It’s often a topic for jokes, or even sarcasm, but for an artist facing the famous creative block, it’s no laughing matter.

We’ve almost all been there – sitting in front of a blank screen, baffled by the non-appearance of the words that must be buried somewhere within your head, standing before an empty canvas, the white space staring back at you and uncooperatively refusing to provide you with ideas. It can come at any time, sometimes for no obvious reason, and it leaves you confused, frustrated and most importantly, stuck.