Category: Crafting
Review: The Pottery Place, Witney (and #1 and #5 from my list!)
Mum, being the thoughtful person she is, perused my 101 things in 1001 days list for an idea for a birthday present, spotted “#1: Paint a plate (or mug or bowl)” and gave me a voucher to s... Read More
Found Poetry
I haven't done any art journalling for ages, but the creative urge took over me at the weekend and I decided to have a go at some “found poetry”. While they're not perfect, I was q... Read More
Snow White drifted
Did some art journalling today, but it didn’t really turn out how it was in my head. The idea was based around snow – that snow covers everything with a blanket of purity, but then as it m... Read More
Roots and wings
I haven't done any art journalling for a while – a combination of being really busy with work and feeling a bit down in the dumps since taking Katie to university. I decided to give myself a... Read More
A present for my mum
Canvas made for my mum’s birthday. Luckily she loves it! ... Read More
Playing Around
Bought a huge lot of stamps from eBay and spent an hour trying them out. This my not be especially well thought out art but it was great fun and I think it has a certain charm about it!... Read More
Experiment
Fired up from the workshop, I went shopping in Hobbycraft and then experimented with my new kit …... Read More
The past is a foreign country
This was the final piece of the day and I actually did the painting on the workshop and then finished it off at home. it’s based on one of my favourite quotes, from LP Hartley’s The Go Bet... Read More
Art for the Soul
We were given various material on the workshop, including a moleskin journal book. One of our tasks was to design a cover and give it a title.... Read More