Thank god for Photoshop, that’s all I can say. Here’s a recent editorial job that required some quick fixing. I had to illustrate a rant...

Holly and I were presented with many things from the workshop participants, ranging from copies of their books to original artwork. Here...

I’ve just returned from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, where SCBWI Tokyo RA Holly Thompson and myself co-ran a two and a half day workshop for...

Everything about this trip was a first for me – first trip to the Philippines, first time using Power Point, and first time running a...

I just got back from the Philippines last night after running a one-day presentation and workshop, and already I see the organizers have...

Tomorrow I’m off to the Philippines to host a presentation and workshop in Manila for SCBWI. Surprising to say, although I’ve overseen...

Here’s a few interior drawings from Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors (Japanese title: Umi ni Kirameku Kagami no Shiro). It’s just...

I recently finished illustrating Volume 4 of Jenny Nimmo’s Charlie Bone series for it’s Japanese edition. “Charlie Bone and the Castle of...

Seeing the smooth transition of Dekune’s large expressive painted gallery works to the powerful images in her picture books made me...

I really wish I was going to Bologna this year, I missed it last year through other commitments and fully intended to make up for it in...

Here’s some spreads from The Boat in the Tree. It was a great story to work on, with a gentle tone that lended itself to dream-like...

It’s important for me as being my first picture book comissioned directly from a US publisher, as opposed to co-editions of my UK books....

Here’s a couple of images from the Grimm story The Elves and the Cobbler, which recently appeared in the Japanese children’s magazine...

I can’t believe it’s already April and I’ve shamefully left my blog standing still since New Year. There have been a variety of reasons...

It’ll soon be time to organise some new year greetings, as is the custom in Japan. Over the last few years I’ve tended to follow the...

For anyone who fancies a peek at my work studio , I’ve just posted some snapshots to The Dust of Everyday Life blog, the off-duty...

Well, travels over, back home in Japan. It’s our first trip into town to do some shopping. We get out the station, climb the stairs to...

#amsterdam #sketchbook #sketches

The UK was a busy trip for us, four days in Lichfield to see the family, a couple of nights in Oxford, and finally five days in London...

One of the highlights of the trip to Amsterdam was finally getting to visit the Rijksmuseum. This was my second visit to the city, but...