Thanks to @miss-magpie-spy.bsky.social for the art and the @refugeesathome.bsky.social team for commissioning this to mark my retirement from the board. Isnβt it delightful? #refugeeswelcome
Thanks to @miss-magpie-spy.bsky.social for the art and the @refugeesathome.bsky.social team for commissioning this to mark my retirement from the board. Isnβt it delightful? #refugeeswelcome
βSouth Manchester mosque stunned by generous volunteer drive to help refugees.β
In worrying times a good reminder that while our media & social media are obsessed with Farage, Yaxley Lennon & Space Daddy, ordinary folk are so much wiser & kinder.
www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/news/0201202...
Itβs that time of year again when Iβm open with what Iβve earned in 2024 as a freelance illustrator.
Written to be useful to other freelancers & helps me pull together a plan for the coming year.
open.substack.com/pub/nikigroo...
Itβs that time of year again when Iβm open with what Iβve earned in 2024 as a freelance illustrator.
Written to be useful to other freelancers & helps me pull together a plan for the coming year.
open.substack.com/pub/nikigroo...
New work for The Kensington Hotel. A festive hand painted map.
Still learning illustration lessons at 48 yrs old.
If you let someone /business /charity use your work for free for always get a license contract in place that shows how long / what for. Also invoice with Β£ itβs worth, then take 100% off as discount.
This way you wonβt get any surprises years on
Photo of a screen that says illustration is an intellectual visual act
Today Iβve been at the Illustration & Heritage symposium in London.
So good and so much food for thought about next steps with my artwork.
Thanks to the organisers & speakers!
Iβm currently in receipt of Arts Council DYCP funding, to develop an ethical & sustainable reportage practice.
Read all about it here on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/nikigroo...
Ace, thanks :)
I couldnβt bring my Twitter audience over as canβt have underscores in my profile name, so hope everyone finds me! Pleased to be over here and looking forward to getting back to some great chats :)