I totally agree, music helps my mind relax and facilitates creativity. I find different styles of music create different drawing experiences as well. My husband often makes his own electronic music in our attic studio that we share and I like the repetetive rhythms as they help me zone into the fine details of my drawings. But I also love listening to the familiar songs from my youth that have helped shape my personality such as the Pixies and Sleater-Kinney with their drony guitars and harmonies as they bring out a confidence in my work.

BBC Radio 6 Music is a reliable source of eclectic inspirational music, but I agree that I miss the good old mix tape with all its nostalgic connections with people and places.

These are beautiful and really sum up how it feels to be creative and the pressure we put on ourselves.

I am obsessed with birds. I have been building up a journal over the past few months of my sightings and bird doodles, which has been really fun! I am a big fan of Matt Sewell's bird illustrations too, so much personality: http://mattsewell.co.uk/

These are gorgeous, I could look at them forever!

This reminds me of Tove Jansson\'s illustrations. Extremely magical and endearing.