I’m the product of a good state government school art education in Western Australia, and like many writers and illustrators have spent some time presenting workshops to students of all ages.

The key thing I try to impress upon students is that art is guided by principles, but not rules, and that it is fundamentally a criticism and appreciation of life, of realising that there is a big difference between looking and seeing. The world exists inside of our head as much as outside of it, and is shaped principally by our imagination, something we can always tune, refresh and improve through the making of images, stories and objects.