Teaching & Learning English
Having been teaching English literature as part of my day job for the last few years, I thought I really ought to put some of this knowledge together to create my own novel. So, for my 50th birthday treat, I set a little book-writing challenge for myself. I took some of the characters and plot … Read more
This tool allows you to upload an image and then stretch it in such a way that, if you take a photo from the correct angle, it will look like it is popping out in 3D. The idea is to enable students to stretch their drawings and then use the stretched version as a template … Read more
So, a while back I started making a Scratch game of The Hibernator, but this was rapidy eclipsed by @wimpycat01’s awesome 3D work. So, I’m sharing this half-baked project so wimpycat01 can extract the Hibernator sprite if it’s any use. Welcome any interested parties to develop this Scratch Hibernator too 😉 (download .sb3 file)
The video above shows the painting process and the image below is the final product.
Introducing The Gator Guy, a green crocodile from the wetlands of Suzhou. He is very open-minded and mindful even though his brain weighs less than an Oreo cookie 😆 The images above are only psychological play to help the Green Gators beat our competitors. As mentioned at the start of this blog post, The Gator … Read more
My team won three trophies last season and has just kicked off this season with a strong win. Time to get painting to celebrate 😃 I call this ‘Rugby Colours 2025’:
Having been teaching English literature as part of my day job for the last few years, I thought I really ought to put some of this knowledge together to create my own novel. So, for my 50th birthday treat, I set a little book-writing challenge for myself. I took some of the characters and plot … Read more
Here’s a short animation showing the Wutong Zakameeniat character from Mushroom’s Aladin-Man books painting Mushroom on the wall:
As many of my students know, I was, a long time ago, before I became a teacher, a professional artist. I am therefore going to be transparent about my own efforts at representing Shakespeare through visual art. I will update this post as I progress with my painting. The first step is to map out … Read more
The site is called MUSHROOM so let’s appreciate a random giant, blue mushroom I found in Hangzhou Park, Suzhou. It is a very cold day, but look at that beautiful blue sky! A quirky blue mushroom rises to meet the expansive blue sky 😀
This article introduces an interesting project that combined two of my professional interests: design and education. Specifically, I describe the educational rationale and creative process involved in the design of the Yinhai Academy (later Milton School) House logos. Background I moved to Yinhai Academy late in 2017 to work primarily as a high school English … Read more
