With so much going on in the world, it’s difficult to write about and make art. The news of war and flood weigh heavily and donations don’t seem enough. But having offered Drink and Draw’s since the early days of covid, I know that so many people...
I’ve always been a fan of Spring. So when I was approached my wallpaper manufacturers, Milton & King, to design some floral wallpaper for their range, I jumped at the opportunity. I submitted nine ideas (this might have been the most difficult bit – I...
I know art-making makes me happy (as I type that, I remember the time I did a presentation about ‘making art’ and three of my friends came up to me at the end and told me that everytime I said that it sounded like ‘making out’ 😂😅🤣 –...
Ahhh, what’s so good about a #collection? You get to explore a topic, or an art supply, with purpose. You create an impressive body of work. You have the opportunity to see your skills improve between artwork 1 and Artwork 8 (or 12 or 20 or 31 or 54 or 100) You...
I’ve had five Zoom calls with lovely Shiny Happy Art Club Members this week, and I found myself recommending SAMPLERS a few times. These two are on Scrap Book Covers (I use them for planning) from 2017 and 2018. The thing with Samplers is: – you get to...
I’m often asked about different art supplies… and it’s true… I do have a BIT of a collection 😉 (I remember an old friend and student, Ros, saying that coming to my studio was like visiting an art shop but being allowed to try everything 😅 )....
