Teaching

(NB: I use the term ‘teacher’ here as a convenient reference, but it might be more accurate to say I...

In 2013 I began to synthesise a range of teaching techniques I’d been testing & refining over many years, into...

A DIFFERENT WAY TO thINK ABOUT DRAWING thINK is an educational drawing process and a set of creative learning tools...

Plenty of cartoonists have offered ‘how-to-draw’ workshops on ways to capture emotion in cartoon faces.  Often the ‘workshop’ is more...

Is Land: Edges defined by water In early 2001 I moved from Melbourne to SE Tasmania, marking the beginning of...

In Oct 2013, I launched thiNK, a free week-long drawing festival for people of all ages as part of the...

In 2014 I revisited the A5 mini-comic format with 4 issues of THUNK, showcasing cartoon art developed by students in...

BUGOUT! (A5 Colour-in Comic, 2000):   Although I contributed cartoon art to a few zines as a teenager in Newcastle during...

In 2001 I initiated a youth-based publishing project of my own, with the assistance of Hobart council, Youth Arc (youth...

Bruny Island Holiday Book:  In early 2001 I moved from Melbourne to the isolated rural community of Bruny Island in...

In the late 90s, I was still living in Melbourne, and alongside my standard cartooning workshops in primary schools, my...

Just had a great couple of cartooning workshops at the brand-spanking new Moonah Arts Centre, which opened recently.  The new...

Every holidays I get mothers asking why I don’t run Holiday Workshops for under 9s.  Most mums are understanding when...

Apr 19 – Kids Like Us (Sandringham) On Sunday April 19 I’ll have the pleasure of continuing some drawing exploration...

“Bradfield came to Cygnet Primary much celebrated and recommended. Many of our students had been to his workshops in the...

Another workshop in my whirlwind mini-tour of Glen Eira!  This one came about after a suggestion by Philippa from the...

Each year Glen Eira Council runs SCHOOL’S OUT, a fantastic youth-oriented school holiday program with a focus on creative skills,...

These holidays I trialled a couple of holiday cartoon workshops in the cozy quarters of the Glen Eira Adult Learning...

Sept 12, 2013 After my 3 days up in Penguin, it was time to head South, halfway back down the...

Sept 9, 10 & 11, 2013 So after the morning session at Penguin High, I scooted 20 mins down the...

Sept 9 & 10, 2013 For the Mon & Tues of my visit up North, I began each day with...

From time to time I get to travel a bit further afield in my quest to inspire young minds, and...

Four years ago, the Friends School (Secondary Campus) in Hobart approached me about running my Creative Communication cartoon workshops with...

Years ago I used to run a cartooning course for adults (5 x full day sessions) in Kingston, for what...

I always welcome the opportunity to travel a bit in Tassie & visit schools a bit further afield, it rekindles...

Hot on the heels of July’s school holiday workshops, I hurtled headlong into a week-long Artist Residency.  Last year Mirjam...

The Big One!  The Kingston LINC cartoon workshops have traditionally been the most well-attended, and this one was no exception. ...

It’s difficult to have favourites with these workshops because they all offer up fresh delights, but I reckon this day...

After the morning session at Bridgewater LINC, I zipped into Hobart to run a Parent & Child cartoon workshop in...

I was invited back to run another cartoon workshop at Bridgewater LINC these holidays (I was there last January hols),...