It’s #LEGOBuildDay ! I have been working on this #neurodiversity rainbow infinity, inspired by some super-fun work I’ve been doing putting together neurodiversity training with @playincluded #neurodiversesquad #ActuallyAutistic #legomoc #legogreebling #legocollage #rainbowinfinity #autisticpride #moc (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_aOvYIktF/?utm_medium=tumblr

Yay 🍄 🍂 #fungi #naturalhistory #Scotland #fungiforay #midlothian #nature #mushrooms #mushroomsofinstagram (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdNGRvo-I1/?utm_medium=tumblr

My first finished wood carving project! I can be extremely over-ambitious so I got bored of trying to carve a one piece simple bird really quickly (still need to finish that..). All the moveable joints are joined with strong neodymium magnets which attach with a really satisfying snap (see video). Might swap out the thigh magnets for slightly larger ones for strength. Really excited about the potential for this medium 😮 #carving #woodcarving #whittling #carvedanimals #basswoodcarving #woodeninsects #woodenanimals #neodynium #grasshopper #grasshopper3d #insect #bugsofinstagram #woodcarver #woodcarversofinstagram (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmSNpvjs7T/?utm_medium=tumblr

Not my top choice of materials in this month’s #scrawlrbox (I’d especially want a much finer paintbrush) and my fine liner sadly didn’t work (I used one I already owned), but here’s my #scrawlrchallenge contribution. #illustration #poscapencil #dragon #plants #flowers #garden (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPjbYorDzcZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

I like birds (Swipe for time lapse video) #scrawlrchallenge #watercolour #illustration #birds #artistsoninstagram #illustratorsoninstagram #scrawlrbox #processvideo #arttimelapse #timelapse (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/COJEKdbDYW4/?igshid=tdm21lct2ib2

A morning meeting got cancelled, so I made a tensegrity sculpture out of sticks #tensegrity #balance #sticks #natureart #naturearranged #sculpture #kineticsculpture (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/COIFDpED1ap/?igshid=373r6w5r207j

There’s been a lot of bullfinches about lately! #scrawlrchallenge @scrawlrbox #scrawlrbox #birds #watercolour #illustration #aquafinewatercolor #bullfinch (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/COEClyUDYjc/?igshid=1fgsxceni1zjj

I time-lapsed my process painting some bullfinches for the latest #scrawlrchallenge (sorry about the movement part way meaning it’s not centred 😖) #scrawlrchallenge @scrawlrbox #scrawlrbox #birds #watercolour #illustration #aquafinewatercolor #bullfinch #timelapse #arttimelapse #processvideo #processart (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/COECcFAjK1o/?igshid=1wvthay2z2x9d

A quick play around with time lapse and #scrawlrbox materials #scrawlrchallenge #art #watercolour #illustration #doodle #timelapse #arttimelapse #processvideo (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CODu5nvD_jO/?igshid=ykzq8eii5yz3

Today is a very very good day: Devil’s Coach Horse beetle, Ocypus olens #ocypusolens #devilscoachhorse #beetle #coleoptera #naturalhistory #entomology #insects #insectphotography #macrophotography (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvG711DCpQ/?igshid=s87i8uxnz8xz

Here’s the finished paisley qilin, or chimera, using the very nice tools from another month’s #scrawlrchallenge (challenge prompt was paisley) Love these twin tip tombow pens, but I really should use them in a room with more ventilation 🥴 @scrawlrbox #paisleypattern #scrawlrchallenge #paisleyprint #chinesemythology #illustration #tombowdualbrushpens #kuretake #blackwingpencil (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXAPgtjJjI/?igshid=pg61i81p6yga

I really like drawing Chinese monsters, in case that’s not something you already know about me. Here’s a free colouring in page for anyone who wants it before I go ahead and colour this in myself. Paisley is kind of interesting to play with (trying a different month’s #scrawlrchallenge this time) Admission: I drew the tail like that because I couldn’t work out how to make the back leg work #kuretake @scrawlrbox #scrawlrbox #chinesemythology #qilin #chimera #illustration #paisleypattern (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVw5hCDuaY/?igshid=1rgzwmy78fkto

Another #scrawlrchallenge drawing. Snake’s head fritillaries! #scrawlrbox @scrawlrbox #naturalhistory #inkhatching #fabercastellpittartistpen #unipinfineline #snakesheadfritillary #flowerillustration #illustration #inkillustration (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVcfKNhD1p/?igshid=h9gv48ayytpl

Happy Egg Day! I enjoyed listening to the oology episode (eggs) of @ologies while sketching this. It’s also been great to finally take part in a #scrawlrchallenge with my @ScrawlrBox subscription. I don’t draw as much these days as I used to, partly because of joint pain, and how busy the new directions my life is keeping me (counselling training, mostly, and lots of autism-related work). Good to know that I still can, and am enjoying it! #scrawlrbox #scrawlrboxchallenge #fabercastellpittartistpen #unipinfineline #derwentpencils #oology #ologiesart #ologiespodcast #birds #inkhatching #lineart #illustration #spring #Easter #eggs #birdsnest (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQOML0DAzB/?igshid=kazjfhh4j5z9

More snake’s head fritillary action! #osnap #timelapse #planttimelapse #flowertimelapse #snakesheadfritillary (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL4v4OUDgDw/?igshid=1xr7xqco94oik

Time lapses are fun #ohsnap #snakesheadfritillary #timelapse #planttimelapse #flowertimelapse (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLzh5i6jpwS/?igshid=ucvfrywtq8mv

I grew some lion’s mane over the last two weeks. Today is harvest day. Here’s a time lapse. #mushroomsofinstagram #mushroom #mushroomgrowing #lionsmane (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLfLGhlDFQz/?igshid=17ig3qlcp35xr