Art, then and now
From tattoo flash to gallery walls, a long agency detour, and back to the brush: how my art has changed since 2018.
Read →Back in Thought
Seven years after I stopped, I'm back to writing: old posts restored, new ones on the way.
Read →Art for fun vs Art for money
Why I started making art, why I kept competing, and what changed when the internet showed me just how many brilliant artists are out there.
Read →Poem Tree
A poem: a short, playful one about where poems grow.
Read →Parenting
Kids are mirrors: the best way to be a good parent is to lead by example.
Read →Looking back, looking forward
Two months away from the blog, a look back at my favourite posts, and what comes next.
Read →Creativity
If you want to be creative, create things. Everything else is fantasising.
Read →Real People
Behind the perfect feeds and the doom-and-gloom news: real people, quietly trying to make it.
Read →Be Your Best Creation
You are not your job, your car or your story. One day you'll definitely be dead. Until then, be your best creation.
Read →Sisyphus Syndrome
Why I keep pushing the same boulder of questions uphill, and why I’ve made peace with it.
Read →The stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves
The many versions of myself I’ve lived through, the stories behind them, and the one I want to tell my daughter.
Read →Star Trek, so what’s the big deal?
How I became a Trekkie late in life, my take on every series, and why I watch it for the science fiction.
Read →A letter to my daughter
A letter to my five-month-old daughter, written mid-bath-time and mid-hiccups.
Read →Let me introduce myself
Who I am, what I care about, and why I started writing.
Read →Walt is an inspirational, down-to-earth and logical voice within the chaotic realms of creativity. Our conversations have always aligned with healthy, friendly and candid discussions around feedback, criticism and direction.
Neal Strydom, Multimedia Designer & Illustrator