Thanks for you support! Submit your characters in the message that goes with the donation or HERE if you have a reference image you need to send me.

This year, I’m very proud to be taking on the 2026 TCS London Marathon as part of #TeamOxfam

Alongside my training, I’m launching an ambitious illustration project I'm calling “Crowd Fund a Crowd Scene.”

I'm going to attempt to draw one of the biggest crowd scene illustrations I've EVER done of the London Marathon. But I need YOUR help.

For a small donation, you can list any character you like and I'll draw them into the scene.

A horse in disco boots. A watermelon frying an egg. A ghost playing the saxophone. A friend, or someone you know running the race. You?? ANYONE.

Just make your donation, the submit your character requester HERE and I’ll draw them into the final artwork.

Donation Guide

£5 = 1 character suggestion added to the illustration

£10 = 2 character suggestions (double the chaos)

£20 = 4 character suggestions (bring a whole crew)

£50 = 10 character suggestions (full supporting cast energy)

£100 = 25 character suggestions (absolute legend tier)

Any donation over £15 will receive a signed print of the finished illustration

Goal: £2,000

That’s roughly 400 wonderfully strange characters cheering on the London Marathon.

Together, we’ll build the most joyful, ridiculous, and community-powered marathon crowd imaginable, all while raising money for Oxfam.

If you want to join in but struggling to think of a suggestion. I got you covered! Just choose HERE from the list or use it for inspiration to suggest your own

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Disclaimer:

When I say I'll draw anything - obviously, it's within reason. Let's keep it fun shall we? Hateful or rude suggestions will not be included in the final illustration.

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Why I'm running & drawing for Oxfam:

My work has always been about optimism, play, and light-heartedness. Since 2020, I made a conscious choice to keep my creative channels free from politics and heavy world events. My work exists in such a tone-deaf juxtaposition to those issues, and even though I care deeply about the events unfolding around us, I made the decision to present my platform as a sanctuary from hard-hitting news. I’m good at being the voice of fun. I’m not so good at communicating with sincerity.

Running & drawing for Oxfam is my way of turning that care into action. By combining the thing I love to do most (running) with the thing I’m best at (drawing), I can contribute in a way that feels honest to my work and genuinely useful. Raising money, creating momentum, and supporting causes that really matter, without changing the tone of the space I’ve built.

This is me showing up in the way I know how and supporting organisations who can actually make a real difference.

Oxfam is working towards a world where no one is held back by poverty. Where communities facing crisis have the power and resources to rebuild. Where inequality is challenged, and change is led by the people who need it most.

Whether it's responding to emergencies, supporting women’s rights, tackling climate injustice, or fighting inequality. Oxfam is a shining light and I hope I can help it shine a little brighter.

If you’re in a position to share a few of your hard earned pounds with me on this it will really go a long way 💚

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