Yesterday saw the end of the Inktober challenge (read more about my initial thoughts on the challenge here). I thoroughly enjoyed creating these 6cm square sketches of glimpses of each day.
I will be reflecting a bit more on the challenge and what I learned from it over the next week or so, but for the moment, above are my sketches from the final ten days of the month.
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…
Last month I wrote about completing this three colour reduction lino print of a sycamore leaf, and mentioned that I had videoed the whole process (see the blog here). I’ve now had chance to edit the video, and the full tutorial is now posted below. This tutorial is suitable for those who have been carving…
Back in November last year I finished my first metal embossed clock prototype, created in copper, which you can read about in this blog post. The clock shown here has been created in aluminium and has a few improvements on the first one. The photos above show the process from my initial drawing of the…
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…
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/
If you’ve been following me for a while, then you’ll know that I always like to take part in the Twitter Art Exhibit each year. The project was originally set up 12 years ago by artist David Sandum, to raise money to buy children’s books for a library in Norway. Since then the project has…
