As part of the Prudhoe Art Trail this year, 4 of my Celtic knotwork pieces are being shown in the Community Hub at 61 Front Street, Prudhoe, and 1 Celtic knotwork piece is being shown in the library. The art trail is taking place from 8th to 22nd July. All of the pieces in the…
A huge thank you to everyone who has left a review on one of my workshops on CraftCourses.com, I received the Gold Students’ Choice Award from them yesterday! I am absolutely over the moon and really appreciate everyone who has taken the time to leave a review. I absolutely love passing on my joy for…
A photo round up of what my hands made during May! From left to right: lots of gelli plate printed papers, of which the one shown here was my favourite; a handbag stitched using bargello embroidery, I’ll be bringing this out and about to networking events with me; a metal embossed piece of one of…
In this month’s studio vlog I take you through some lino printing, Celtic knotwork drawing and show you my first ever drypoint print. If you would like to support me and buy one of the 15 limited edition lino prints of my ‘Moon Dreams’ lino print, shown in the video, then you can buy it…
This month’s vlog mainly concentrates on drawing mandalas – I’ve drawn lots of them this month! Mentioned in the video: My Mindful Messy Mandala workshop:https://craftsforwellbeing.co.uk/mindful-messy-mandalas-workshop/ My three session, four skills journal making course:https://craftsforwellbeing.co.uk/three-week-journal-making-course/ #100daysofcolorenergymandalas by Louise Gale:https://www.youtube.com/@louisegale Barbarella tote bag kit by Bargello-A-GoGo:https://www.youtube.com/@bargello-a-gogo Come and learn Celtic knotwork with me:https://craftsforwellbeing.co.uk/introduction-to-drawing-celtic-knots/
This month’s vlog concentrates on lino carving and printing, and making a journal. I share a couple of lino carving and printing tips, and go through the process of binding a journal. The measurements for the components for the journal are:Fabric: 24cm x 13cmDecorative paper: 2 x A5 sheets, 21cm x 14.8cmCardboard: 2 sheets, 18cm…
This year I aim to bring out a monthly video blog to round up what I’ve been up to in the studio. I do need to remember to document my work in video form though, rather than photographs, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it in the end! For now, here’s my ten minute…
We’ve long needed a key holder in our hallway, so with the new year I decided it was time to create one! As I’ve been working a lot with my Celtic knotwork and metal embossing recently, I thought it would be good to combine the two again and create a metal embossed key holder. This…
Last week I finished a metal embossed keepsake box project, and now that it has been received by the intended recipient, I can show it to you. I used a balsa wood box for the base, which I painted in chalk paint, mixed with a little acrylic paint to get the shade I wanted. The…
Last October I taught Celtic knotwork to two groups of calligraphers, who attend weekly workshops hosted by Angela Reed of Creative Calligraphy. Angela’s groups are currently exhibiting at the Customs House, South Shields, in an exhibition called ‘Inspired by Lindisfarne’, where they have combined calligraphy, Celtic knotwork and book making to put together a wonderful…
When you need a new house number and you can emboss metal… well, you have to make a metal embossed house number! I made our new house number out of copper. As we are both Celtic artists, I chose one of my Celtic knotwork designs for the border to represent ourselves. You can see from…
A few months ago I bought this fabulous ‘Waves’ bargello kit by the Bargello Sisters and Appletons Wool. I bought the kit from Bargello-A-GoGo who I can thoroughly recommend (no affiliation, just very pleased with the excellent service!). I absolutely love the colour combination and really enjoyed the relaxing process of slowing down and stitching…
