Studio blog: Inktober 2024, week 3 round up
The month is flying by and week three of Inktober is already over! Above are my sketches of daily life for this past week.
See my week one blog to read a bit more about the project.







The month is flying by and week three of Inktober is already over! Above are my sketches of daily life for this past week.
See my week one blog to read a bit more about the project.
This metal embossed monogram is a prototype for an upcoming workshop that I will be running for an outside group. I liked having a bit of fun with my metal embossing and Celtic knotwork, with added colour using both acrylic and alcohol ink pens. Have a look through the photos in the carousel to see…
Thank you so much for your support this year, as a self-employed artist, I really appreciate it. An especially big thank you to everyone who has come along to one of my classes this year. It’s been an amazing year and I’ve loved every minute of it and meeting so many wonderful people. I’d also…
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 quick lino print that I created to demonstrate the beauty of ‘chatter’ – all those expressive lines that occur as part of the carving process. Some printmakers don’t like them, but I love them and I make a feature of them – see my artwork for more examples! Come and join me on a…
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…
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…