Our Creative Columnist Pete Clayton starts 2025 as a purely independent creative - without an illustration agent for the first time in 4 years. He discusses why and how sometimes in the creative world, you just need to ‘feel the fear and do it anyway!’

Meet Pete Clayton, our Creative Columnist; an illustrator, animator and graphic designer based in Plymouth. Pete’s purpose as a multidisciplinary creative and writer is to share his love of what he does and in turn give people an inspiring creative lift. Here he discusses finding ‘work life balance’. Not just at Christmas - but throughout the year.