• The brilliant opening music on this site is by Bjork. Sometimes I play Burial on this site too. • The hand-drawn words in the background of the main pages are those of Sage Francis. Look him up.

Crayons and drawing paper are supplied by the ECA shop (whenever I visit, or I ask my good friend Jill to collect for me), the Art Studio in the town where I live (which has no website - the shop not the town) and ArtExpress. I also buy nibs from flea markets, eBay and wherever else I see them - you can get some lovely old pen holders, ink wells and so on on eBay. Also, my friend George supplies the antique glass ink bottles I use for my litres of Quink. The studio was built into the roof with reclaimed floorboards also from George, along with FSC rooflights and environmentally-sound paints and wood treatments from Green Building Store (they're lovely, don't stink and don't give you a headache.) Vitamin D courtesy of the sunshine that comes through the rooflights on good days. When it doesn't, light is provided by Jasper Morrison and one of his luscious Glo-Balls. I ask for my money on invoices printed on recycled A4 paper from Green Stationery Store, who also supply paper packing tape (therefore recyclable) and biros made of old printer cartridges, though since January 2006 I have only used a pair of fountain pens. I made a solemn vow. One is wood and one is steel. I recommend the pen shop in the old arcade in Birmingham City Centre for this. When I want something printing it's usually done by Gartree Press. Diversions on break times are provided by The Ecologist, Will Self, Mr Tourette, Bill Hicks, Ian McEwan, Angela Carter, Philip Pullman, Martin's Money Spot or whatever I'm latterly charged with drawing a cover for (there are more, but next week I'll be reading something else, and struggling to finish it). I still dip into The Brontes now and again. When I really have to get out of the studio there's John's Gym, the park and yoga with Anna Ashby, which also burns the calories taken in during the day (see later) together with help from MBT. Cardio workouts, trips to the Post Office and late-night blasts round the town are provided courtesy of a red Pashley (I wish I'd designed their logo).When the journey demands a bit more than Shanks's Pony (shod in Veja, Beyond Skin and Terra Plana), transport is provided by a Volkswagen running delicious 100% Biodiesel, kept on our friends Walter, Rose, Chunk and Rob's farm.

Lunchtime excitement is usually sourced from there too, together with Fresh & Wild and our friend Peter's Health Food shop in the town. He doesn't have a website, but he should. The studio smells nice due to soy candles from Pacifica. F+W also provide the sweeties and chocolate I often have to sweep from under the Wacom (I dust the studio with an E-Cloth, they're amazing). Speaking of which, cleaning the inky fingers is still a normal part of the working day, and are scrubbed clean with Urtekram. Barry M and Organic Glam adorn the face on such occasions. Check Barry M's Dazzle Dust. Neal's Yard sell me the ingredients I use to make my own moisture creams, which I put different flavours in depending on mood and season. Work gear especially in the winter is by HOWIES or Stewart and Brown. Yum. Back at work, Apple make the hardware - but it's bought from KRCS, keep it local - and Adobe the soft stuff. Plenty of it. The site was built using GoLive, Photoshop and Image Ready, which I get geekily excited about. I owe my involvement in Adobe's latest packages to my friend Jacquie of 741illustration, who also provide day-to-day comradeship and support, not to mention fabulous illustrations. 'The struggle continues'. And Factoryroad is what me and my partner in crime do together - you can buy a smart t-shirt here, or some music, or read a review. And Blunt Force Trauma is our record label. Finally, evening playtime comes in the form of our music, of which we have a daft amount (on lovely black vinyl) but in particular Sage Francis, whose words adorn much of this site, Bonkers, Richard D. James, Alan Titmash,Tom Jenkinson, Aaron Funk, Ralf Ferley, Mathis Mootz, Kevin Foakes (ask me next week and the list will be different). We'll see it live at gigs by the likes of Capsule, Bangface, Sonar and Therapy. Looking at other people's art takes up a fair bit of time - Melanie Tomlinson, local girl sJesse Lyons and Kate Pemberton, Solo One, Dick Hogg, Tim Burton, Aya Kato, The Outcrowd (set up by some of my ex-students and their mates). My dollies, Worry Doll, Blythe, Bride, Puffalump - sorry girls I can't list you all - including dollies I want (an Elizabeth McGrath, and more of Debbie Thibault's unintentionally dark dark dark) take up quite a lot of space. I'm still looking for a genuine bisque Kewpie with wing stumps, last seen in Prague in 2001. If you see one, let me know. sarah@inkymole.com