‘Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new.’ Lycidas, John Milton (1637) I decided to take a leap of faith in May to go to a new gallery to sell my work in. I put my...
May is my favourite month of the year. The arrival of spring (unless you live in the highest town above sea level in the North East of England, where wind, hail and snow brought the...
As I write this blog I am aware that today is ‘National No Housework Day’ very apt as I should – or could – be doing household chores. It’s not that I don’t have anything...
In 2018 I was commissioned by a lovely lady in the USA to create a picture of Dandelions. I had never posted a picture to the USA or taken payment in dollars. An exchange of...
The tin shed is a wonderful collective of North East artists who have joined together to display their work. I have been invited to become part of the group. Many artists have only art fairs...
Creativity is a beautiful word. It was a word I never used and I always said about any of my work: “I make” or “I dabble”. Believe me when I tell you I dabbled a...
We all at sometime in our lives need to step back and see what brings us joy, peace and happiness. Starting with a blank canvas, an empty page or an empty room free from clutter, ...
2020 left us reeling from a pandemic none of us could have seen coming. Covid- 19 has tested our resolve to the limit. Like you all I had plans for holidays, parties, celebrations, christenings, and...
My love for colour was heightened when I enrolled for a floristry course about 12 years ago. I bet you’re wondering why I mention this, but to understand that I had not really embraced a...
When I was a child the fields surrounding my home were my playground. It was there that my love for wild flowers grew. We had a garden, but neither of my parents were keen gardeners...
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