• Now that is out of the way, let's start by acknowledging this truth. "The Algorithm" is not a physical thing. It's not a person or sentient being who sits in an office, looking at our posts, grading them out of ten. They are not appraised by eyes that have a lifetime of emotion, and feelings and reasoning behind them. It's a piece of code. Literally a string of characters and numbers on a screen. That's what we are trying to please. Those lines of code are what have us doing silly dances and pointing to captions on a screen.

    5 Ways I guard my mental health against the Algorithm

    First off, let’s start by acknowledging this truth. “The Algorithm” is not a physical thing. It’s not a person or sentient being who sits sits there, looking at our posts, grading them out of ten. They are not appraised by eyes that have a lifetime of emotion, and feelings and reasoning behind them. It’s a […]

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  • May was a month of summer seaside patterns and illustrations. I'm lucky enough to live fairly close to the coast; just a short 40 min drive away and it is a big source of inspiration for me. I love to explore rock pools (with or without my little boy!) and collect shells and fossils along the Jurassic Coast.

    May 2022 Mood Board

    May was a month of summer seaside patterns and illustrations. I’m lucky enough to live fairly close to the coast; just a short 40 min drive away and it is a big source of inspiration for me. I love to explore rock pools (with or without my little boy!) and collect shells and fossils along […]

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  • A collection of April Showers Spring patterns

    April 2022 Mood Board

    Ok, so I am way behind in posting these, but, you know, life etc. I think I did even share this one on my old website, so technically not as behind as I thought I was 😉 Anyway, the theme for this month was “April showers, spring flowers, Easter, dogs and daisies!” Not exactly a […]

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  • For this month I was feeling inspired by March hares, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Velveteen Rabbit. I went with a fresh spring blue palette and a folk-art floral feel.

    March 2022 Mood Board

    For this month I was feeling inspired by March hares, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Velveteen Rabbit. I went with a fresh spring blue palette and a folk-art floral feel.

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  • The theme for February was love hearts and candy of course! But I resisted the traditional pink and red clichés and instead went with a more earthy and bohemian palette that I am calling "Ochre and Amethyst." You can find the Procreate palette in the Freebie Library

    February 2022 Mood Board

    The theme for February was love hearts and candy of course! But I resisted the traditional pink and red clichés and instead went with a more earthy and bohemian palette that I am calling “Ochre and Amethyst.”

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  • A round up of January's prints and patterns plus a free procreate palette!

    January Mood Board

    Here is a quick roundup of January’s patterns and illustrations plus a free procreate colour palette.

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