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From a time before memory can fully grasp (and likely before he could hold a pencil properly), Mr Will Stewart has been making art. While other children were busy eating crayons, Stewart was—presumably—using them as intended, setting the foundation for what would become a lifelong creative pursuit.

His early passion led him to study fine art at sixth form, where he encountered the age-old artist’s dilemma: “This is great, but how do I pay rent?” The answer came in the form of graphic design—a field that allowed him to keep making things while also occasionally affording food.

At the Cambridge School of Art, Stewart began to understand that art wasn’t just about expression—it was also about communication. Here, he learned how to take a vague, chaotic idea (his natural state) and shape it into something purposeful. Whether working with typography, illustration, animation, or photography, he developed the ability to wrangle multiple mediums into a single, cohesive narrative—like a creative octopus, but with slightly fewer arms and better software skills.

With dreams of the big city (and probably better coffee), Stewart moved to London and entered the world of digital design. There, he worked on digital products and websites for global brands—making things that were sleek, functional, and, at times, suspiciously aligned to a grid system.

But as the years went on, something began to itch. Not a literal itch (we hope), but a creative one. The constraints of digital design started to feel limiting, like being told to colour inside the lines when you’ve already drawn on the table. Still, Stewart found ways to keep things interesting—sneaking humour into his work where possible and constantly learning new skills. Motion design, 3D, video game design—if it involved making something weird and wonderful, he was in.

Through all of this, one truth became clear: while learning new skills kept his creativity alive, it was humour and playful, slightly philosophical thinking that truly drove him. Stewart’s work doesn’t just aim to look good—it aims to say something, even if that something is, “Why do we do things this way?” or “What if this was just… a bit sillier?”

His art is rooted in curiosity, observation, and a willingness to not take everything too seriously (a useful trait in both art and life). By questioning the world around him and translating those questions into visual form, he creates work that invites people to pause, reflect, and ideally crack a smile.

Looking back, his time in the design industry wasn’t a creative dead end—it was more like a very structured training montage. It gave him the tools to express himself clearly, present ideas effectively, and occasionally justify why something “just feels right” in a client meeting.

Today, Mr Will Stewart continues to evolve as an artist—guided by curiosity, fuelled by humour, and supported by a skillset that allows him to turn odd thoughts into tangible things. His work lives somewhere between thoughtful and playful, serious and slightly ridiculous—exactly where he seems most at home.