into the mind of an illustrator

For “Toad”, I put my general dislike of amphibians to the side for this one. I put the TV adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad on, and looking out the window, I saw a jogger. “Shirtless, in this weather?” Inspiration hit. I present to you, jogging Toad (with shirt).

"Wander". Making art is the best feeling in the world - and the best ideas come when I do nothing. To practice wandering is to give in to the flow of your thoughts, or to embrace the lack of it. I used to think it was a waste of time, but wandering has given me some of my most precious pieces. As we end with the last illustration, the pocket watch, we appreciate you for wandering across our illustrations with us.

The first prompt being “Drip” was almost comical. The bathroom ceiling in my flat gave way the week before, and my flatmate and I braved up and tackled the issue with all our might (we put a cup where the drip was and called the relevant authorities). No problems with inspiration here, it was extremely fun to get started and I actually felt myself healing from the recent tragedy.

Spicy things are tasty things. How could you not like biting into food and being sent into another dimension? There’s the kind that goes straight into your brain (beautiful, beautiful wasabi) then there’s the sweating, crying, screaming type of spice. My personal favourite? Cili padi, pictured here.