Marvellous stuff. Still talking to the spider in my bathroom…
27.02.2026 23:21
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Marvellous stuff. Still talking to the spider in my bathroom…
An absolute pleasure! A round of applause to my fascinating fellow speakers, our wonderful host, audience and venue crew
Enormous thanks to this week's #NerdNite speakers @lydiathornley.bsky.social , Nazma and @vickihird.bsky.social and everyone who welcomed and supported our new host/ boss.
Head to my Nerd Nite London talk tomorrow to join me in a voyage of nerdery on the printer’s fist (pointing hand) via wood type, Elizabethan farming and dogs @nerdnitelondon.bsky.social
Road sign featuring pointing hand symbols. Src: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/47910188181/ License CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
We're delighted to have #NerdNite regular @lydiathornley.bsky.social back next week to talk about the surprisingly long history of the pointing hand symbol
Skin Conditions, Hand Symbols and Important Insects: get your tickets now for 25th Feb #NerdNite with Nazma Khatun, @lydiathornley.bsky.social and @vickihird.bsky.social: www.designmynight.com/london/whats...
Looking forward to it! There has been much nerdery and experimentation…
I’m the latest artist up at The Trampery on the Gantry, a creative workspace in London’s Olympic Park, with a show of textile pieces, drawings and prints. Open to Gantry members and guests. #eastlondonart #illustrator #mixedmedia #sketcher #e15
Proud to be in such good company at Light and Dark, the new exhibition at St Margaret’s House Bethnal Green with my tiny mixed media sketch of a buttercup showing off in the shade #mixedmedia #illustrator #botanicalart #eastlondonart #e2 #bethnalgreen
Timelapse of an illustration of a tea break alarm, with photos of teaspoons for hands
Just out: tea break, the latest episode of Studio Snack, a podcast with @studionarcis.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/7Igvphn...
A sweatshirt with images of French and cookery related items against an oatmeal background…
Excellent delivery from @sarahmccartney.bsky.social today: I love it!!!
At the Vianne launch event with @joannechocolat.bsky.social and @lydiathornley.bsky.social
The perfume is officially launched today too.
Just out, the latest episode of Studio Snack, a food podcast about design. This month, we have local sweets history, symbol nerdery, creative experiments and a guest designer open.spotify.com/episode/1Pht...
Beautiful light in that painting!
Thank you! It was quite a challenge working with the colour chip swatches but they worked better than plain colours would have done!
Sketchbooks made for live sketching at the Trampery on the Gantry, handmade from waste paper swatches to reflect its colourful architecture
A handfull of handmade sketchbooks in the shapes of the Gantry’s studios
A spread of live sketching at the. Immunity breakfast of the Gantry workspace, showing a workspace member sketching me and the breakfast bar
On the studio blog, a gantry of sketchbooks thornley.co.uk/blog
I’ve run masterclasses on getting over a creative block. One of my top tips is going for a walk. But I’ve never mentioned doing the housework… New on the studio blog: hoovering ideas thornley.co.uk/blog/design-...
Less is more, the latest episode of Studio Snack, a collaborative podcast with designer Narcis Sauleda open.spotify.com/episode/65d7...
Hew Locke, What Have We Here, at the British Museum: back-stories, responses, onlooking figures - full of things to think about
From the week’s wanders, three London exhibition recommendations: Liz Atkin at the Gallery Café, Drawn to Blue at the Courtauld (26th last day so hot foot it over there to catch it) and Annie Johns at Ken Art Space
Watercolour sketch of a blue hyacinth
Watercolour sketch of a spider plant hosting an actual spider
Watercolour sketch of a geranium, curvy stems, leaves like miniature tree canopy, foreground leaves tinged with pink
Checking in on the plants through drawing: hydrangea blueing from the base, spider plant host to an actual spider; supermarket geranium giving it a bit of bonsai
Sketch of Birds Eye view over the London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre, huge arc of ceiling over the stands
Gallery goers looking at drawings on blue paper, a couple chatting animatedly
Sketches from art wanderings at the vast London Art Fair and the small and wonderfully informative Drawn to Blue at the Courtauld
New here on Bluesky, it seems fitting to introduce myself with a new sketchbook. I’m never without one, made from waste, for visual notes