Weird Waders

Wading birds striding across coloured canvas backgrounds... where are they off to? 

Well they've already been to an exhibition in the railway station, just deciding where they will wade off to next!

First Swallows in 2013

So it's that time of year again....Spring! and marked beautifully by the arrival of my favourite bird. Yep the Swallows have arrived and not one did I see this morning, but forty or fifty darting over head as I drove in to the studio.

Yet again, as it does every year my spirits are raised by these miraculous small speedy birds. Beautiful!

Here's a lovely fabric design by lulu & luca to celebrate....

Oh and I must point out Swallows, you're two weeks later than last year!

Work in progress

Some ideas I'm working on for a new stationery collection for Spring 2013... as Spring doesn't seem to be on its way I think I've got a bit more time to get these up to scratch :-)

PS. If anyone knows where that turn of phrase comes from I'd be very interested to know....

Pop-Up Shop at Cafe Ollo, Wednesday 30th January

Greetings Cards, Prints and Original Art Work for sale!

Come along to Cafe Ollo at Huddersfield Media Centre on Wednesday 30th January 11.30 - 2.30pm

The Pop-Up Shop is an event to support my current show 'Twitch' at Cafe Ollo

Goldfinch, Oystercatcher and Waxwing

Been having a lot of fun painting these brightly coloured birds on my computer recently though I think I need to return to the more naive style of the first painting of the Goldfinch. What do you think?

Oak Tree Paper Cut

I don't often think that I need a laser cutter but today it would have saved some very achey fingers. Here is my Oak tree... 100% Hand-Cut by me! Off to the Harley Gallery this weekend.

Arts Council Meeting

A few weeks ago I was invited by the Art House in Wakefield to attend an Arts council meeting about craft practitioners & designer makers, the challenges they face and how to develop this sector in the North of England

 The meeting was really useful and I had the opportunity to meet up with fellow makers - here are a few of the people I had the pleasure of meeting

Helen from the wonderful world of Memo Illustration

Helaina Sharpley - Wirework

Judy Tadman - Rope Sculptures

Laura Slater - Textiles