
Megan Dowsett is a creative consultant working in museums, galleries and the arts, an illustrator who is finding her voice through personal and local projects, and a parent to two young beings who can't help but influence her creative journey.
Through the name Norris and the Flamingo, she shares the sense of adventure that runs through all of life, wherever we are on our journey. A sense of imagination, of possibility and discovery, for children and adults alike.

28 May 2013
Indian Sketchbook: In Praise of Birds

25 May 2013
Norman Ackroyd in Rye
21 May 2013
The Eternal Magic of Weaving


Above, Lourdes at work, and below, Fi's finished piece.
17 May 2013
14 May 2013
10 May 2013
Indian Sketchbook: Waiting for a Train


A delayed train in India triggered me to brave the staring curiosity of the other passengers and take our my pencil and paper ... I noted the colours and later filled in my sketches.

7 May 2013
Indian Sketchbook: Taj Mahal

I found that every space in the Taj Mahal and her grounds was filled with a different design of floor tile. So I collected the tessellations, and continued them later with tissue paper. I think there's enough material in floor patterns alone to fill a life time of travel and exploration!
2 May 2013
The Inspiration of Plastic Bags


My crochet and knitting has some way to go before I can create pieces like these but this moment reinvigorated both my determination to conquer these traditional techniques, and my inspiration to keep alive my collection of coloured plastic bags. Oh dear, more hoarding.
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