My First Online Newsletter!

Find out about the latest creative projects I've been involved over the last couple of months - read my first online newsletter!
Click the link http://goo.gl/KyfApC 

Fall in love...

This year I'm giving you the chance to fall in love...with a fab new craft!

Join us on Valentine's Day for my Needle Felting workshop.
We'll be exploring designs that make us feel romantic! 

A lovely tactile heart made by one of my students!

Workshop price of £70 includes a starter kit, use of tools, worksheets, templates, lunch and refreshments.

Sunday 14th February, 10am - 4.30pm @ Vitreus Art, Potterspury. 

Book via www.vitreus-art.co.uk/classes/needle-felting.html

If you already have plans for Valentines Day, then here are my next workshop dates:
Sunday 20th March

Saturday 16th April
Saturday 21st May

I look forward to seeing you at Vitreus Art very soon!

Revaling my latest commission painting...Grayson the wise!

It's Christmas Day and that means the moment you have been waiting for has arrived!

It's the unveiling of my latest commission painting...so I introduce you to...
Grayson the wise!

The piece needed to work in harmony with the decoration of my customer's hanging space so I worked with a restricted colour palette using tones of grey, white and black plus a hint of yellow for the eyes and a dash of silver highlights to catch the light.

This beautiful Great Grey Owl is one of a pair that I photographed, along with many other gorgeous animals at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford

To follow them on twitter @CotsWildTweets

Keep an eye out for more wild creaturese in my future work!

Shenley Wood Village and the Living Advent Calendar!

Here's my decorated fireplace for the Living Advent Calendar.

There's also a little seasonal game.

Can you find two santas and a festive felted gnome? ...Look closely!

It's Santa No 1 with his Robin friend!

It's the Festive Felted Gnome!

Santa No 2 sitting between two Winter Wabbits!

Shenley Wood Village - A special Thank you for asking me to be part of your ‪#‎shenleylivingadvent‬!

Follow Shenley Wood Village on Twitter @ShenleyWoodVill or find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ShenleyWoodVillage

Wishing everyone a fun-filled Christmas! 

Festive Fun at the Westbury Arts Centre Winter Fayre!

A fun day had by all at Westbury Arts Centre's Winter Fayre today,
great to see some old faces and meet new ones too! 

I was lucky to have neighbouring stall holders, Jeremy Turner and BucksVision. 

Jeremy displayed his colourful array of hand carved wooden items. 

Bucks Vision had their debut stall selling their beautiful hand dyed silk scarves, ties and handmade jewellery all made by visually impaired people in MK, amazing!

I had a stall on the upstairs landing selling limited edition prints, greeting cards, handmade gifts and also demonstrated the craft of needle felting.

Jeremy Turner, Woodcarver & Fine Fiddler!

Textile artist Yvonne Elliot

Resident photographer Legge,
seated in his open studio.

Felt artist Hilly Edwards

There were all manner of festive activities going on throughout the day; carol singing, Earth Works! ceramics exhibition, children's activities and we were also lucky to have both The Mayor and Green Mother Christmas paying us a special a visit! 

The mayor, following the yellow arrows
on his tour around the arts centre.

It's Green Mother Christmas!

Artist Sally Hutson

From left to right: Michaela, Karen  & Joan.

Several of the artists opened their studios, including Sally Hutson who was selling a gorgeous array of tactile textile gifts and make-your-own craft kits.

Stall holders: Textile artists Yvonne Elliot and Jane Charles were selling their beautiful
handmade felt giftware. Textile artist Hilly Edwards displayed her beautiful handmade felt
giftware, including Nuno felt scarves - not 'Nemo felting' as I keep calling it!

Michaela Gallimore wa demonstrating knitting with the biggest knitting needles I'd ever seen!  Karen McRoberts with her handmade jewellery and Joan Gomes manning the arts raffle hampers.

Fuzzy Fun at my Needle Felting workshop - Sunday 15th November

I had a lovely group of students at today's workshop, themed around the upcoming festive season.
All students were new to the craft and in only a day, they had made some really beautiful pieces that they could all be proud of; from leaves and flowers, to gnomes and animals! ‪

Jenny loves her sunflower brooch!

Tommy the dog taking shape!

To join a future workshop visit the Vitreus Art website and select your preferred date:
  http://vitreus-art.co.uk/classes/needle-felting.html
If you're ready to book, select your preferred date and make your booking online - debit / credit cards and PayPal are all accepted. Personal bookings can also be taken in person at the Vitreus Art gallery or over the phone by calling 01327 810320.

Recycled Tweetie: Share a Bird Project

At the end of August, I posted off a bird to the ‪#‎AccessArt‬ Share A Bird Project.

All gifted birds are then posted out to schools to inspire groups of children to be creative. 

My 'Recycled Tweetie' is made from scraps of fabric and thread, embroidered using dissolving fabric, then the edges and eye were hand stitched. The aim of this bird is to encourage kids to recycle materials to give old scraps of fabric a new lease of life!

Recycled Tweetie

Today children from Grandtully Primary school in Perthshire received their bird!

Twitter post from the AccessArt project

For more details or to take part visit:

www.accessart.org.uk/the-accessart-share-a-bird-project/