A Shop For Creative Gifts
I am constantly making beautiful creative things using the various techniques I teach. You can see some of them above and many more on my Shop pages. I’d be delighted to show you how to make them yourself if you come along to a workshop. For those of you looking for a unique, hand-made item […]
It’s That Time
It’s that time of year again (almost!) As I write this there are very few windows left on the advent calendar and pretty soon Christmas will be upon us. Another week after that and we’re in to the new year, which is traditionally the time for setting new year resolutions. Any ideas what yours will […]
Learning Art Is Like Learning To Ride A Bike
Painting – Batik Painting using hot beeswax.
Heart Felt Love
Expressing myself through art has been my saviour during this past year of lockdowns and social distancing. The artist Henri Matisse had the right idea when he said, “Look at life with the eyes of a child”. I am finding this quote to be so helpful, trying not to think too deeply about the troubling […]
Happy New Year 2020
Batik painting is a fun and unique skill. Using hot beeswax and dyes on cotton fabric.
Feltmaking & Batik Painting Workshops
My summer so far: Well this week’s heat wave has been a challenge, although a beautiful start to the summer holidays and time to spend in the garden or prepare for the holidays. But I have been working away throughout with doors and windows wide open. I did have to stop at one point as […]
Batik in Bali
Six weeks in creative heaven! I fell in love with Bali on my first visit there three years ago. So when I had the chance to make a second visit, I didn’t need much persuading; it’s an artist’s heaven. For those of you who have never visited Bali, I am based in an area called […]
Batik – an ancient art form going back thousands of years
Batik is not so much an art form as a journey in art. With it you can create beautiful, functional pictures. The colourful Batik piece will look lovely when framed. Alternatively you can turn it into soft furnishing or even an item of clothing. Using 100% unbleached cotton, silk or other natural fibres you define […]
Feltworld End Of Year Greetings
Feltworld End Of Year Greetings Hello, as I write this the …’Tis the season to be jolly’ is half-way through, the turkey’s been eaten, the chocolate pile is dwindling, and the house decorations are still twinkling – with thoughts of when to take them down in the back of my mind. Elsewhere, shopping is back […]