Candy Crush

Bit cheeky, kinda sarcastic, and she doesn’t like acai smoothie bowls. Fruit Loops over oatmeal, ice cream over frozen yoghurt.   LISTENING TO: Ear Hustle A Podcast by inmates at San Quentin about living behind bars. Nigel Poor sounds exactly like Sarah Koenig from Serial. The story about the frog in episode 4 makes the…

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The One That Got Away

Each canvas that is created for a collection of Messy Bags has it’s own personality and no two are the same. Sometimes they’re influenced by the weather. Wet, rainy, humid days means the ink takes longer to try and it can dictate what tools or techniques are used. I rarely paint in silence. I always…

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Meet Inkling

For the love of childhood. The delight you feel as you witness their awe and admiration of something you’ve long taken for granted; a handful of trees that becomes an enchanted forest harbouring mystical creatures, a swing that turns them into one of the birds flying overhead, a playground that becomes their ship, defended against…

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Hello Spring, Hello The Smallest Tribe!

Gosh, I have so much to tell you! I don’t even know where to start… I have been working on new things.  Along the way I realised I really wanted something new, just for the clothes.  I’ve been working on this since May.  MAY! Today, The Smallest Tribe arrives. The Smallest Tribe is about so…

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