Remember the fab sample and seconds sale from April this year? It's your lucky week, because Super Seconds Festival is coming up again this weekend Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October 2022. Check out the sale PREVIEW now! It is the UK's biggest independent seconds and sample sale, featuring 250 independent makers: artists, designers and crafters – all offering affordable and very giftable creations...... Continue Reading →
I will be 43 tomorrow and my little business is THREE! So, starting NOW until midnight on 8th September 2022, you have 25% off everything. Yes, you read that correctly, EVERYTHING! The discount applies automatically at checkout, so if you want to treat yourself, head on over to my shop. If you've never seen my... Continue Reading →
September may be the start of Autumn or the rather literally named American version "fall" ... but it's also cosy season, where your occasional cuppa becomes a daily event, just for the joy of a warm beverage in your ever colder hands. So of course today's daily sketchbook page features a (novelty) yellow teapot with... Continue Reading →
Apparently it's pumpkin spice season now. September is definitely giving autumn vibes already and I'm definitely not mad at it given the hot hot hot summer we've had in London. What's your opinion on the painted pumpkin craze? This page had an acrylic* background that I painted, like the last one for the mushrooms yesterday,... Continue Reading →
In March, I signed up to fundraise for UK for UNHCR via Work for Good (#notsponsored!!) in order to be able to fundraise both legally and consistently. Since then, with your help, I have donated to them as well as Cancer Research UK (May–August charity) and now it's time for the next fundraiser. And now, for the third charity of the year: 10%... Continue Reading →
Mushrooms come in so many different shapes and sizes and colours. These are just imaginary ones but perhaps there are as yet undiscovered ones that look exactly like this, in Faerieland perhaps? My imagination is my escape. Life can be hard sometimes, and lately in the UK it's just getting more and more stressful, surprising... Continue Reading →
I bought Linocut and Reduction Printmaking by Laura Boswell* as a gift for my friend... she loves it and I think you will too! Enjoy my first art book review, more to come soon. You can also watch on and subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are subtitles available, and the transcript is below if... Continue Reading →
It was so exciting to be attending an in-person art class for the first time in two years – I made 50 drawings in a day at the City Lit class, here's what I learned. You can also watch on and subscribe to my YouTube channel. There are subtitles available, and the transcript is below if... Continue Reading →
Today was the Crafty Fox Summer Market in the Crossing at Granary Square, King's Cross. My first in-person market since before the big P, and a very welcome experience indeed. It was definitely a bit intimidating to see a large empty table, even though I'd planned my layout beforehand! But getting the tablecloth on it... Continue Reading →
It's rare that a customer sends me a picture of my artwork in situ. But it does happen, and in this case has been sent from half the world away, in the UAE. This lovely customer saw my Pink Pomegranate print when I posted on instagram about having sent it out to a customer in... Continue Reading →
My friend Amy and I like to go to exhibitions... it's kind of our thing. So when a friend of hers suggested the Small is Beautiful exhibition in South Kensington, of course we had to check it out. The London experience closes on the 17th of July, so you'd better hurry if you want to... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, having a simple conversation over a drink can spark an idea for an illustration. That's exactly what happened when I asked my husband why he prefers IPA over any other type of beer. Planning out my artwork and confirming the beer 'colours' And he said that's not exclusively what he drinks, and he also... Continue Reading →
Who doesn't love a good pun, right? And fathers in particular, given their predilection for "dad-jokes"! Mine is no less, and since he loves fried eggs (on toast with jam like me), it had to be sunny side up. This one was illustrated on my trusty iPad Pro in Procreate. The gadget was pricey, but... Continue Reading →
This little watercolour was painted a few years ago on lovely handmade cotton rag from Khadi Papers with a beautiful deckled edge. Inspired by homemade Indian pickles, it's still one of my favourite pieces and the original is still with me! I can't let it go. It is available as prints, though, and is one... Continue Reading →
Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature at the V&A is one of the best exhibitions of her work that I have ever seen. An extensive range of finished work as well as sketches and sketchbooks, family photographs, as well the cutest display boards with little mice running across them! Not only did it represent what her... Continue Reading →
It's the first time I've managed to sit down and draw thanks to being in bed with gout all weekend. Summer berries – to bring in an whiff of the warmest season even though it's raining loads as per usual in England. The base of this piece was done with markers, an unusual medium for... Continue Reading →
I've spent the last few weeks prepping for my first in-person show since before the pandemic. It took a lot of late nights, but resulted in a rather nice (I think!) and full stand. My hair in this photo 🤦🏽♀️🙂 it looks like a I'm a mad artist, right?! The show didn't go very well... Continue Reading →
The Super Seconds Festival is over! I'm so grateful for the orders! I've packed them all on an Instagram live and here it is for you to watch. So get a cuppa and settle in! https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcLgYljow6W/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= I was so happy to be able to make a good amount by earmarking 10% of EVERY one of... Continue Reading →
It's been such a wonderful weekend with support from you all for all my @supersecondsfestival posts and livestreams and stories! Thank you so much to everyone who made a purchase, even just a card! It really means a great deal, especially in the current climate when we're all struggling in so many ways. The sale... Continue Reading →
Remember the last time I did a live quick-draw on Instagram?! Well, it happened again, as one of the demos for the Super Seconds Festival in my previous post and it was so much fun! My followers suggested a variety of fun things to draw (mostly dogs!)... And it was an adventure in paint and... Continue Reading →
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