I adore hand embroidery and wanted to share this little project of my dog Ziggy with you, sharing my inspirations and technique preferences.
Along with the beautiful Beadnell in Northumberland, much of my inspiration for my final year art degree project entitled "Ebb & Flow" was sourced in Portleven, exploring the concept of decay caused by a destructive sea.

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Someone once said to me that the reason time seems to go quicker as you get older is because the older you get the less new experiences you have. Consider that for a moment. Your childhood years stretched […]
It’s only when I look at the date on my lat blog post that I realise I’ve been a little neglectful of late. Stuff’s happened as it often does and I am sitting somewhere between “don’t get mad, […]

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During the last 12 months or more, we have all seen many changes and we have had to adapt to living differently in so many ways.  I have been working from home, seeing clients over the internet and […]

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I talk about setting goals a lot. What you’ve noticed? I’m not surprised really, if living the life you want is actually a body then goals are the skeleton, actions are the muscles and motivation, resilience and confidence […]
I’ve been preserving the beauty of nature by making unique silver copies of leaves for about 3 years now or is it 4? But I was particularly proud of this: All my leaves are special after all I’ve […]

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We never know quite what a new year will bring, but I think 2021 is stepping more into the unknown as any. When I started my business in 2010 I had high hopes of a future that brought […]
Christmas Wishes from a locked down artist and a reminder to continue to support your independent artists during 2021.
Hand Stitched by Carolyn Trafford
I'm like a magpie, attracted to golden shiny things, so I couldn't resist these leaves from this most beautiful tree, to stitch.