I always make my Christmas cards early and this year is no exception. I send a lot of handmade cards to friends and family so I like to think of an idea that is quick, easy and effective. This time I came across a pack of fifty 4 x 4″ cards that I’d obviously bought … More Christmas Stars

I have been busy lately producing some batches of cards, all made with the same technique but in lots of different themes. All the cards have been made on a 6 x 6 inch blank base, the idea being that one could send the card with a view to it being framed. As small square … More Textile Cards

One of the most enjoyable stitching projects I have completed in recent months was my plate of paella! I liked the finished picture so much that I wanted to make a companion piece, but didn’t really want to make another plate of food. Keeping to the seafood theme though, and similar colours and techniques, I … More The Happy Crab

This scroll is a direct result of the September Book Of The Month, which was the concertina sketchbook of the coastal flora on the South West Path. It isn’t anything like my originally imagined piece! Apart from the fact that the size – sixty three inches – relates directly to the length of the coastal … More October Book Of The Month – Coastal Scroll

A layered piece inspired by the designs in the Coastal Walk book.

This Coastal Walk book is produced on one of the Seawhite Concertina Sketchbooks (currently on Amazon for 14.99) which are so popular now. It is basically an A5 size, double sided book made of cartridge paper, hard backed with a cardboard sheath. The style of the book allows you to work over pages in a … More September Book Of The Month – Coastal Walk

How hard it is to draw birds! Well, to make them look like the species you’re aiming for anyway! Earlier this year I read the book Homing, which has a lot to do with pigeons – mainly the homing variety used for sport. Interestingly, pigeon racing was the largest participatory sport in Britain during the … More The Humble Pigeon

Not my usual colour scheme but good to use my sketchbook designs from last autumn to make these sea buckthorn cards. I made the background some time ago – I don’t often do anything on black fabric – so just had the berries to stamp on top. Then my usual soldering iron/machining technique to add … More Sea Buckthorn Cards

I love making paella, I love eating paella and now I love drawing and stitching it! I picked up a travel brochure recently and noticed a lovely little illustration of paella to accompany an article about fresh food and the design was so inspiring I decided to make use of the idea. Firstly I painted … More Paella

Recently I purchased some lovely vintage plates – six with different designs and then another set of crescent-shaped side plates to go with them. They were made in Italy and I love the simple hand painted designs. Using these designs for inspiration I have made a concertina folded book, using bamboo pen and ink plus … More August Book Of The Month – Vegetables