Moving into 2026 - and joining up the dots..

A very happy new year to you and yours, I hope it brings you health, calm and good news🍀🌝🌱.

2025 was one of the most challenging years of my life, with bereavement casting a long and heavy shadow over the year.

Whilst I won't go in to that here now, I may come back to it later, as it has been reshaping a lot of my thinking, about my work, priorities and purpose.

The last couple of years have also brought a number of really exciting projects into my life, which have expanded my practice, and taken me to listen at the heart of conversations that really matter.

From AI in education to the impact of flooding to participation in democracy to rethinking what constitutes a medical education in these fast changing times, I've drawn the conversations and ideas of extraordinary people, working hard to create positive change here in Scotland.

In my graphic recording work I've tried things out, I've had breakthroughs, I've made mistakes, I've got lost in fogs of complex information and had moments of extreme clarity, and I've learnt A LOT.

This year I want to go a little slower and reflect on these experiences, and how I can use them to take my creative practice forward.

A new year 🌅