I am blessed to be based in Sheffield – ‘The Outdoor City’ and the greenest city in the UK. We have the biggest creative industry, outside of London!

You can often find me sitting and sketching, or going for a walk or run in one of our many green places.

I am one of the organisers of the Sheffield Illustrators – a local meet-up group of the Association Of Illustrators. We host meet-ups and events most months for our wonderful illustrators who live in the area.

I lead a devoted spiritual life under the guidance of my teacher, Sri Chinmoy.

Sri Chinmoy was once asked “From the spiritual point of view, what is an artist?”. He answered:

“From the spiritual point of view, an artist is a creator who inspires mankind to lead an aesthetic life, a life of inner and outer beauty, a life of harmony and a life of perfection. He creates and the world gets inspiration and aspiration from his creation.”

This is what I seek to achieve in my illustration work. My children’s illustration work is my way to try and uplift people. Seeing artwork that inspires or uplifts us in some way is so important.