The Living Studio

I was honoured to be asked a while back to make a contribution to the Living Studio – a free video series on the inspiring creative network by Jeanne Oliver. The whole philosophy of The Living Studio as Jeanne describes it is to have the chance to …...

Settling in to a new life

It is hard to believe we have been living here, in Northumberland for almost five weeks now. Of course the first few weeks went by in a blur of shifting, unpacking and procrastinating over cardboard boxes and in truth we are not quite there yet. But the house is...

On the move …..

  Whilst things are a little bit quiet here on my blog, website and in my social media world it is certainly not the case in my real life! I can be a little all or nothing about posting consistently but for now there is a very good reason and that is that we are...

Art Inspiration – Elisabeth Frink Exhibition

Recently with all of the teaching I have been doing and as I embark on creating a fresh, new body of work (more on that later) I am ever more mindful that I need to feel fed, inspired and full artistically. I have a desire to see and experience more art, to sit and...

Wonky eyes and charcoal smudges

It seems so long since I have shared any of my own work as many of my recent posts seem to have been about teaching and classes and e-courses. Whilst Autumn is without a doubt my favourite season, these weeks since I returned home from the US seem to have been...

Over the pond and far away

Last month saw me travelling over the pond to teach my very first overseas workshops at Random Arts in North Carolina. The perfect time of year to go, I dressed and packed for Autumn weather and found myself (a Scottish lass more comfortable in cooler temperatures) in...

Life Book Open for Registration …

Hello everyone – as this post goes up I will by flying over the ocean to teach in North Carolina but I just wanted to let you know that Life Book 2016 is now open for registration. I know many of you already know what Life Book  is all about, so if you...

New session of Drawn to Expression for 2016

My plan was to hold off for a while on launching a new date for Drawn to Expression – at least till next year but since the November session is now sold out I have been getting lots of emails about the class particularly as the current students share the work...

Lifebook Give-away result.

  So pleased to let you know that Shel has won the gift of a place on Life Book 2016! I will be letting you know by email Shel so look out for that. You can still find out more about Life Book by heading on over to my post – I am pulling ideas together for...

Announcing A Moment in Time – Autumn 2016

If you have been reading my blog or following me for a little while then you will know that this place is a place very close to my heart. I have visited there three times now and will be returning in April 2016 for my third (sold out) A moment in time retreat with a...
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