After a recent cup of coffee with a friend I kept our wooden spoons. I had an idea to make a rabbit decoration for spring. As I moved the wooden spoons around I saw a mouse, a cat and a bush baby. There are many other animal possibilities and I would love to see any…

Here are the details of my last workshop of 2021.

Following the publication of Made By Hand At Home I have enjoyed being able to run workshops based upon ideas from the book. I am currently running a series of Wooden Utensils Workshops at York Explore libraries. Further to the dates listed here we have added a workshop at Dringhouses Library on Thursday 28 October…

Ever since the end of last summer I have been busy writing a book. It will be published on 30 July 2021 in time for the start of the school summer holidays. The book has been written for parents, educators and anyone interested in the visual arts. https://thebluehousebookshop.co.uk is an independent bookshop specialising in books for…

I discovered the fantastic totnens.cat on Facebook. The account and the website offers ‘the world of children in one click’ and I particularly enjoy seeing all the arts and the crafts projects. There are also many more ideas for families and for outdoor activities for families in the beautiful region of Catalonia. This week an…

The lovely https://www.bertiewoofsterandme.co.uk makes fun and functional dog walking bags. The business was named after the family dog Bertie who is a black Cockapoo. In March he has created an A to Z of independent businesses offering dog related products. I am delighted to be Bertie’s letter L and I have an offer on my…

I would never have guessed that my first illustration of the new year would be a shoal of sardines. Happy 2021.

When I first started designing greeting cards they were all handmade and so too is my latest range. I have combined my love of simplicity in design with my love of paper dots using paper dots for noses of cats and dogs. The designs are available in shades of greens and blues, in shades of…

In these extraordinarily difficult times for my own well-being and hopefully for some fun I am posting regular art projects for children on my social media. For this project I have looked at different shades of green in our garden. I have drawn these illustrations digitally but pen and paper would be perfect with handwritten…

At the beginning of this new year I have designed a new greeting card range for the fantastic online greeting card company Thortful. The range has been designed for a number of special relatives and for a best friend and it features a collection of fun animals and birds. The new range can be found…