I hosted a lovely couple in the studio for a private workshop yesterday. They each made a metal embossed clock using my Celtic knotwork designs. One will be displayed in their house and the other will be a gift.
One student was completely new to the craft and the other had been on one of my introductory metal embossing workshops before. It was a lovely day with lots of great conversation.
Beautiful pieces, both of you!
Once again I’m over the moon to be working with Highlights Rural Touring for their autumn / winter season. I will be teaching two different workshops for Highlights Rural Touring – a metal embossed Christmas ornament and chine collé lino printed Christmas cards. I will be at: Gleaston, Cumbria, 5th October – metal embossed Christmas ornament…
I’ve just put the finishing touches to this copper embossed clock and I’m really pleased with how it turned out. The Celtic design is an old one of mine that was part of my symbol mandala series, which is in my first book. It originally had a sun design in the centre, but I took…
Last Friday I had two lovely people come for a private workshop to make metal embossed hearts. They took to the method really well and made these beautiful hearts. It was such a great afternoon with them both, and I loved what they created. If you would like to learn how to make these, then…
Today was week five of my six week Celtic knotwork drawing course at Breathing Space at Witton Gilbert, and my students surpassed themselves with their work! Drawing Celtic knots in a circle can be a tough challenge, yet everyone got stuck right in and created wonderful knots. I’m so proud of everyone! Next week is…
This week’s workshop was a really fun one on lino printing on fabric. The students had already completed my lino printing for beginners workshop, so we got straight on to carving out our designs and then learned techniques for printing on fabric rather than paper. Everyone had different styles and some experimented with different designs…
I had a fantastic day at Soulby Village Hall yesterday, teaching a lovely group chine collé lino printing, for my second trip to this lovely village as part of Highlights Rural Touring Scheme. Everyone took to the method so well, and the time just flew by. A couple even had a go at printing up with…
