Accidents and Art Classes

Accidents and Art Classes

Well, it’s been a busy time for me, with new art classes and workshops starting. In a piece of brilliant timing I managed to kick it all off by falling off my bike and breaking my wrist. On a happier note, it’s only a hairline fracture and it’s my...
That tricky First Anniversary gift

That tricky First Anniversary gift

The first wedding anniversary  is traditionally marked with a paper gift.  In my time I’ve been commissioned to make a few and they’re always fun to do so I thought I’d have a little mini-retrospective of them here.  First up is the most recent,...
ArtSpace Workshops at Beech Hall School

ArtSpace Workshops at Beech Hall School

Well, what a busy week it’s been!  Loyal readers (come on, there must be some of you!) may recall I was getting ready for some ArtSpace workshops to be run at Beech Hall School. Well, what a lovely experience the whole thing turned out to be.  It was a tough ask...
Tiny Robins on Bobbins

Tiny Robins on Bobbins

Well, cotton reels actually, but I wasn’t going to miss a good rhyme.  I knew there was a reason why I hadn’t thrown these nice wooden cotton reels away.  Of course, anyone who knows me knows that the actual reason is that I’m The Woman Who Never...
Exploring new methods

Exploring new methods

I ‘ve been exploring new methods  with this dog.  It’s a trial piece for some workshops I’m doing at Beech Hall School next month.  My usual workshop pattern is to run a series of 2-hour sessions over several weeks so we have drying time between each...
Mixing it with the Media Luvvies

Mixing it with the Media Luvvies

We had a TV star in our midst at this week’s life class.  Our lovely model appeared on Channel 4’s Drawers Off! with Jenny Eclair.  You can still see the programme on catch-up – it’s Episode 9.  I thought our drawings were better though…...