Writer and blogger sharing the wonder of nature and creative living
Nature provides the most stunning inspiration for artists and designers across many creative disciplines. Since re-kindling my passion for drawing when I moved to the Wiltshire countryside two years ago, I’ve been increasingly aware of the wonder of nature. In my weekly art classes, we are given the freedom to explore that which interests us
Last month, my husband and I packed up the car and headed for the wilds of Kent; we were off to Elmley Nature Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey. “Elmley is an internationally important fresh water grazing marsh wetland renowned for significant populations of over-wintering and breeding birds, and also hare, watervoles, rare invertebrates and
At the beginning of April I headed to Bristol for a photography and styling workshop with the lovely Carole aka Mademoiselle Poirot. I was full of excitement on my drive into the City; having a day ahead of me to learn new skills and meet new people. I’d only bought my first DSLR a few months
My word for 2017 is ‘CREATE’ – it feels open and explorative. For me this means drawing, sketching, photography, writing and knitting – these are the crafts I enjoy most and am focusing on at the moment. I flick through so many beautiful coffee table books, covet profiles on art filled Instagram pages. But, I
This past week, I’ve been on several five mile walks, including one with friends – ending up in the pub eating delicious food (my favourite destination), one near home and another along the coast in Dorset with my husband. I was so struck in each place by how vibrant the colours of Spring were and
A couple of years ago, I found myself feeling worn out with life and so, on a whim I decided to head down to Cornwall for a short holiday – with just me, myself and I. When I was 25 I went travelling around Australia, Asia and the Cook Islands on my own and absolutely
