I welcomed a mum and daughter to the studio today for a birthday celebration. They both made metal embossed coasters, some for themselves and some for family members. They got so creative and made really beautiful pieces. Fabulous work, both of you!
This week I taught a metal embossing class for beginners. I showed everyone the basic techniques for creating a small metal embossed plaque, and everyone chose a design to work with and embellished it with their own little details. There was one more plaque created, but somehow I seem to have missed that one! Metal…
Due to bad weather and the proximity of the Christmas holidays, there was a smaller class than usual at my six week lino printing class for beginners for a wellbeing centre in Witton Gilbert today. However, as you can see from the photos above, there were some wonderful lino prints made on this afternoon’s class!…
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…
I had a fabulous day with a craft group up in Birtley, Northumberland, yesterday, showing everyone how to make a Japanese stab bound sketchbook with a metal embossed cover. In the morning I showed everyone how to make the cover, taking everyone through the tools and materials first, creating a sample piece, and then moving…
I had a great afternoon yesterday with two lovely ladies on my Mindful Messy Mandala workshop. We were supposed to be a group of four, but unfortunately one lady had to cancel at the last minute. I hope you’re feeling better soon. The whole aim of the workshop is to play with colour and pattern…
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…
