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Last week I wrote about how becoming a mother has had a very positive impact on my creative life.  This week, I'm going to focus on watching my daughter's artistic skills unfold.  Being around Estelle (age 5) and her friends, I'm constantly blown away by their unfettered spontaneity and unconstrained imagination.  Whether it is play, song, art, dance, dressing up or... View more

One of my greatest pleasures in being a parent to Estelle (now 5 years old) is sharing our creativity.  When I was pregnant, I remember being concerned that having a child would mean that I would not have the time or energy to be creative anymore - but the opposite has happened.  Being a mother has led to my creativity... View more

My art is directly influenced by the sights I see every day.  I'm lucky enough to live in a stunningly beautiful place (Perthshire, Scotland).  Every day, I go walking with Max the Patterdale Terrier, and the plants and animals we see often end up as the subjects for my linocuts and other prints.  Autumn has to be one of my... View more