My Blog
This is my slightly jumbled journal where I share bits and bobs about things I like.
Get Your Dose of Nature with the Leafy Lads and Lasses: A Sneak Peek!
Sharing a Sneaky Peek: Introducing Leafy Folks, my Nature-Inspired Collaged Characters Hey there, creative peeps! I'm very excited to give you a sneak peek into my latest project, the Leafy Folks. As a designer and maker who adores all things colourful and patterned,...
🎉 Introducing My Brand New Kids Birthday Collection! 🎉
I am absolutely thrilled to announce the arrival of my latest addition to the website: the Kids Birthday Collection! Bursting with vibrant colours and illustrated with adorable animals, these cards are sure to bring joy and excitement to any child's special day. I...
Drawing Made Simple: How to Start, Even if You Think You Can’t
Drawing Made Simple: Overcoming the fear of drawing I want to reassure you that all creatives get stuck from time to time, it’s actually all part of the process. Another thing is there is no one right way to draw! There are multiple options when it comes to...
Limited Edition Tea Towels
This year seems to be all about either developing new skills or returning to old ones. Its been a while since I created some textile based products, but I thought it could be fun to do a few limited edition tea towels for a bit...
100 Day Project
I've been spotting a few people over on instagram taking part in a 100 Day Project, and I thought what a great idea to help develop new work. I wanted to focus on something, and thought this would be a good way to keep motivated - I have decided to develop new surface...
How to prepare ARTWORK for Riso Printing
I have owned Rita my Risograph machine for 5 years now, I love the process as the preparation needed for the artwork is very similar to screen printing. I often get asked what Riso printing is so I thought it might be useful to write a post about it. So read on if you...
Monoprinting ONLINE ART CLASS
I've been busy for the past couple of weeks filming my next course - my monoprinting online art class is now ready. It's a printmaking technique I really enjoy as it is fast-paced and it has that same reveal that screen printing does, except instead of lifting the...
CREATIVE DRAWING TECHNIQUES
When you are starting out developing your creative skills - the fear of the white sketchbook page can be overwhelming to the point of making you give up before you have even started. Does this sound familiar? THat's one of the reasons I love teaching creative drawing...
creating A colour palette
I'm often asked how I go about creating a colour palette, so I thought I'd use my recent trip to the east coast to share how I hunt for colours. I love visiting the seaside in the winter months, it's very quiet and means you get places to yourself, perfect for going...
JUST A CARD – INDIE WEEK & XMAS FAIR
This week I have been taking part in the Just a Card Indie Week and Xmas Fair. If you've never heard of Just A Card - it's a fantastic campaign that encourages people to support, value, and buy from artists, makers, independent shops, and small businesses. You can...
HOW TO USE A SKETCHBOOK
I was thrilled to be asked to be part of a publication by the Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales last year on sketchbooks and how they are used by artists and designers. As a teacher I really love to share how I learn and to inspire others to take a creative route. It was...
Big Bright Xmas Decorations
It's no surprise to those of you who have been following me for a while to know that when it comes to making Xmas decorations I was going to add as much colour as I could and not your traditional Christmas colours either. I wanted to make big and bright xmas...
HOW TO START to draw
Recently I have been struggling to get back into drawing. I am listening to that inner voice that says "you're drawings will be rubbish" so I end up avoiding it or thinking perhaps I have forgotten how to draw or felt under pressure to share it all. So how do you...