Graphic Recording for the University of East London

I was recently asked by the School of Arts and Digital Industries at UEL to capture talks and discussion for one day during their conference on Digital Storytelling. 

The Q&A session at the end was the most provocative, with most of the panel suggesting to the audience to get out of their comfort zone, cross thresholds and invite more people in from different backgrounds and cultures.

The 'Health' topic had a lot of debate, and there were health professionals present who wanted to include storytelling in their clinical practice in order to improve patient outcomes and to share good practice.

New Citizenship Project and Parkinson's UK

This event held in Cardiff, Wales, brought together people affected by Parkinson's in order to find out what helped empower them and make them feel part of a community.

It was very moving to hear people's stories and I was humbled by how resilient and generous the people in the room were, especially those who volunteer their time to support others, despite living with Parkinson's.

What came through repeatedly was the warmth of the local community, and how that had helped people pull through and forge new friendships.

I also learnt a word in Welsh: 'Cwtch'. There is no direct translation into English.
A cwtch is a cuddle or hug, but its other meaning is a safe place to store things, and it's a much more bear-like hug than its English counterpart!

Visual Minutes London

This was an afternoon's workshop with local stakeholders in The Living Centre, which is housed in the new Frances Crick building next to Kings Cross St Pancras, London.

It was held by Camden Council's Public Health department and is part of a three year project to tackle obesity in the ward.

Visual Minutes for Thames Valley Police

Yesterday I was working for the police in Reading, they held a world cafe for women from BME backgrounds. Questions were asked of the group and I was there to reflect the hopes and needs of the people in the room.

There was lots of discussion and ideas and hopefully from the seeds planted here, stronger bonds and relationships will grow. 

In the light of recent events these kinds of meetings are more important than ever.

Graphic Recording at a Wedding, London

I was recently commissioned to sketch live at a wedding, creating a visual narrative from the ceremony, to the reception and then into the evening speeches and party. 

It was an emotional and fun day, here's the full image (about 1 metre square) with some close-ups below.

Photo's by https://www.wearetheclarkes.com/

Lovely venue for the ceremony on the roof garden of Ham Yard Hotel:

https://www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/london/ham-yard-hotel/private-events-meetings/roof-terrace/

Wishing Kate and Peppy many more years of happiness together!

Illustrations for Leeds University

Some continuing experiments in the virtual world using my new Ipad Pro (whoop!).

As the subject is all about performance and scoping audiences, I felt compelled to get a David Bowie reference in there, see if you can spot it...

hard to miss really...

This has been fun - I'd recommend it for honing down your ideas and sharing them post-event, or if you're trying to spice up a report or research project - anything where you're trying to engage people and share your ideas!

Audience Research Project - Leeds Uni

I suggested that I illustrate this conference post-event because there was a limited budget, so have been sent a list of bright ideas that I'm working through and sketching 'remotely'.

I've been taking my time and using this project to learn how to use my new iPad Pro, have to say it's a revelation!