New Autumn Workshops

30th September 201730th September 2017 Dawn Catmull 2 Comments Acrylics, Mixed media, Papercrafting, Workshops

After 6 months of hospital appointments it’s so exciting to be feeling well again and looking forward to sharing some art with you all 🙂 I have planned some new Autumn workshops and these are available to book now! The first one later this month is mixed media layering using pastels, paints, inks, papers etc…..lots […]

Back from hols and feeling arty :-)

27th September 2017 Dawn Catmull 6 Comments Acrylics, Mixed media, Workshops

Hi everyone Sorry I’ve not posted for a while….I’m on a different treatment now and it’s taken a few weeks to get it sorted. Then my oncologist was kind enough to say he didn’t need to see me for two weeks instead of one so we jumped in our motorhome the next day and headed […]

Taking a creative break…..in Oncology!!

20th April 2017 Dawn Catmull 15 Comments Workshops

Hi everyone I know some of you have been waiting for new workshops to be available to book and I was really looking forward to sharing some fab projects with you but unfortunately I have to put them on hold! It seems breast cancer has decided to repay me a visit and I start chemo […]

Loving our Georgie’s :-)

30th March 2017 Dawn Catmull 2 Comments Acrylics, Mixed media, Papercrafting, Workshops

We had such a great day on Tuesday, creating unique versions of my Georgie Girl canvas using pencils, paints, collage etc Lots of laughs….home-made carrot cake…..and Belgium chocolate truffles….of course! Looking forward to my Fresh as a Daisy workshops on Monday 🙂 Dawn x

Powder Play Fun

22nd March 2017 Dawn Catmull 4 Comments Product Reviews, Workshops

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 Butterfly Canvas Workshop

10th March 2017 Dawn Catmull 2 Comments Acrylics, Mixed media, Workshops

As so many of you are keen to do this design by Linda Lock I am running this one day workshop again at the end of April. Go to my workshops page for full details and get back to me asap if you would like to come along, some places have gone already as I had a […]

Who says girls can’t do woodwork!!!

10th March 2017 Dawn Catmull Leave a comment Mixed media, Napkin Decoupage, Workshops

I think all those that came along to my Floral Driftwood classes yesterday will agree…WE HAD FUN 🙂 From prepping our wood with hammers and chisels to layering paints and mediums, and using decorated napkins and stamping…it really was a fab project from start to finish. I managed to find some gorgeous chicken napkins too […]

New Workshop ‘Fresh as a Daisy’

22nd February 2017 Dawn Catmull Leave a comment Acrylics, Mixed media, Workshops

I don’t know about you, but I can’t resist buying art and craft products especially if I go to one of the big Hobbycraft trade shows but more often than not, I come home with lots of goodies and then its ages before I actually get round to trying them out! Last weekend I finished […]

Fab ‘Bloom & Grow’ Pieces

21st February 2017 Dawn Catmull 4 Comments Acrylics, Mixed media, Papercrafting, Workshops

Yesterday I held two half day workshops where I shared my ‘Bloom & Grow’ mixed media design. We layered with different paints, papers and mediums and then added extra colour and collage to give our pieces the finished touch. I had lots of fun with two fab groups of ladies….they loved my homemade […]

Private….Turn the Page

10th February 2017 Dawn Catmull Leave a comment Mixed media, Papercrafting, Workshops

Just got to love being inspired by magazine articles….on Thursday I taught a private workshop of my Turn the Page project where we were inspired by words and images in glossy magazines and combined these with acrylics, stamps, Washi tape and more!! All so different and all so fab 🙂

Linda Lock Butterfly

10th February 2017 Dawn Catmull 2 Comments Acrylics, Mixed media, Workshops

On Tuesday I taught a fab design by a favourite artist of mine, Linda Lock….Silver Butterfly is a mixed media project using texture paste, acrylics, silver leaf and stamps. Lots of my students have been wanting me to share this design for a while and I’m so glad I did!! We blended our backgrounds, […]

Upcycling Workshop Photos

4th February 20173rd February 2017 Dawn Catmull 4 Comments Acrylics, Mixed media, Napkin Decoupage, Workshops

This week I held an Upcycled Frame workshop….the idea was to renovate something that was looking a bit past its prime using different products, paint and napkins. I upcycled a yellow and blue photo frame with a picture of my Jon on his 18th…he’s 25 now so that was definitely old!! We prepped our pieces, […]