I’ve always baked, made and at my worst (or best) recycled wrapping paper.  I was raised to be economical and not wasteful.  I relaxed a little through the height of my career, time was in short supply and […]
Since my last post I really cracked on with weaving my beautiful natural hand dyed wool.  Once the loom was warped, the actual weaving only took a few hours – much quicker than knitting.  I’d spend about 20 […]
After what seemed like the longest wettest August ever, and I think stats have confirmed the latter, we’ve now headed into a hot spell and are likely to set a record for the hottest August ever too.  I […]
It seems to have rained daily since we got back from Cornwall late July.  The Leek & District Show was a bit of a wash out.  I have a strong need to be outdoors and although I can […]
Life’s been pretty manic since about April when all my Uni deadlines started to hit.  Graduation seems a little flat.  It seems strange that my part time college life has ended (for now) – it’ll be Sept/Oct time […]
It’s been a truly amazing June. The Astound exhibition ran for 3 weeks during which time I sold “Ebb & Tide” – two of the showpiece felt hangings, a few vessels, books, mugs, cards and prints.  The Crowdfund […]
    Astound Opened on Saturday 1st June.     Photos courtesy of Brett Trafford.com   It is open Mon to sat 10 – 3.45 at the Nicholson Art Gallery, Leek. I will be manning the exhibition at […]
Being self employed is a bumpy ride at times. I love the flexibility in lifestyle it offers, but its a lifestyle choice and part of that is sometimes having to make choices about where I spend money – […]
I’m very excited.  The Astound exhibition opens on the 1st June.  My project Ebb&Flow is nearing completion and I just can’t wait to see it in place.  I’ve been working on it since September and its a textural […]
My previous post introduced to you the concept of my latest project – studying the environmental impact of the tide on Britain’s coastline.  I was full of trepidation and panic when I scribed it. In some ways I’m […]