Mixed media Raven and periwinke art journal
Raven & Periwinkle Art Journal Spread.
I was reading about Celtic lore for February, the month of the snowdrop. The petals of the snowdrop symbolised death to the Celts so this week I had a look…
Brighid's Birds - The Oystercatcher
Celtic Goddess Brighide’s Birds – Oystercatcher
There is a YouTube Video of this art journal spread here. Following on from an interest in wildflowers and their medicinal properties I have started reading about the Celtic way…
Painting in Wonderful Wildflowers exhibition in Oswestry
Wonderful Wildflowers – Solo Exhibition in Oswestry
I spent the six months since the Qube Open preparing for this solo exhibition in Oswestry at the Qube gallery. The gallery is a lovely space for artists to exhibit…
Haring after the plane art journal spread
Haring after the Plane Art Journal Spread
Haring after the plane - youTube. For this art journal spread I was inspired by brown hares which were traditional Winter fare in the UK. There is some debate still…
Course final poster
Illustration1 Exercise List
There follows a list of links to all the exercises in the course. I have set each link to open in a new tab so that this page can remain…
Course final poster
Final Reflection
I have thoroughly enjoyed this course and have developed good working processes to answer briefs and manage deadlines. I feel the feedback I have had from my tutor has helped…
The mighty oak from an acorn grows
The Mighty Oak – distress oxide background
You can see the video of me making this spread here: YouTube - The Mighty Oak. This art journal spread was inspired by Oak trees. These trees are steeped in…
Snowflake spinner christmas card design
4 Fun Xmas Cards Kids will Love to Adapt
Christmas arrives so suddenly and it is getting close now. So this year I decided to set aside time early to have fun making Christmas cards. I've included 5 designs…
Cows on bracken bedding
Bracken for Bedding.
Before we discovered the spores of bracken are carcinogenic we used it in many ways. It was used as fodder, packaging, soap, briquettes for fuel and bedding for livestock. Since…
Bat stamp
Stamp Making Tip
So for a while now I have been looking for a cheap and easy stamp making technique. Something that means I can create text stamps easily and small motifs for…