Apr 6, 2021Inspired by nature: how to bring nature into your artIt may be obvious by now that I love nature. I love everything about it, from breathing in the smell of spring to taking three hour walks...
Nov 20, 2020sustainable Letter writing sets from Howell Illustration #illustrationinsiderHi guys! I wanted to tell you about my sustainable letter writing sets that I'm starting to sell now. I love these things and it seems,...
Nov 19, 2020My Top Five books on sustainability: For beginnersTwo of the things I am most passionate about are sustainability and reading. I love to read, and so when I want to learn, books are...
Oct 31, 2020INKTOBER 2020: The results of drawing every day for the whole of OctoberFor those of you who don't know #Inktober, it's a trend that started in 2009 on Instagram and has grown in magnitude every year since....
Oct 31, 2020Top Ten Small Businesses to SUPPORT THIS CHRISTMASThis Christmas I'm aiming to shop small. Many, many small businesses have lost out this year. From the fact that most of us (especially...
Sep 15, 2020Minimal by madeleine olivia: A #lovereading book reviewThose of you who are signed up to my newsletter will have heard me talk about vlogger Madeleine Olivia once or twice. Vlogging on topics...
Sep 6, 2020Live Lagom by Anna Brones a #lovereading book reviewRecently I feel like I've been reviewing a lot of more serious non-fiction books that, while I love them, do raise some heavy questions....
Aug 26, 2020Losing Eden: Why our minds need the wild by lucy jones, a book review #lovereadingIt's a fact: we are losing Eden. The beautiful planet we live on has been farmed, built upon, and chemically sprayed to within an inch of...
Aug 23, 20208 Master Lessons of Nature by Gary Ferguson: A Book Review #lovereadingRecently I've had a bit of a non-fiction crazy moment, which has resulted in a stack of books so high I can barely see over it. Some of...
Aug 17, 2020SustainabilityWilding by Isabella Tree: A Book Review and DiscussionBook reviews are not something I usually do on this blog, but I wanted to bring this book to your attention (if you haven't heard of it...
Jul 3, 2020Artist interviews with Rhian Davie for #featurefridayOnce again browsing through Etsy for beautiful things I can't afford and shouldn't really buy more of (even though I do. Every. Time.), I...
May 29, 2020Interviews with artists: Betsey Iannarelli of @betseyianstudio for #FeaturefridayToday I have five minutes with Betsey Iannarelli, a creator of original, restorative embroidered paintings, full of boldness and whimsy,...
May 28, 2020Developing a portrait style'I am not one of life's natural portraitists' Grayson Perry I was watching Grayson Perry's Art Club on Channel 4 catch up the other day,...
May 5, 2020My 5 Top photo editing appsHi guys! This week I've done a lot of photography, and while I was doing that I looked at the little 'photography' folder on my phone and...
May 1, 2020#featurefriday with illustrator georgia camdenoday I have five minutes with Georgia Camden, illustrator of whimsical art prints and quirky greetings cards, and one of my favourite new...
Apr 7, 2020Book Review: Gardening to save the planetDave Goulson has a garden that sounds completely idyllic. Organic and stuffed to the brim with nature, it is a wildlife haven in a time...
Apr 1, 2020A Beginner's top tips for branding a businessHi guys! I am a total novice at branding, but today I thought I'd help you out with what I have learned in the first year and a half of...
Feb 14, 2020howell illustrations markets in february and marchThere aren't any markets in February, but it all starts again in March, so take a look at where I'll be, and hopefully I'll see you there!...
Jan 27, 2020A Map of Ingary: making a fantasy map #illustrationinsiderHave you ever read Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones? Watched the Studio Ghibli adaption and loved it? This post and the ones...
Jan 16, 2020SustainabilityImperfect Vegetarians: We love meat, but should we stop?For the last few months, my husband and I have been trying to eat less meat. I guess the first thing you need to know about us is that we...