In September 2022 I'll be returning to (part-time) university studies, after a gap of - wow - sixteen years. During lockdown I explored...

I was delighted that my submission for 'a walk to make others smile' was selected for inclusion in The Walkbook: Recipes for walking &...

The Creative Hustle is an ongoing research project, designed to collate and share frank information on the realities of how creative...

I'm really delighted to have been appointed as Programme Lead for Creative Scotland's Culture Collective - working with an awesome team...

There's a kind of magic in people coming together. As we chat, make connections, find areas of mutual interest and drink coffee together,...

Over the spring I've been working on a slightly under-the-radar community project in my home town of Linlithgow. The photo below shows...

Day after day, I'm surrounded by brilliant people doing fantastic, thoughtful, effective work. As a freelancer, I'm super-conscious that...

Following an earlier case studies commission for Creative People & Places, I was delighted to be asked to continue to keep working with...

This spring, thanks to funding from Sustrans ArtRoots, an outdoor nature trail will pop up along the towpath of Linlithgow's Union Canal...

We’ve all experienced those moments where you feel like the only person who doesn't know what’s going on, and where the right moment to...

As we reach the end of 2020, I'm sharing some of the projects and organisations I've been working with this year, along with key things...

As we reach the end of 2020, I'm sharing some of the projects and organisations I've been working with this year, along with key things...

As we reach the end of 2020, I'm sharing some of the projects and organisations I've been working with this year, along with key things...

As we reach the end of 2020, I'm sharing some of the projects and organisations I've been working with this year, along with key things...

This Book Week Scotland (16-22 November), I'll be working with Transition Linlithgow to create a nature-themed book trail around...

31 lessons from founding, leading and championing community-based projects Throughout August 2020, I used my Twitter page to share one...

I was delighted to be invited by Creative Entrepreneurs Club to host one of their regular Elevenses sessions, entitled 'Cracking on and...

This blog was originally written for, and published by, Scene Stirling, home to Stirling’s Place Partnership project - a collaborative...

As a freelancer, what tools do you use to help you reflect on how things are going? When I managed a team of people within a creative...

This call out is now closed: I look forward to sharing more updates on the project soon. Thanks to funding from the Scottish Book Trust's...