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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'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 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 […]
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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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I was lucky enough to go back to Northumberland for New Year. Summer 2018, I fell in love with Beadnell as it became a rich resource of photography and inspiration for my Ebb & Flow project that resulted […]
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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 […]