Studio blog: Inktober 2026 – days 11 to 20
Continuing the prompts set by Koosje Koene, which you can read more about here. I’m really having fun with these prompts, trying out new tools and techniques. Stay tuned for the final 11 days!
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Studio blog: Celtic knotwork challenge
I recently took part in a Celtic knotwork challenge set by Nancy of I Teach Tangling, who put out 6 different knotwork grids over the course of 12 days, for Celtic knot artists to interpret as they wished. If you look closely, you’ll see that each piece has slightly different layouts, and these were determined…
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Studio blog: Inktober 2026 – days 1 to 10
Inktober is an annual challenge, created by Jake Parker in 2009, and has become a looked forward to event in lots of artists’ practice. The concept is simple enough, draw something every day in October. I put some time aside each day to draw something, even if it’s only for 5 minutes. I have taken…
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Studio blog: mini watercolour landscapes
I was lucky enough to be gifted a tiny wooden watercolour palettes from a friend, who had filled it with Daniel Smith watercolours. I already had a page in an A5 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook taped out into sections to do something with, so I decided to do some tiny paintings with the tiny palette!…
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Studio blog: TetraPak drypoint printmaking
Over Easter I had some time to work on some artwork of my own. I’ve done drypoint printmaking on plastic sheets, but wanted to try out this intaglio method using TetraPak food / drink cartons. I don’t generally buy anything in cartons, so I had to wait until one came my way. To use a…
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Studio blog: spring floral lino prints
I was in the mood for creating some new greetings cards to send to friends and family, and so decided on a small series of spring flowers. Inspired by the flowers coming up in my garden, I carved out a snowdrops design and two different daffodil designs from lino. The daffodil designs I created the…
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Studio blog: online Derwent Inktense pencils workshop with Colin Woodward
Last Friday I took some time out for myself and took an online workshop with Colin Woodward on using Derwent Inktense pencils. I use these pencils a lot for precise colour and shading in my Celtic knotwork artwork, but wanted to learn some new techniques with them. We went through two different exercises to warm…
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Finished artwork: Above and Below for Postcard Art Exhibit 2026
If you’ve been following me for a while, then you’ll know that I always like to take part in the Postcard Art Exhibit each year (formerly known as the Twitter Art Exhibit).. The project was originally set up 16 years ago by artist David Sandum, to raise money to buy children’s books for a library in Norway. Since…
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Studio blog: online workshop with Koosje Koene
I’m expanding my knowledge of ink and watercolour at the moment, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. As well as going on a workshop in Durham with Toby Haseler last August, I’m also taking his online classes. Earlier this month I saw that Koosje Koene was running an online workshop, so I decided to attend. It…
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Merry Christmas!
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…
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Studio blog: Inktober 2025 recap
This year I took part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but, as usual, I decided to go my own way and concentrated on what I would like…
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Studio blog: Inktober 2025 days 22 to 31
The final 10 days of Inktober, and it was a mix of workshop prep, workshop teaching and relaxing at home. I’ll write another blog soon with a full recap and my thoughts on this year’s project. You can read more about this year’s project here.
