Imagination Education

My name is Lucy Stuteley, I am an illustrator and writer seeking an agent to collaborate with on my quest to get my books onto bookshelves. For years I kept my stories in my head, in treasured sketchbooks hidden on the very tip-toe top cupboard shelf and underneath my bed, hoping that somehow the world would be able to army crawl past the lost socks and forgotten paperwork to find the bowing cardb...

To read 'Wicked, witches and the silver threads of sisterhood.' instead of listening to the audio, please visit my Patreon page. You can find this on: www.lucystuteley.com

To read 'Birthday banquets and creature cakes' instead of listening to the audio, please visit my Patreon page. You can find this on: www.lucystuteley.com

Let’s see where being comfortably uncomfortable takes us… “Oxymoron." - A word which springs to mind that perfectly encapsulates the moment I am living in now, a moment of change . As I sit here grasping my steaming hot cup of tea which is rapidly evaporating from my 5th favourite mug, my legs are crossed, and I am comfortable.  The lamps are glowing, and the dulcet tones of classical music are ti...

I have many imaginary friends. They live in my head, on bookshelves, and in my memories. When we read or listen to stories our brain conjures up intricate and vivid impressions of characters and scenarios. We identify these visions as a magnificent machine called: " The Imagination.” The imagination is formed from electrical currents bouncing around the melting pots of our individual brains when w...

Selling Cards! To see my illustrations printed in a format that I can: A)  Physically hold in my hands  B)  Will serve a purpose by being  used ,  shared  and  interacted  with; is such  a pleasure.  I have chosen to sell cards because I believe that receiving an illustrated card with handwritten words from a loved one is a  cherishable gift  and a  ritual that should be encouraged.  It is always...

It was  such an honour  to return to my first school as an  alumni  to read my  Children’s book   and  host an  assembly on the topic of ‘Creativity’ and “Imagination Education”.   South Lee School  always felt like a home from home. It was splendid to see that it remains as warm and comforting a place as I remember it being, due to the kind nature of the staff and pupils, as well as the charming...

A year ago I was in "deadline mode" on a long standing project:  Adapting my first children’s book into a free YouTube video, in the hopes that it would find its way into your homes and eventually this would mean I could get published. I had been living in a hurricane of paint brushes, computers and thought bubbles for months. If my memory serves accurately, which it often doesn’t, I recall at the...

At school we would draw a fruit bowl and dream we were Leonardo Da Vinci. Only, when I  tried to draw an apple realistically, it came out warped and wonky on the paper. I later learned that this ‘wonky’ look relentlessly tarnishing all of my drawings, was called a ‘style’. A style is when you interpret something that has been passed through the concoction of all that is you via your mind, and is r...

Children’s picture book reviews and studies.   If you love children’s books as much as I do, then you are now invited to become a member of ‘Bea’s Book Club’.   My name is Lucy Stuteley , I am a writer and illustrator and Bea  is my puppy. Bea like all gorgeous creatures, loves being read to, so naturally the book club is named after her. Bea’s Book Club will explore my treasured collection of chi...

Recently I had the opportunity to conduct an all-day creative workshop at a school as part of ‘Imagination Education’. I had been working towards this for a few weeks and I am delighted to say that the workshop lesson plan was a success and the students left the classroom having learnt new illustrative skills and most importantly, feeling confident in their individual creative abilities. This was...

Imagination Education - The Podcast! Developing creativity to encourage innovation, self-belief and wellbeing. Episode 1: "An Introduction" A higgledy piggledy introductory conversation between the two hosts, mother and daughter duo: Sarah and Lucy Stuteley, about the importance of growing your imagination education. Please like and subscribe for more! Sound effects are from “Pixabay”: “Magic Wand...