Under Siege by Sound
My house and studio is an island in a raging sea of noise. Right outside my window the builders are digging up the road yet again. The...
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StudioNIB
Nov 26, 20133 min read
A Father’s Diary
Illustrators can be a lonely bunch, one cog in a production process involving a team of people you usually never meet. More often than...
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StudioNIB
Oct 28, 20134 min read
Stone Giant
The Giant has awoke! Stone Giant – Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be, written by Jane Sutcliffe, has been my biggest...
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StudioNIB
Oct 22, 20133 min read
News Without Words
Last Sunday the biggest daily newspaper in Japan, Mainichi Shinbun, included a special pull-out poster feature – Moji no Nai News “News...
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StudioNIB
Oct 12, 20131 min read
Catching up!
Ah, back at last!! I’ve been avoiding social media for a time, chiefly due to a series of hurdles following our big house move, volunteer...
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StudioNIB
Jul 10, 20131 min read
Summer Greetings
Wishing all of my friends and readers a fabulously lush and verdant summer! As some will know, I’ve recently moved house just in time for...
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StudioNIB
Jun 4, 20131 min read
The Grimm Road
This year celebrates the 200th anniversary of the publication of the Grimm Brother’s Household Tales. To commemorate, here’s my latest...
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StudioNIB
May 27, 20132 min read
Some more images of Yanesen in 1987-88
Here are some more comparison photos of lost Yanaka and Nezu, “then and now”. Over the years I experienced a lot of things in Japan, many...
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StudioNIB
May 20, 20134 min read
Memories of Yanesen
My fascination with Japan originally stemmed from a love of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints and the history of old Tokyo, which soon expanded...
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StudioNIB
Apr 26, 20131 min read
Recent Doodles
It’s not just people sketching this Spring, I’ve been flexing the imagination as well. These little sketchbook doodles are actually...
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StudioNIB
Apr 20, 20132 min read
April Tokyo Train Sketches Part 2
Here are some more sketches made earlier this month on Tokyo trains. On this trip in particular I drew a lot of train passengers....
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StudioNIB
Apr 17, 20131 min read
Tokyo on the Train
Daughter and I have just arrived home from another flying visit to Tokyo. As I was only in town for a couple of weeks it was a very busy...
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StudioNIB
Mar 21, 20136 min read
What I Love about Old Books
There’s so much talk about new technology, of tablets and Apps, e-Books versus print publishing, it’s difficult to know where you stand...
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StudioNIB
Feb 14, 20131 min read
Doodles on the train
So yes, last weekend I was off on the train for a couple of hours, as promised I was drawing all the way. However due to the constraints...
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StudioNIB
Feb 7, 20131 min read
Train Sketches
Some of the quick life sketches I drew on crowded trains in Tokyo last summer. I find drawing on busy commuter trains exhilarating. You...
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StudioNIB
Jan 30, 20131 min read
Working Catch-up
I’ve been quiet on the blog of late, in fact all social media, largely due to work on my latest picture book, Jane Sutcliffe’s...
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StudioNIB
Jan 5, 20131 min read
New Year Greetings
Somewhat belated 2013 greetings this year as I’ve been absolutely overwhelmed. Nevertheless it’s still early, here’s for a legendary Year...
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StudioNIB
Dec 19, 20121 min read
Seasons Greetings
Yuletide best wishes to all my friends and followers! #greeting #MerryChristmas
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