Clockwise from top LHS; Alkanet (didn’t work, need to extract with alcohol), Sticklac (lovely pinky purple), Safflower (disappointing), Waln...

Thursday, Friday and Saturday is my “local” needlework show in Newcastle.  The Textile Forum have a stand and if you make it you’ll see some...

More snow for us, not too much this time. I find myself fascinated with the mark making of animal tracks.  I must transfer these to my art...

How perfect is this?

From the Liberty blog A fitting tribute, looks as if the Union Jack is crying.

Whilst burying Skittles we found a rabbit skull.  Look at DS’s sad but intent face.  We’ll make a biologist of him yet.   DS decided to...

Are you mourning the loss of Alexander McQueen?  I am.  What a waste of a life and such wonderful talent. I have three favourite design...

(Alternative post title “Keeping your hands busy during the evenings so you don’t nibble”) I’m going to create a series of works I’ve named ...

Here are the two lots straight from the oven – I roasted them for another 5 hours this morning. LHS is new tin, 9 tea bags, RHS old rusty ti...

Took the cutting mat over today and the (new) rotary cutter (old one was rescued but squashed, but as Anne reminded me, I did need a new bla...

  Honister Pass, Lake District. Lilburn Hill (just over the road and up the hill) Somewhere in the Lakes. . The ones below are d...

Yes I think we are!  Everything that should be in storage is now there.  It looks a bit grotty, but its been cleaned, is dry and safe...