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Its a week today since surgery. It’s been a slow week but at the heart of everything that I am doing is rest and recuperation. Some of that is about being active and its been a beautiful week […]
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I adore hand embroidery and wanted to share this little project of my dog Ziggy with you, sharing my inspirations and technique preferences.
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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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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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Everyone can draw apparently - I'm living proof
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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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Christmas Wishes from a locked down artist and a reminder to continue to support your independent artists during 2021.
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I'm like a magpie, attracted to golden shiny things, so I couldn't resist these leaves from this most beautiful tree, to stitch.
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I've loved experimenting with colour blending in my hand made embroidery and with cyanotype backgrounds...
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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.