” 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 time I wrote, we’d only been in lockdown for about a week. Funny how quickly all that time disappears. I had so many plans of the stuff I was going to tackle. I did however decide to […]
I always insist we don’t do Valentine’s Day in our house. It’s Brett’s birthday and it seems a shame to overshadow his day with what is basically a commercialisation. Yet we always do. Every year I buy (or […]

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One of my favourite sounds of the 1980’s – I wonder if Bernard Sumner and his friends in New Order realised that Blue Monday would become an actual day of the year. So what’s all the fuss about? […]
In 2006 I produced these collograph prints as part of my first assessed project for my degree. Listen to my head and they’re not my best work, but from the heart I love them. They were the realisation […]
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 […]
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 […]