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Nature Inspired Art

I'm a artist who loves to create, talk and learn about art and the natural world. I work on slate and pebbles as well as traditional canvas and paper. Check out my website and subscribe to my newsletter - I write only when I have news, new paintings or products and offers and will never fill your inbox or spam you!

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Productivity - what it means for each of us

Joy-filled Jottings! Productivity I've been thinking about productivity a lot lately; what it means for me and how I measure myself. We are all so different in how and what we place value upon in all areas of our busy and multi-faceted lives. Through July and early August I planned a break from creating art and to focus instead on spending time with my big sis who was staying with us and in any spare moments to revamp my website and update products (prints, cards etc) - making sure they...

A sneak preview! Just a very short one here with an update on more ongoing works that are beginning to form a collection I am calling 'Tree Lore' which combines interests in plants, trees and the traditions, myths and legends surrounding them. I have shared my Holly work previously on social media and have been building up more works to shape a collection that covers the tree zodiac of the Ogham calendar plus more trees (28 in total) and the myths and traditions that surround them. In...

Iris variety Joyce

Happy Weekend! It will surely be a cold one here in the UK but some splodges of colour are coming through here and there. Snowdrops abound and the occasional early gem of a flower appearing. This little Iris is variety Joyce – a favourite of my late Mum Joyce too. A single flower is out; it is right in front of a solar light so perhaps just a bit warmer than the other bulbs that are not yet in bud. It got me thinking about over-wintering and how we also tend to slow down in the colder months....