Naomi’s Illustration Journey | Naomi Blayney | Substack

I have lots to talk about this month as a LOT has happened! A competition, the SCBWI conference, and of course the anticipation of the big man in the red suit. A Christmas Competition Competitions and drawing prompts are a great way to practice drawing to a specific brief and to…

Dec 10, 2022

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A new platform, an update on my academic work and what's coming up next...

Nov 11, 2022

My goodness how time flies. It has been a while since I wrote a blog but I have been incredibly busy. I've had a lovely holiday with my children and I…

Sep 21, 2022

Hi everyone, lately I have been extremely busy with my master's in illustration so I have been absent for a little while. I probably need to find a…

May 19, 2022

It has been absolutely ages since I wrote a blog post. I’ve had a rather busy few months including a house move, new schools for my girls, a day job…

Jan 21, 2022

This is my first blog in about a month. Actually it's longer, it has been two! I've had a lot going on and I think I was a little burnt out so I took a…

Jun 18, 2021

I attended a fascinating webinar about well-being the other day. It was run by Andrew Wright, a former headteacher who has spent 25 years teaching in…

Apr 10, 2021

For this week's blog I interviewed the incredibly talented author illustrator Emily House. Emily has self published her book 'Earth Takes a Break' and…

Mar 22, 2021

Naomi’s Illustration Journey

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