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Language Deprivation – It’s Not OK

Language Deprivation – It’s Not OK

Back in 2020/2021, I was commissioned by the NHS Deaf CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) to animate a short film. The brief was make a film to raise awareness of what language deprivation is; how it effects deaf children, and the associated issues. It had to convey some difficult concepts in a visual, […]
January 21, 2023
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVXYZ

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVXYZ

I’ve been meaning to make a correction to the coffee image, but I ended up doing the whole alphabet instead. Mainly because I probably just need the practice. I’m thinking it might be nice to make a font out of this eventually – so I can type-finger-spell. (I’ve probably still managed to get some of […]
July 19, 2019
See Hear Weekend 2018

See Hear Weekend 2018

BBC See Hear were kind enough to let me to draw all over their stuff again. 🙂 Here is a poster I made for their See Hear Weekend in Bristol. (The itinerary looks amazing and I wish I could go. Especially the Aardman workshops!)  
February 21, 2018
Numbers!

Numbers!

Trying to improve my hand drawings. And count to 12 at the same time. Preliminary sketches below….
April 12, 2016
C is for… Cat!

C is for… Cat!

“C”, is for, “Cat”, of course. And, “Castle”. And, “Cream”. And, “Cushion”. And, “Crown”. And, “Chain”. And, “Claws”. It’s hard to stop thinking of things that begin with a, “C”, now.
February 9, 2016
L is for…. Lizards!… and a Lightbulb

L is for…. Lizards!… and a Lightbulb

How many lizards does it take to change a light bulb? I have no idea, but I’m guessing three?
January 27, 2016
N is for… North Pole!

N is for… North Pole!

The North Pole is very cold and dark. Deaf Inuits had to dispense with mittens and invent special gloves in order to sign at each other.
January 23, 2016
BSL Kids

BSL Kids

Some drawings and photos I did last week, for a pitch.  
January 16, 2016
M is for… Monster!

M is for… Monster!

Just realised that this is the second “M” that I’ve done. whoops!
December 20, 2015
W is for… Witch!

W is for… Witch!

Witch! Or Wand? Or Worm?… So many potential Ws. This is a pertinently Halloween-themed sign-letter drawing. W is the most difficult letter of the alphabet to draw. It’s all those fingers sticking out all over the place. Here’s another witch, but I didn’t think she was characterful enough to make the final cut.
December 13, 2015
J is for… Jumper!

J is for… Jumper!

December 7, 2015
S is for…. Spaceman!

S is for…. Spaceman!

Of course.
December 3, 2015
H is for… Hat!

H is for… Hat!

Hat! …Or helicopter? This alphabet stuff is getting more complicated than I thought it would…  
December 1, 2015
G is for… Giraffe!

G is for… Giraffe!

Thank giraffe it’s a Friday?
November 27, 2015
F is for… Fish!

F is for… Fish!

Fish always look a bit sad…
November 24, 2015
A is for… Alligator

A is for… Alligator

If one tries to add alligator scales to human hands, they start to look like they belong to the Creature From the Black Lagoon (sans webby bits). Who knew this would happen?
November 23, 2015
B is for… Binoculars

B is for… Binoculars

Ok, I know I’m going to have to come back and re-do this one, in order to shave Sailor Bob’s Beard off. Also binoculars might be a bit over-ambitious. Maybe it really needs to be something else that begins with a B (a bee?). I’ll let it go for now though! Here is an earlier, […]
November 22, 2015
T is for… Train!

T is for… Train!

T is for train. A steam train, obviously.
November 19, 2015
Z is for… Zebra!

Z is for… Zebra!

Putting stripes on the hands was probably a mistake… I’ll go with it for now though!
November 16, 2015
K is for… Knight!

K is for… Knight!

November 13, 2015
R is for Rockets!

R is for Rockets!

  How can a, “R”, ever stand for anything else?
November 11, 2015
D is for Dinosaurs

D is for Dinosaurs

You can never go wrong with dinosaurs.
November 8, 2015
The Letters, “O”, “P” and “T”

The Letters, “O”, “P” and “T”

January 8, 2013
Very Rough First Draft of Animated BSL Alphabet

Very Rough First Draft of Animated BSL Alphabet

Some of the letters a bit wrong, I think, and the left-right hand co-ordination isn’t consistent enough. alphabet v004 from James Merry on Vimeo.
January 7, 2013