If you would like to try a really simple craft from the comfort of your own home this weekend, then I have just uploaded my star shaped calendar tutorial. It’s a free standing desk calendar, and can be decorated as you wish.
The video and all the downloads to go with it can be found here. If you have a go please let me know how you got on, and I’d love to see your creations!
These hand bound books were created over two workshop sessions. The first session was spent creating abstract acrylic paintings, using a wonderful and slightly addictive technique that plays to the properties of acrylic paint, and involved creating many layers. In the bottom row, middle photo, you’ll see some of the papers I have created with…
I’ve just uploaded a new colouring page to my shop, this one is a colour-your-own greetings card page. The design has been created from my hand drawn Celtic knot, drawn this past week. Print out, cut along the dotted lines, fold in half and then colour to your heart’s content. When you’re done, pop it…
In this week’s workshop I showed everyone how to take a blank, balsa wood box, and turn it in to a faux marquetry decorated box. I call it ‘faux’ marquetry, as the method is very different to traditional marquetry techniques, but I still think it produces a lovely effect. It was definitely a relaxing and…
The final video of my free five part course on Simple Flower Drawing, is up now. This course guides you step-by-step through drawing five different flowers. This course is suitable for beginners, as I take you step-by-step through the drawings.This week we’ll draw a simple poinsettia motif.You can get started right now, just pop over to my simple…
Part two of my free five part course on Simple Flower Drawing, is up now. This course guides you step-by-step through drawing five different flowers. This course is suitable for beginners, as I take you step-by-step through the drawings.This week we’ll draw a simple crocus motif.You can get started right now, just pop over to my simple flower…
I’m showing off the work of another one of my ‘students’ today! There’s a bit of a story behind this one! I have been having a weekly Spanish / English language exchange chat with a lovely madrileño, Carlos, for the past 18 months. We’ve got to know each other well over that time, and he…
