I recently had the opportunity to attend the session on Being Led by Young People with the inspirational Yumma Hussen, Mahnoor Kamran, Dev Sharma and Kwesia, City Girl in Nature. I was blown away by the energy, determination, wisdom and love for life of these young people. I could have listened for a long time […]
I became acutely aware that what a child wanted to do most of all was to make a world in which to find a place to discover a self.
Edith Cobb
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education
Albert Einstein
The Swedish Comics Association promotes Swedish comics and comic artists and organises exhibitions and prizes and such events, as well as comics education. I was very pleased when the multi-talented Lisa Scott, the project manager of the association, asked me to run three workshops for children in their bookshop and exhibition space Rum för Serier. […]
February 13th, 2018
Posted In: Art
Tags: 2018, animals, Buen vivir, Children, Conference, creativity, Degrowth, Illustration, Malmö, Place-based Learning, Politics, Solidarity
Very pleased that the Degrowth Conference in Malmö, August 21 -25, 2018 is using my drawing of The Enormous Turnip as its logo. The conference combines academic, artistic and popular contributions. Here’s what the organisers say: “This conference is inspired by principles of care, mutual aid and democratic decision-making. We aim to live and […]
The Sabbath is still taken very seriously on the isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. There may be Sunday ferry sailings, but not much else. Now I don’t care about not being able to shop one day a week, and I appreciate that if the swimming pool is open, then someone will have to […]
Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin talking about the jellyfish – this is the science behind my comics.
November 21st, 2016
Posted In: Art
Tags: 2016, animals, Art, Buen vivir, Children, creativity, Festival, I Seriernas Värld, Illustration, Nature
For the second year running, I ran workshops for children during the children’s comic festival – I Seriernas Värld – in Malmö. The workshops are held in libraries; a great way of reaching a broad range of children. This time it was in Kanini – the wonderful, newly opened children’s section at the main library. […]
April 4th, 2016
Posted In: Comics
Tags: 2016, Art, Children, Comics, creativity, DIY, fanzine, Festival, Illustration, Jellyfish, Malmö, Malmö main library, Malmö stadsbibliotek, Politics, Rock Rio, Sea, Seriefest, Zine
There was something for everyone at Malmö Seriefest, April 2-3 2016, in Malmö’s central library. Here’s the organising team, from left to right: Natalia Batista Olivia Skoglund Mattis Telin-Örnblom Eileen Laurie Sofia Hedman This is what the Swedish press – Sydsvenska – had to say. We were even mentioned in Bild & Bubbla, the […]
March 16th, 2016
Posted In: Comics
Tags: 2016, Art, Children, Comics, creativity, fanzine, Illustration, Jellyfish, Literature, Malmö, Malmö stadsbibliotek, Place-based Learning, Reading, Rock Rio
Seriefest 2016 is on Saturday 2 April and Sunday 3 April at Malmö Main Library. Here’s my interview (in Swedish). Come along and join in the fun!