Forward

On any given day in London, I see several small grumpy children being dragged along while their parents run errands. I always try to give the little ones empathetic smiles. When they are actually crying, I stick my bottom lip out at them (in an I-can-feel-your-pain solidarity kind of way). If they are not confused as hell, they sometimes smile.

grounded

I saw this fellow on the train a few weeks back. He was holding his bible, looking quite fretful about what he was reading. I'm guessing he was wrestling with some seriously big questions. 

Over the past week, I've spent many hours on trains and been subjected to so many hideously boring conversations about shopping. I wanted to give some recognition to this guy for publicly thinking about something bigger than himself and his stuff. 

Pivo: birthday love to her boo

About two years ago, my partner started watching birds. To some people, that probably sounds like a supremely boring thing for someone under 40 to spend their time doing. At first, I might have agreed although I have always relished trips out to the countryside for a spot of foraging.

Pivo: leave some for us

Excuse us, would you please leave us some:

Pivo: resources - everything (pretty much)

Unless you've been living in a cave or only have access to American network stations for news about the rest of the world, you'll know that the UK government, like many across Europe, is currently making cuts in the aftermath of the recent economic crisis. Here, the answer proposed by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is focused on completely dismantling the British welfare state.

Pivo in Brussels

I was born in a blizzard and every year have to make the best of horrible weather on my birthday. In honour of celebrating any way you can this is pasted up on Rue du Chevreuil/Reebokstraat (right off the Place de Jeu de Balle) in Brussels.

Pivo - Illustrating the walls

It's been a long time but hopefully worth the wait. Introducing Pivo the street artist and her project to help the people of London rediscover the lost art of empathy. There's something really exciting about making one off work and handing it over to the world. These photographs will be the only evidence that this painting ever existed in a few weeks. 

cheese sandwich

This boy wasn't so much eating his sandwich as he was holding it aloft for all to behold it's perfect corners.

illustration friday: wrinkles

It was actually pretty warm when I saw this guy.