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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.. " - Seneca -even in these tough times having goals and can steer you in the right direction. Resilience is key...
I've loved experimenting with colour blending in my hand made embroidery and with cyanotype backgrounds...

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I have always been a huge advocate of setting goals. Goals that closely reflect exactly what you want to achieve, really help to create focus and direction. I would never suggest walking a mountain, without knowing where you […]
Who doesn't associate in some way with Hawthorn. I look forward to that beautiful display of white blossom, a clear sign that spring is on its way. And now, as it's leaves start to fall, Artist Carolyn Trafford immortalises its leaves in silver.

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March 20th 2020. My 50th birthday. It was a day I hugged my friends and waived them goodbye after a week. It was the last I would see of some of them for some considerable time. Change is inevitable - it is how we cope that matters
I’ve started to play around with the cyanotype process. I was first introduced to this back in the day when I studied A level photography as an evening course – it uses the same processes as creating a […]
Growing Old Disgracefully, the difficult choice to being proud of who I am or in other words choosing to not conform and go grey
” It’s Mum’s 50th birthday soon and she really loves your jewellery and I was wondering if there’s a silver necklace that could remind her of Cheddleton Heath? And do you think it could get to Spain by […]

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Last Month I talked about resilience – it seems that we all need an extra dose of this at the moment. The ability to bounce back keeps us moving forward despite the additional challenges we are all facing. […]
I have always been drawn to photographing trees. I was taught as a kid to identify trees by their leaves and their fruit but I’ve never done so by shape. Oaks are often obvious but from distance I’m […]