sort of thing you used to do at playgroup and probably haven’t since.
They’d set out the museum room as a kind of arty kids’ paradise, with […]

I was interested to read a review of a fresh-sounding children’s book by Mini Grey the other day. The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon tells of what happens after the famous nursery rhyme characters elope with one another. Rather uselessly, however, the accompanying drawings have not been replicated on the online version of […]

Being a parent may be the perfect excuse for not finding any time to draw, but it’s certainly beneficial for the artist in one way. Artists should keep an eye open for other people’s work, including the latest trends in illustration or fine art - and there’s one place where you can’t avoid doing just […]