World Illustration Awards 2023

I’m happy to announce that my Hong Kong Willow Pattern Collection (red and blue) of ceramics has been longlisted in the Design Product & Packaging category. We’ll need to wait awhile to see whether it makes the shortlist…

You can read more about this project and see the other entries on the AOI website here.

Cabinet Oak Project - Juror's Award

I’m very happy to announce that my artwork Conversations I has just been awarded a Cabinet Oak Project Juror's Award!

My work was selected by Katie Robinson Edwards, PhD as one of the 6 best of many outstanding pieces that were contributed. The artwork will be shown in the LBJ Hangar Exhibition and will be auctioned during the COP Art Auction and Celebration this Saturday night (May 6). You can bid online and see all the art in the auction here.

M+ Museum shop

A selection of my Hong Kong Willow Collection ceramics is now available in the M+ Museum shop in Hong Kong. They also have the newest collection of my green and gold HK Willow pieces too.

Cabinet Oak Project

I’m happy to announce that I’m one of the artists taking part in the Cabinet Oak Project.

I created woodblock print collages, which will be auctioned, with the money raised going towards conservation work at the house and grounds at the National Historical Park. There is a celebration event on May 6th. All the artworks can be seen on the auction page here.

solo show

I’m having a show at Burlingame Library in the Bay Area during the whole month of February. I’d love to see you there!

San Francisco group show

I have several pieces in this year’s tiny show at the STUDIO Gallery SF. It starts on Nov 4th and pieces are online a few days earlier. You can sign up to get notified of the launch here.

WMO

I visited the WMO headquarters in Geneva with the COPE team to meet the Secretary General and the Disaster Risk Reduction team there. We are very proud to have the WMO as advisors for our books.

Our latest book - Heatwaves - will be launched as part of the WMO Youth Initiative at COP27 in Egypt in November

creativebug class!

I’m super excited to announce my first class on creativebug, the online creative learning site. You can learn how to do all sorts of great stuff, and why not start with sketchbooks?

There’s a free trial before you sign up, so give it a go!

  • full disclosure - I get a bonus if you register and try it out here. Thanks! M x

San Francisco group show

I have a piece in this printmaking group show that just opened in San Francisco. There’s a special evening reception at 6pm with live jazz on Friday July 22nd. Please feel free to attend!

The show is up until August 2nd - hope you can drop by!

Sweetie's: 475 Francisco St, Between Mason and Powell Streets in North Beach, San Francisco, CA 94133-1903