18 May 2012 – Warkworth Castle

This shot was taken with the Hipstamatic app and the Salvador Dali Film which has created a mirrored image in the sky which makes me think of fairy tale castles.

3 May 2012 – Kreaxions Butterfly and Flowers

Whilst in Liverpool demonstrating for Craft Habitat I made quite a few samples. Some I gave away, some I made to be displayed on the design boards which are displayed at shows. This is one of my samples. The lovely Spike gave me Peeled Paint distress ink and I used it for all three days of [...]

24 April 2012 – Belfast Goldfish

  I have just returned from a visit to Belfast where I was demoing at a craft show. One evening we ate in a Chinese restaurant and I made friends with these lovely fish. I don’t know what was floating in the water but I love the way the little flecks caught the light. I [...]

13 April 2012 – White Violets

Whilst I was visiting my sister a couple of weeks ago I took this shot of the white violets in her garden. White violets are invariably scented, unlike purple ones which sometimes aren’t. I think that the leaves are shaped like a heart and truly herald the arrival of warmer days.

4 April 2012 – Hellebore

Whilst visiting my sister Marion last week we took photos of her garden. This Hellebore is so beautiful it is almost like a painting. I can’t wait to draw it’s delicate shape and try and reproduce the pretty speckleling.  Hope you like it,let me know.

27 March 2012 – White Hellebore

After the show finished on Sunday I drove down to see my sister and brother-in-law who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Before driving back yesterday I had a quick walk around their garden and took this photo of a beautiful white Hellebore that was growing there. The hand belongs to my sister Marion. I [...]

11 March 2012

On a field trip to Cromer I drew this quick sketch. I think the Pier has been rebuilt since I drew this but the life boat station at the end still has a slipway like the one I have drawn.

4 March 2012

This weekend’s Owl is from the Japan Pavilion at Epcot in Orlando, Florida. I could have spent a fortune in the wonderful shop there. I think we went 3 times in the three weeks we were there. He has a little solar panel on his log and his head swings from left to right if [...]

29 January 2012

I’d like to introduce you to my favourite crystal. Gordon and I were pottering around the shops in Whitby a couple of years ago when I spotted this treasure. We were on our way back to the car when I asked if we could go back for another look and wonderful man that he is, [...]

22 January 2012

Believe it or not this is a poppy. It looks more like a geranium I think. You can see the leaf just below and it has that distinctive edge of a poppy leaf, I’m sure that the packet must have had the word “Oriental” in the description.

21 January 2012

I took this photo of Tynemouth Longsands last year with the Hipstamatic app. I like the way the sky and sand are enhanced by the glorious colours. When a beautiful beach is at the end of your street it is often easy to take it for granted. Over the last few months I have taken [...]

9 January 2012

I can almost smell the lavender in this shot, another memory of our walk around Warkworth.

8 January 2012

I love the freshness of the Chrysanthemums in this photo. It was taken on an evening walk around Warkworth last July.

7 January 2012

As I was taking this shot, Gordon was muttering about me taking a photo into the sun. I think it worked really well.

6 January 2012

I took this photo last summer when we stayed in Warkworth . Hipstamatic app again, Libatique 73 lens with Dreamcanvas film. I think it looks like a painting by an old master.