Change of Direction?
For over a decade, in my day job, I have worked in posts which require you to stand back, and...
Making your own lampshade is a great way of bringing your choice of fabric into a room.
For over a decade, in my day job, I have worked in posts which require you to stand back, and...
There is something so pleasing about making items in a batch. You get into a rhythm with each stage of...
I have written before about capturing your real life in art - I think it's a wonderful way of keeping...
For the last 2 weeks, I've written about the landscape and architecture of Lanzarote, with a focus on the artist...
We have been on holiday in Lanzarote recently, where we visited Cesar Manrique's Volcano House. Without a doubt, it is...
For the next few blog posts, I'm going to be focusing on the architecture of Lanzarote. For those of you...
Recently, I did a really fun project. A friend was doing a makeover of her little boy's room so that...
Life has been very very full of late - so full, in fact, that I simply have not had the...
Well, it's week 7 of my pop up along - and I'm doing a cheat's post! This is where real...
A cornucopia of bunnies this week! I'm onto week 6 of my pop up along, making an Easter Card -...
I'm still working away on my Easter Pop Up card - go here to see where I started 5 weeks...
Week by week I'm sharing the design process behind making a pop up in 'real time' - I'm making a...
I'm on week 3 of my Pop Up Along, showing the design process step by step in creating a pop...
For those of you who read this blog on a weekly basis, you'll know that last week I pledged to...
Over the next few weeks, I'm going to do something I've never done before on my blog - I'm going...
One way in which I ensure every free moment I have (or has the potential at least) to be creative,...
If you've never made a lampshade, then you should use a lampshade kit! Here, my friend Rhona shows how easy...
Mostly, my creative work is something that I openly share. However, there are some pieces which I have done, which...
Making a lampshade with children is easy if you use a kit from a company such as Dannells. In a...
In this week's blog post, I wanted to show you how to prepare designs for a lampshade cover. The company...
As regular readers of my blog will know, Max, our Patterdale Terrier is great source of inspiration to me. Loyal...
For most of today, I have sat here doing my tax return - this dull but essential annual task has...
Last week, I wrote the first of two blog posts of how I created this Christmas print, of my little...
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had an enjoyable festive season. Today and next week, I wanted to...
As it comes to the end of the year, it is a good time to reflect on everything which has...
With Christmas coming up, I've been reflecting on what making your own Christmas cards means. To me, they are an...
Today is the twelfth wedding anniversary of my husband and I - so I wanted to share with you today...
I've written before about how your art work can record what is important to you in your life at that...
By mid November, I'm already thinking about what my Christmas card is going to be. This year, I now have...
There are apparently only 44 days till Christmas - plenty of time to make a lovely hand-made gift for your...
For Halloween this year, I tried out a new technique - using a linocut to print directly onto fabric. It...
Most Halloweens, I plan Estelle's outfit months in advance - and create a fabric specially to sew an outfit! Here is...
Writing about my parakeet drawing in last week's blog post set me thinking about other art I've created which was...
As anyone who knows me will be tired of hearing about, I’ve been recovering from a really debilitating outbreak of...
Here in Scotland, we are extremely lucky to have a healthy population of otters. Even here in Perth you can...
As regular readers of my blog posts will know, I've not done any art for weeks and weeks. I've been...
Last week, I wrote about how I'd found it impossible to do any art recently as I was - and...
Every day I do something artistic - whether it is part of a large-scale project, such as a multi-coloured print;...
Tomorrow - Monday, September 10th - is Suicide Prevention Day. My day job is working as the Suicide Prevention Co-ordinator...
Lots of artists experience a creative slump from time to time. This is how I deal with a creative slump...
Unable to sleep, I find myself writing this post at 1 in the morning, while my husband and daughter slumber...
Although Halloween is still a while away, because I usually make an outfit for my daughter Estelle, I start to...
In this blog post, you can read about the process of creating a collograph. I have used this technique in...
This week's blog post is about framing a photograph. I have written previously about the importance of framing artwork -...
This month was a proud month for me - I had a tutorial on making a lampshade featured on the...
Last week, I described the process behind cutting out the linocut blocks for my two colour print of bumble bees. ...
Last week, I discussed the development of an illustration - this is a relatively quick project to do, and usually...
As I shared in last week's post, I've been working on a series of drawings to accompany some short stories...
For several months now, I have been working on a project which is very important to me. As I wrote...
Today, I'm sharing how to make a simple 3D card using 'paper springs'. I'm going to show you how to...