Monthly Archives: March 2020

A project from some time ago that I thought people might like to try at home – all you need is a cardboard box and a kebab stick! Cut out the cardboard to make a bird or animal of your choice- just make sure that the corrugations in the card run vertically up the bodyContinue reading “Community Art in Isolation”

When I’m not working from home, I work in hospital arts and run workshops all over the place, including for the lovely team at Shipley Art Gallery I was supposed to be doing a Beautiful Birds workshop there this Friday but that’s not going ahead now. So I thought I’d share my plan for aContinue reading “Pompom Chickens”

This post below was made by a primary school principal on a fb group – my friend, a teacher shared it, our friends found it helpful, so I’m putting it here to help more friends, parents, teachers… Covid Distance Learning Q&A **Usual disclaimer, I’m a school principal but I speak only for myself. Others mayContinue reading “Home Schooling”

Well, I do that anyway! so not much change there! I did do this at the weekend… But after 31 years thats only a little change too! I’m trying to keep up a work routine, although that little inner critic voice is saying “Why??? Everything is cancelled or postponed!” So, I’m shouting back – “BecauseContinue reading “Working from home …”

March is definitely turning into a month with lots of extra studio time! I’ve been trying to finish some work that’s been hanging around my ‘to do’ list for a little while. Here’s a detail of an embroidery ‘repair I’m doing for a friend . These poppies are going to cover a little tear inContinue reading “Stitching my way through”

I’m very pleased and excited to say that I will be exhibiting my textile artwork at Art in The Pen in Thirsk this July! I’ve nearly finished the second in a series of four new appliqués for this and have lots more work to do – obviously! (Already been to the framer’s this afternoon!) I’llContinue reading “Exhibition Time again”