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Narrative: Artists tell their story

I'm currently exhibiting alongside 16 of our Cambridge Creative Network members at Williams Art, Gwydir Street, Cambridge. It has been a pretty special experience as not only is it the first time Mandy and myself have curated our own show (we have assisted many time at other events) but the response has been phenomenal.

New Year, new ambitions...

I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas break and you are all raring to go with fresh ideas for 2012. I'm not even attempting to think of new year's resolutions this year as I am guranteed to fail but I do have goals and ambitions for the next 12 months. Fate has decided to put a spanner in the works

UK Handmade is 3!

Last Saturday UK Handmade celebrated it's third birthday with a party held at the Create Place in Bethnal Green, London, all organised by my fellow partner in crime and editor, Anna Stassen. She had done a wonderful job, with lots and lots and LOTS of cake

Felt Pine Cone Tutorial

Pop over to page 68 on UK Handmade Magazine to see my tutorial for these cute little felt pine cones to hang on your christmas tree. They look great in any colour and very easy. 

The Day Job...

...is taking over! No painting or drawing or blogging whilst UK Handmade takes over my life. But for good reason. It's our third Birthday!! We have a bumper Winter issue of the magazine out http://ukhandmade.co.uk/magazine, the christmas showcase launched today, Anna, our editor, was featured in the mail on sunday

Sketchbook Pages

I've decided to start a new sketchbook, one I've made myself, to keep my hand in between painting droughts which are happening far too often these days! I've been making and selling these indian cotton rag books for years now and to my shame never ever use them! But the paper is

Anglian Skies

I grew up amongst the beautiful rolling landscape of Cotswolds and I grew up wanting to escape. It wasn't until I moved away of course that I fully appreciated just how beautiful it truly was. But I moved to Norwich for 4 years to study Graphic Design and then moved here to Cambridge where I have settled for the last 15 years and I am still

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