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Creating repeating patterns using my watercolour illustrations has been one of my back-burner project ideas for a while now. Over the last few weeks I’ve had more time at home and fewer distractions, so I finally got down to it. Due to the current lockdown in the UK we’ve had to cancel our plans for […]
At the start of the year I treated myself to a pyrography set and this month I finally got round to having a go with it. It’s something I’ve fancied having a go at for a while but I’d always talked myself out of because I thought it would be really difficult and I’d be […]
I’m taking part in the March Meet the Maker challenge on Instagram and one of the prompts is FAQs. This made me realise that I don’t have a list of FAQs on my website and that seems like bad form. In no particular order, here’s a round up of ten questions people frequently ask me […]
Finding ways to be kinder to the planet is high up on my list of priorities. Especially as so much of my work is inspired by nature and the natural world. Whether it’s minimising waste in my business or changing my habits in daily life, I’m trying to find small steps that I can consistently […]
I’m going to start by saying that I’ve always been scared of using masking fluid. The whole idea of having to finish an entire painting before peeling off some mystery gum stuff that may or may not tear up half of the paper with it. Nope. Not for me thanks. On my quest to be […]
Earlier this month I tried my hand at a painting technique that I’ve been wanting to experiment with for a while using watercolours and salt. Yep, normal eating and cooking salt. You start with a watercolour painting, then sprinkle the salt onto the wet paint and let it dry before brushing off the salt. The […]
I had such high hopes of bouncing into 2020 full of beans and ready to go. But then the winter lurgy got me and I’ve spent most of the new year under a blanket with a head full of cold. The one thing it has given me is time off, which I’ve spent reflecting on […]
Yep, you heard. It’s November 2019 and I’m already thinking about 2020.
I’m really excited to be involved in the Autumn Forests project as part of The Big Draw, an international drawing festival that runs throughout October. I’ll be helping to facilitate some relaxed drop-in art sessions at The Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham. You can come along and be part of an evolving piece of public artwork. […]
This year I’ll be taking part in the Easton Arts Trail for the first time. Hosted in venues across Easton, the trail runs over the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June. There are loads of talented Bristol artists taking part and I’m proud as punch to be one of them. You can find […]
