Do you ever get so busy doing something you forget to enjoy it. A little blog post about taking the time to enjoy what you do - even if I ought to be promoting my jewelry instead.
This is a difficult post to write because I'm struggling to describe my emotions. Back at the end of March I felt great. I'd been given the all clear. But that doesn't undo, being a cancer survivor is now part of who I am and sometimes its difficult to forget
It is unbelievable that 12 months have passed since my cancer was picked up through screening. My feet haven't touched the ground - but the last 6 months have been positive and I'm feeling great. Here's a whistle stop tour.
Sometimes I’m so focussed on producing a finished piece I forget to play. And by play I mean just stitching for stitching’s sake. Just putting some fabric in a hoop and allowing my needle and thread to carve […]
Here I am. Its been 11 weeks since my surgery. And apart from a lingering Covid cough and a general lack of fitness as I’ve not been to the gym in nearly 2 years – I feeling fighting […]
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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I set up my business 9 years ago on a part time basis.  I loved every waking minute.  Every spare moment I spent researching websites, learning social media, writing blogs and making plans.  9 years later I still […]

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A follow on to the last blog post – now in business I go to networking meetings.  Good meetings are busy and valuable contacts will meet a lot of people – its important they go home clutching my […]

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I’ve spent a lifetime fading into the background.  The majority of my working career was spent head down, “Doing a good job” then feeling bitter for not being noticed for it or someone else getting credit for a […]

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Its exciting times. Tonight the Astound Exhibition opens.  Its the 2nd year of my art degree and when i look back I can physically see the progress I’ve made with my art.  I’m really looking forward to getting […]