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Seeds of hope 🌱✨

Seeds of hope 🌱✨

Often my thoughts of hope lie in tiny seeds making their way into something new...

— Lorna Gibson

Make your mark

I would love for everyone to believe that they are good at art - because I strongly believe that no one is bad at art. I believe that talent is your own beautiful way of seeing the world, and that your ability to channel that into something shareable is simply a skill to be learnt.

 

— Lorna Gibson
And this beautiful heart of yours will feel like home.

And this beautiful heart of yours will feel like home.

A love letter from you to you this Valentines Day.
Dear ........
I promise to love you in the gaps.
 
The gaps where your self worth crumbles and your mind forgets the truth that your value never lived in fleeting notions of success, or failure, but it believes - in those messy gaps - so strongly that it does. 

The gaps where it seems nothing is clicking into place… Where others overtake you in the invisible, human-invented race and you notice every single one jogging on by to a place out of reach, a place you dream of, while your feet feel glued to the spot.
— Lorna Gibson
Children's Mental Health Week 2025 - Just As You Are

Children's Mental Health Week 2025 - Just As You Are

February 3rd 2025 sees the start of Children's Mental Health week where the theme is 'Know yourself, grow yourself'

As an adult, the world feels noisier than ever and I can't imagine how challenging it must be for children to navigate it at the moment. Growing up is often a time where fitting in is essential to feeling safe among your peers, and so being yourself can be hugely challenging if you feel a little different in any way. 

— Lorna Gibson
Mr Bear goes to New York

Mr Bear goes to New York

I'm delighted to share that my latest animation - Mr Bear's Birthday (narrated by Stephen Fry) - won a Silver Award from the judges of the Collision Awards. With such humble beginnings for my animations - filming each one on a homemade set in a room at my parent's house - this award means the world
— Lorna Gibson
Tagged: animation mr bear
More cake all round as Mr Bear's Birthday is named film awards finalist

More cake all round as Mr Bear's Birthday is named film awards finalist

It was an exciting day for me yesterday, and for everyone in the corner of the forest, as my latest animation - Mr Bear's Birthday (narrated by Stephen Fry) - became a named finalist for Best Film - Kids & Family in the inaugural Collision Awards honouring excellence in animation and motion design...

— Lorna Gibson
If You Ever Had To Leave

If You Ever Had To Leave

The people that you love make your world a better place… As you do for them too. Sometimes they're so special that they feel like they are your world. And the thought of ever losing them is one of life’s biggest fears - I think. So, I wrote this poem  'If You Ever Had To Leave'.
— Lorna Gibson
Tagged: bereavement fears grief loss time
A special day for Mr Bear

A special day for Mr Bear

You might have watched Mr Bear's Christmas which was my first attempt at making a film. Since then, I have loved dreaming up more animated adventures for Mr Bear and I'd love to tell you about one I've been working on called Mr Bear's Birthday. A lot of this new animated film takes place in the Kitchen which I had to design from scratch because a kitchen has never featured in any of the other stories or illustrations...
— Lorna Gibson
Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

Everytime I thought about what to create, I kept returning to bedtime stories and that is what unfolded when I put pencil to paper and a woodland sleepover took shape with a little campfire for toasting marshmallows and friends to snuggle up with.
— Lorna Gibson
On The Shoulders of Giants

On The Shoulders of Giants

What I would this book to do is present to you a reminder that you are a gift to this world in your entirety, in full colour - not a gift despite your life experiences but because of them. A reminder that you too are a giant upon whose shoulders future generations will stand as well.
— Lorna Gibson
Tagged: dreams fears inspiration self belief time
What to say when you don’t know what to say.

What to say when you don’t know what to say.

If you're struggling to express your condolences and everything sounds trite, I think acknowledging that you're lost for words is a perfect place to start. 
— Lorna Gibson
Tagged: bereavement grief loss
A little lowdown your print order...

A little lowdown your print order...

A little lowdown of your print order and your FAQs answered.
— Lorna Gibson