Wandering, Wondering, and the Art of Getting Lost

I’ve always had a knack for getting lost.

Even with a map, even with GPS chirping directions, I somehow end up wandering down side streets, following strange doorways, or detouring through alleys lined with forgotten shopfronts.

For a long time, I thought it was just my poor sense of direction. But over the years, I’ve realised that getting lost — truly lost — is when the most interesting things begin to happen.

That’s how Lost Adventures began: as a home for those sidelong wanderings.

It’s a space where art, myth, and the uncanny meet; a kind of waystation for curious souls who can’t resist the road less travelled, the derelict pier, or the rumour of a ghost in the next village.

I’ve spent much of my creative life weaving stories through collage, oracle decks, and words — searching for the hidden threads between the ordinary and the magical. I’ve always believed that art isn’t just something we make; it’s a way of noticing the world differently.

Lost Adventures is an invitation to do just that: to notice what hides in plain sight, to listen for the echoes of myth in modern places, and to explore the edges of our own creative maps.

What you’ll find here

This isn’t a travel blog in the usual sense — though there will be journeys. Some will be physical, tracing real places that vibe with history, folklore, or a touch of strangeness. Others will be inward, exploring imagination, intuition, and the mysterious ways inspiration strikes.

There’ll be Field Notes, capturing observations from the road — fragments of thought, memory, and myth gathered along the way.

Cabinet of Curiosities will hold oddities and objects that spark the imagination: small histories, found treasures, and the peculiar things that inspire new work.

In Studio Dispatch, I’ll share glimpses of life behind the art — digital collage experiments, creative resources, and snippets from ongoing projects.

And then there’s Maps & Mysteries, the part of the journey where the uncanny creeps in: strange landscapes, folklore, and stories of places where the veil feels thin.

In time, I hope Lost Adventures becomes a small archive of wonder: part sketchbook, part field journal, part cabinet of curiosities.

What you can expect

If you’ve followed my work before, you’ll know I’ve always been drawn to the overlooked and the odd. This site continues that fascination, but with a broader lens. Expect:

• Essays that wander between folklore, art, and place.
• Digital collage packs and creative materials for fellow artists.
• Insights from my ongoing projects — oracle decks, visual storytelling, and other experiments.
• Notes on uncanny encounters and curious histories.
• Gentle provocations to see your own surroundings through a mythic lens.

Some posts will be carefully crafted; others may feel more like field notes — the kind you scribble before a moment slips away. Either way, everything here begins with curiosity.

A note on getting lost

Getting lost has become something of a practice for me.

It’s not about confusion, but surrender — a willingness to step off the planned path and see what else might be waiting. I think we all need those moments, especially now, when life feels relentlessly mapped and measured. To get lost, even briefly, is to make space for discovery again.

So whether you’re here for the stories, the art, or the quiet pull of the strange, I hope Lost Adventures offers you a little of that sense of wonder — a reminder that even the most ordinary road can hide a secret if you’re paying attention.

If you’d like to wander further with me, you can subscribe to Notes from Beyond the Map, my newsletter of art, myth, and hidden wonders — sent occasionally from wherever I happen to have lost myself next.

Until then, thank you for stepping into this corner of the map. Here’s to getting gloriously, meaningfully lost together.