This week got off to a great start with three Powder Play workshops 🙂 I had lots of fun sharing all the different ways you can use Brushos Powders….sprinkling, spritzing, layering….and with beautiful vibrant colours I knew everyone would be excited by what they achieved. We combined the different techniques into a little sample book […]
New Decorated Glass workshop
I have just added a Decorated Glass Workshop to my Winter/Spring programme…..Tuesday 28th February 2017 1.30-4.00pm. This is a very popular class as it is so achievable and a great way to create something that is totally unique….I provide the products and guidance and you go off into artistic heaven! So…if you would like to come […]
Miniature flowers galore…..
I don’t normally run workshops back to back as there is never enough time after an evening one to set up for the following morning but as I was teaching the same project…NO PROBLEM 🙂 Last night I held a private workshop for a group of friends who wanted to paint my Floral Pot canvas […]
Friends being creative together!
Last night I had the pleasure of teaching a private Decorated Glass workshop to a group of friends from Tewkesbury.  Everyone chose their own design from my many napkins and then learnt how to apply them to their glass piece. Yet again, beautiful pieces produced by beginners….love this class 🙂 I am running this […]
Poppy workshop
It was lovely to welcome Jo and Sue to my studio today for their first full day workshop using acrylics 🙂 Everyone produced beautiful poppies and learnt a variety of techniques including wet on wet blending and floating. We had time for home-made cake (this is one of my favourites), lunch and cuddles with Hugo […]
Boho Bunting Creative Bliss :-)
I think those at my bunting workshop last night will agree…we did have a giggle didn’t we?  You can’t beat an evening of being creative together whilst enjoying a few laughs 🙂 Once our design was finished, we inked it all in and then chose acrylic colours for our books and Inktense pencils to use […]
Boho Bunting Books
Yesterday morning saw the first of my Boho Bunting Workshops…… Inktense pencils, acrylics, patterned papers and permanent ink…….with lots of ribbon thrown in 🙂  I LOVE Inktense pencils as they are so easy to use and can be taken anywhere for when the urge to be creative hits!  I think I have shared my passion […]
Leave me a message…..blackboards
Today was the chilled out sort of painting that we all love…sun was shining too, so once again it was lunch on the deck at half time 🙂  Unfortunately, two of my ladies couldn’t make it, short notice, which was a great shame. We used the Jo Sonja Creative Possibilities palette of colours which worked […]
Our Creative Scrolls…….
Today was amazing….total….100% free painting that gave everyone the chance to be a creative artist! Â After spending two wonderful days with Dina Wakley from the States back in March, I couldn’t wait to share what I had learnt. We started by gessoing our canvas which we then hung on the line to dry lol. Then […]
Pitcher a Bouquet workshop
The weather was beautiful yesterday for my Pitcher a Bouquet one day workshop, a design by Debbie Cotton. I had adapted her design slightly by using Jo Sonja Texture Paste on the jug rather than just painting it which gave it great form and also added ‘rust’ with Decoart Texturising Medium which can be added […]
Playing with Brushos
Earlier this week I had such fun, playing with ‘Brushos’…..highly pigmented watercolour powders….. Sprinkle a bit here, spritz a bit there….am really pleased with the end result! Happy painting…. Dawn x
Fun painting at Crick
Not long after my last post, I hit the road and travelled to Crick near Rugby for the first of a three day seminar with Karen Hubbard from the States. Â Karen’s visit here was hosted by BADFA (British Association of Decorative Folk Arts) an association that I have been a member of since starting my […]