My practice has taken an unexpected turn in the last six months. It started when my husband, Rob, my son, Gabriel, and I vacated our rental property and had a few ‘homeless’ weeks ahead of us before we could move into the first home we’d ever bought. We left our adopted home, Cornwall and took…
I’m a big fan of podcasts. I like their intimacy – that I can hear real voices, real nuance, real emotion. I like that I can shut my eyes. I like that I can lie down or go and walk. I like what I can learn, what I can feel, what I can share. There…
Do you want to create naturally? Do you long to deepen your connection with Mother Nature and feel the peace that working creatively with her brings? Is working with the earth’s colours and binders the next step in your creative evolution? Do you want to understand how to create with natural pigments and have clear,…
Earlier this year, in my studio newsletter, I shared that what I wanted most for my art this year was to get it out there. And I know that getting yourself or your stuff out there requires making some brave moves. So in February, having completed my botanical sculpture Copper Beech, I did just that.…
As women, I don’t think we’re meant to be alone. But I feel alone a lot of the time. I have a wonderful husband and my gorgeous little boy is such great company, but I long for a network of women around me. The hole in my life has become more obvious since having my…
I am a planner. I plan; it’s what I do. From the big to the small: I make lists that’ll guide the few spare hours I have in the afternoon; I am on-guard, remembering what to shop for to keep my family going and you’ll rarely find a time when I’m not working out how…
I’d like to introduce you to my Hungry Ghost. She’s been around a while: Earlier in my life she was bold, strong and rampant. Now, though she’s mouthy and her timing’s pretty spot on, she’s slowly losing her power – unable to gain the strength she used to have, back in the days when I…
I’ve just finished my first 3D piece. And I love it. It’s made from beech leaves, a fallen twig that my son Gabriel brought home, beeswax from the local farmers’ market here in Penzance and embroidery thread. I’m always surprised when I create something I like – as if some sort of magic visited my…
My first eco-print has been a long time in the making but has turned out beautifully. Who’d have though you could make such gorgeous colours with onion skins?! Here’s how it happened: I sourced some ‘peace’ silk online. Instead of killing the silk worm before it hatches, peace silk allows the worm to hatch naturally…
6 months into starting to paint, with a studio space full of hundred of tubes of acrylic paint, I made the decision that I didn’t want to use my materials any more, but that, instead, I wanted to work with natural pigments and make my own paint. It was a scary move. I felt as…