summer exhibition

To celebrate 50 years of being in this world, I have pulled together a selection of artworks.

what's the story?

A lifetime of making has led us here...

colour recipes

When is comes to printmaking, I find that using a colour recipe makes it much easier and is also a really satisfying activity.

travel - mallorca

It's good to have a dream ...

cloud watching

This winter, I fell in love with clouds.

cheshire countryside

Each morning, when I catch the train, I try really hard not to look at my phone, but instead look out the window.

mountains - reassuringly unchanging

Increasingly, I have become more and more drawn to mountains.

travel - the lake district

Take me to the lakes... If it's good enough for Taylor Swift, it's good enough for me.

travel - glendalough

Glendalough, in Ireland, is around 1.5 hours drive south of Dublin. It's a place of pilgrimage & people travel from all over the world to visit.

time to play

Sometimes, something as simple as a new material can take your work in a completely new direction.

travel - north berwick

This October we returned to one our favourite Scottish retreats ... North Berwick.

wisteria

We've been in our house for 9 years. As soon as we moved in, we began making a garden.

tools

When you're a maker... tools are very exciting.

why?

Ever since I could hold a pencil or a pair of scissors, I have made things.

let's talk about - embroidery

Discovering the tranquility of embroidery has been a game changer...

sunni

Did you know I am a trained goldsmith?

love & support

Where would we be without it?

let's talk about - joy bracelets

Have you heard of Marie Kondo? She asks the question...'does it spark joy?' 

perfectly imperfect

Perfection... ... it comes in all shapes & sizes.  

postcard printing

When you join us for a class, there will be a range of designs ready for you choose from...

dandelions

They might be weeds to some, but have you ever really looked at the flowers?  

rain makes a rainbow

One of the nicest prints to create is the Rainbow card...

mindful mark making

When life gets busy, time to make or create can be one of the first things to go...

language of flowers

Let me introduce the newest printing technique... dry-point.

memories of summer

This summer, we returned to the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.

snowdrops - hope when we need it most

Year after year, snowdrops continue to create a spectacle in nature.

that smile

There is a moment during the classes when magic happens... ...the student looks at their creation and smiles. They beam from ear to ear, and oh bo...

let's talk about - printmaking

So easy and yet super satisfying, relief printing is such a lovely way to spend a few hours.

joy necklaces

Joy bracelets, originally created in 2016, have now been joined by the newest member of their family... ...Joy necklaces.

colour, colour, colour

My daughter has a very special friend who has a rule... ...only wear colour.

the sea really is that colour

When I saw the sea at Es Comu for the first time, I gasped, and stopped in my tracks.

postcard printing

When you join us for a class, there will be a range of designs ready for you choose from...

feeling fragile?

Sometimes we feel as fragile as a rose...