I had a great afternoon with two friends who are having a weekend away in the area for a catch up. As part of that weekend away they decided to do my metal embossed Christmas ornament workshop. Now each year, when they get out their Christmas decorations, they can remember their weekend away. Isn’t that…
Over the past three weeks my community group have been making their own gel-printed and metal embossed accordion books. The first week everyone printed up their book cover papers using various gel-printing techniques. In week two the papers had dried, and everyone made up their books using A2 sized papers, which we folded up to…
I had a great evening yesterday with members of Langley Park WI, showing everyone how to make metal embossed heart decorations. Everyone took to the craft really well and created beautiful pieces, really making them all their own. There were some great ideas and designs, I love them all! Fabulous work, everyone!
Over the past two weeks, I have been showing my community group how to create beautiful prints using TetraPak cartons. It was a great way of getting extra use out of an item that was already on its way to the recycling bin. The community group brought along designs that they wanted to recreate, and…
A great couple of hours spent yesterday with members of a local WI group and their friends showing everyone how to make metal embossed coasters. Apart from one student, who has come along to a number of my workshops, everyone was a complete beginner to metal embossing. As you can see from the photos, everyone…
We had rain, hail and thunder during today’s ‘Sketch and Stroll’ at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert, but we still managed to get plenty of sketching done! The workshop was designed for absolute beginners to sketching. We started off by drawing blind contour and continuous line drawings of leaves that I had gathered from round…
It was great to welcome back two students to the workshop today, who come along every few months to learn something new. This time it was lino printing and it was the first time creating them for both students. I absolutely love the prints they both created. Fabulous work, both of you!
Over Easter I had some time to work on some artwork of my own. I’ve done drypoint printmaking on plastic sheets, but wanted to try out this intaglio method using TetraPak food / drink cartons. I don’t generally buy anything in cartons, so I had to wait until one came my way. To use a…
A blast from the past for those of you who were part of the old Graphicus days – Stampbord! Stampbord is a clay covered thin board, nowadays mainly sold in larger sheets as an art support and known as ‘claybord’. Back in the day when I used to work for a craft company, Graphicus, it…
I had a great afternoon last Friday with three ladies who came to celebrate a special birthday by learning how to emboss metal. They all took so well to the craft and made these beautiful coasters. Wonderful work, everyone! As it was a special birthday, I asked my other half to make his celebration cake…
From now until 25th April 2026, my community group, Open Art Group Consett, have their collaborative quilt on display at the Willows Café at Willow Burn Hospice in Lanchester. Working with The Story, Durham, and textile artist Sarah Dodds, the group created a collaborative quilt based on the social history of Consett. Members worked on…
I had a wonderful time with a lovely group at the Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill yesterday, showing everyone how to make metal embossed hangers. Everyone took so well to the craft, as you can see from the photos. Every piece was beautifully crafted, and it was great to see…
