Thought Lines

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Pete Clayton 10/10/26 Pete Clayton 10/10/26

Saying hello and goodbye

Getting through with illustration, writing and therapy

Pete Clayton 10/3/26 Pete Clayton 10/3/26

Human over political

Pete Clayton 9/27/26 Pete Clayton 9/27/26

A meandering waffle, in the midst of a changeable life

Pete Clayton 9/27/26 Pete Clayton 9/27/26

This is shit, I am shit and what am I even doing?

Pete Clayton 8/24/26 Pete Clayton 8/24/26

Guiding myself through what makes me happy.

Pete Clayton 7/19/26 Pete Clayton 7/19/26

My lighthouse design is out and about on the streets of Plymouth’s barbican.

Pete Clayton 7/19/26 Pete Clayton 7/19/26

Things change…

Pete Clayton 5/24/26 Pete Clayton 5/24/26

Looking back but thinking forward.

Pete Clayton 5/4/26 Pete Clayton 5/4/26

Creative play is paramount for me as an illustrator to keep my brain and ideas sharp.

Pete Clayton 3/30/26 Pete Clayton 3/30/26

Illustration and writing are the bridge to remembering who I am.

Pete Clayton 3/25/26 Pete Clayton 3/25/26

Change and bringing everything under one umbrella.

Pete Clayton 3/7/26 Pete Clayton 3/7/26

Freelancing in a pickle, pear-shaped brains and the spring sun.

Pete Clayton 2/22/26 Pete Clayton 2/22/26

Leaning into visual clichés and an exercise to combine and twist the obvious.

Pete Clayton 2/13/26 Pete Clayton 2/13/26

A motivational piece to keep myself going on this solo career path.

Pete Clayton 2/11/26 Pete Clayton 2/11/26

Quotes from musicians that inspire me in my visual creative practice.