A fabulous selection of metal embossed illuminated monograms were made on my workshop at Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Centre on Sunday. I took everyone through the tools and materials first of all and then we created a test piece to get used to using everything. Next I took everyone through designing their own monograms and…
Last Saturday I held a I held a metal embossed hearts workshop as part of this year’s Prudhoe Art Trail. These were the fabulous pieces created on the workshop. It was a lovely afternoon in the Community Hub, thank you so much to everyone who came along and supported the event!
My weekly community art group are taking part in the Prudhoe Art Trail again this year, and shown above is their fabulous display. The Prudhoe Art Trail showcases local artists who are displaying their artwork in businesses and community spaces along Front Street in Prudhoe. My community art group has a display board in the…
This morning was my final session with a local community support group, where we put together everything we’d learned over the past two weeks to make accordion note books. The covers were decorated with acrylic paints, then everyone carved a simple lino carved stamp to add extra details to the covers. Some decided to add…
Last month I mostly concentrated on creating Celtic knotwork, but I’ve also worked on some outdoor sketches, accordion book making, drypoint plate creating, knitting and pottery. I’ll write a longer piece on the Celtic knotwork soon, but in the meantime, here’s a very short video to show what I’ve been up to.
On Friday I was back for a second week with a small local community support group who did simple metal embossed hearts. Some had a go at doing the embossing, others preferred just to add some details and decorate. They all got really creative with their pieces, as you can see! It was another lovely…
A lovely class today with a small local community group who did simple white line lino carving. They experimented with plain printing, gradient printing and some even had a go at adding a bit of collage to their prints. As you can see from the photos, they all took to it really well. Thanks so…
On Tuesday I was back at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert to run a ‘sketch and stroll’ workshop. The workshop was designed specifically for beginners and for those who say they ‘can’t draw’! We started off with a few simple drawing exercises in the church, and then made our way outside to sit in the…
I’ve been enjoying getting myself out and doing plenty of plein air sketching recently, mainly due to watching great videos by Woodward’s Watercolours, Koosje Koene and Toby Sketch Loose – I can definitely recommend those YouTube channels if you would like plenty of tips and encouragement! I made some simple accordion sketchbooks to put in…
This video below shows a selection of the art that I’ve been creating during May 2025. There’s woodcut printmaking, drypoint printmaking, pastels on monotypes, sketching from photographs and en plein air. I’ve always enjoyed exploring and learning about all manner of new things, and this month has certainly been no exception! I think my favourite…
Over the past four Fridays, I’ve had a fantastic time with a community group in Stanley, showing everyone how to make a hand bound journal. We learned a lot of different skills over the four weeks: Week 1: carving a design out of soft lino, which was then printed on to fabric to create the…
This is a recreation of a Thomas Bewick wood engraving, but recreated as a wood cut, and of course at a much larger scale! This was one of the demo blocks I took to Beamish Museum a couple of years ago to demonstrate printmaking during Georgian times, and also to demonstrate the works of Thomas…
