Blog – my journal & behind the scenes
Photos with my younger self
There's a really lovely trend doing the rounds on social media, inspired by poet Jennae Cecilia, about meeting your younger self for coffee. You can read about why I didn't meet...
Vision board: 2025
A fairly speedy post today - it's Imbolc, the pagan start of spring and my personal new year. I much prefer it to the depths of midwinter, and it means I get to plan all the way...
Collections: returning to dolls
You might have spotted some miniature scenes on my socials recently, and the photo of me chatting to Raven Queen on my sofa was an unexpected hit at the last Wivenhoe Art Trail,...
This is 38
I can't remember a time when I didn't take photos of myself - I've always been the most convenient model, and photography's been a huge part of rejecting what I'm supposed to...
Catching up with Raven Queen
It's been what feels like forever since I had a chance to work on something just for fun, but a recovery day after being horizontally sick for a couple of days proved the perfect...
The Wivenhoe Art Trail – May 2024
It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks, but the 17-19th May marked the first Wivenhoe Art Trail of 2024, my second art trail, and the first time I’ve opened my new studio to the...
Making signs for my art business
For the art trail, the studio in general and the occasional events I do, I wanted to make some wooden, chalk and painted signs - fun and on brand, and an excuse to get my craft...
New studio signage
For open studios / the art trail and beyond! Although I moved into my new studio six months ago, I’d been waiting for the VOA to make a decision about merging the two units and...
Pop up shop magic
I got to play shop and have far too much fun - I had a two week pop up shop next door to Colcheco, on Layer Road in Colchester in 2023, and it was full of all the magical things...
That AI thing – thoughts and experiments
It's probably about time I weighed in on the AI thing, I guess - it's been everywhere for the last few weeks, and has come up in conversation with the most unlikely people. Which...
Press: Mermaiding, i news
Fabulous beach photo by the brilliant Sarah Wayte Creative. It was November and BLOODY FREEZING, but so worth it! It's been such an exciting week - over the weekend I was in i...
Exhibition: Inspired by Nature
Just popping in to say my Fluffy Bee: Blue limited edition print is currently in the Old Grocery gallery in Wivenhoe, accompanied by 25 other artists on the theme of nature,...
Spring experiments
Just hopping in to record some in progress experiments I've been doing as the winter finally gives way to spring. There's still a chill in the air, but in the last few days I can...
Artist Date: a day of play
For almost two years now, once a month Juliet Lockhart and I hold space for each other to do something we otherwise put off indefinitely. Usually art related! Those days have...
Feathery frenzy!
I've always been a treasure hunter - or a scavenger, depending on how you view it! From being very small I would pick up pebbles, feathers, leaves, acorns, sea glass, shells -...
Exhibition – Exploring Memories: three approaches
I'm writing this from my first exhibition - we're at the lovely Navistitch on Manningtree High Street. Exploring Memories: three approaches is a joint exhibition from three...
(Archive) You are cordially invited to Open Studios…
It's on again! Ardleigh Open Studios is happening on 6 & 7 November and I'd love to see you there. I really missed opening our doors last year, partly because it's so nice to...
Creating order from chaos
And just like that, it's February - another month passed, and another birthday under my belt! Cake, Nosecco & pebble painting - I know how to rock and roll! I always think of...
A change of scenery
... digital scenery, at least! If you've been around for a while you'll notice things having a bit of a spring clean, clear out and polish - yay! I've embarked on a year-long...
Modern Fairytales: Sleeping Beauty
I'd been dreaming of a modern fairytale series for a while, but it was winter and England in wintertime is generally cold, wet & windy - not ideal for outdoor shoots! Then...
Stepping up anyway
Gosh, it's been longer than I thought since I wrote over here! As ever in my world, both everything and very little has changed. I'm still running around doing multiple things,...