August 2018
My first artwork of Scotland. Created as a leaving present for friends and neighbours.
A view from their house of the islands of Eigg and Rhum.
May 2018
A commission for a leaving gift.
‘Memories of Mawgan Porth’
March 2018
It’s been a busy time! Finally achieved the dream of owning a croft on the NW coast of Scotland. It’s taken some time to achieve…5 years in fact.
Lots to do renovating the croft house and working on the land ready for my own sheep. Will keep you posted.
February 2018
A wool day with fellow artisans, Maxine and Lisa.
After enjoying a day with Maxine learning to make jewellery and a day of blacksmithing with Lisa, it was my turn to teach wet felting and needle felting.
Round 1 – wet felting
2 delightful containers skilfully crafted.
Round 2 – needle felting
2 intriguing wool creatures
January 2018
Busily preparing for the next delivery of artwork to Create Gallery.
Views of Mawgan Porth and Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall.
December 2017
Merry Christmas and a Happy NY
November 2017
Enjoyed adding two new beaches to my collection of artwork – Polly Joke and Crantock. Favourite places for many people.
October 2017
A special gift to commemorate the wedding venue, Hastings Pier.
Congratulations to the happy couple 🙂
August 2017
GO LARGE…perfect size for a chimney breast or over a bed head.
August 2017
Latest batch of art safely delivered to Crowan Crafts, St Ives.
June 2017
A new theme for my natural wool art – woodlands and birds…
February 2017
Delighted to be selected to showcase my art at the Lizard Art 2017 Spring Art Fair. Why not pop along to Stableyard Gallery at Trelowarren Estate, Cornwall to see the variety of art on display.
December 2016
Really pleased to receive my first ‘international’ commission. The subject is Porthcurno, a favourite beach of many visitors to Cornwall, and is a Christmas present for a client in Florida.
It arrived safe and sound and when you see how many times it was handled by the courier, it’s a good job It was packed well.
December 2016
Great idea by Crowan Crafts in St Ives. All Crowan Craft artisans have agreed to decorate plain wooden Christmas Baubles in order to raise money for St Julia’s Hospice in Hayle. This is my little experimentation and contribution…
November 2016
Earlier in 2016, I entered a piece of wool art into Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year competition. Unexpectedly, my work was shortlisted and I was invited to be reserve artist for two out of the 6 heats. This was a great privilege bearing in mind who the judges are and the standard of the other competitors. I accepted with the knowledge that if I didn’t make it as one of the main heat artists, I could still take part as a wildcard entrant.
My heats were at Scotney Castle, near Hastings. To be brief, I wasn’t required as a featured artist so I entered as a wildcard. There were 50 other wild cards and the atmosphere was great amongst us. I had a difficult task ahead of me, trying to create a landscape made from wool when everyone else was painting and with only 4 – 6 hours to achieve it. My work received a lot of attention with many interested spectators watching over my shoulder. Unfortunately I didn’t progress any further but the experience was invaluable.
I learnt a great deal from being part of the programme and the preparation helped develop my work significantly. The production team were excellent and I was very well looked after. I met some lovely people including the editor of Artist Magazine, Dr Sally Bulgin, who interviewed me as part of an article that is included in the November edition. Sky Landscape Artist of the Year 2015 series was the best-performing, none-scripted Sky Arts programme ever, so i hope it’s as well received this year.
Congratulations to the finalists and the overall winner Richard Allen.
October 2016
Who’d have thought I’d be visiting alpacas… Met these lovely creatures on Moor View Alpaca Farm. Lovely soft fleece and colour varieties. Came away with two fleece, looking forward to seeing what I can create with them…
http://www.moorviewalpacas.com
September 2016
Lovely visit to the North Pennines where I grew up. The weather was kind enough to allow me to enjoy views like this.
Came home with 4 lovely fleeces. 3 from my Brother-in-Law’s farm and one that had been purchased from Woolfest in Cockermouth. From top left to bottom right – Blue Faced Leicester, Texel, Shetland, Swaledale. The fleece range from fine and soft to dense and harsh. It will be interesting to see how each one can be used.
August 2016
New artwork headings its way to Crowan Crafts, St Ives, ready for their September promotion, ‘It ain’t no oil painting’. A mix of needle and wet felted pieces using both dyed and undyed wool.
July 2016
Beautiful Portland fleece from a local farm; sorted, washed and drying ready for the drum carder.
July 2016
Delighted that my art is now on display and for sale in Karensa Art in Padstow.
July 2016
Another lovely set of frames, skilfully made by KPA Framing in Newquay. Artwork heading off to a new gallery soon.
June 2016
Pleased to announce that my art is now being displayed for sale at Create Cornwall, Bedruthan Hotel and Crowan Crafts in St Ives 😀
June 2016
Received a lovely gift of a Portland fleece from a local farm. Looking forward to seeing what I can do with it.
Portland sheep are a small ancient rare breed that at one point were nearly extinct. The lambs are born a foxy red but change to a creamy white as they grow into adulthood.
March 2016
Privileged to be helping a local farm with their lambing. Here’s one of their Texel spring lambs. Texels are large blocky sheep and are mainly bred for meat, their wool is used for blends in knitwear and clothing as well as carpets.
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