Last Thursday was the last class in my three week Floral Beginners Course. In week one my ladies, learnt how to hold and load their brushes correctly and paint simple petal strokes onto card….I’m not sure if they were expecting homework but they got it…..as the saying goes….practice makes perfect ha ha. In week two […]
**New** Mixed Media Tree workshop
As my Mixed Media Tree workshop was such a success last week and I know lots of you would like to do this project, I am running it again on 9th May. This is a fab project with lots of layering and interested techniques, giving you a chance to really be creative. Places are sure […]
Tree mixed media fun, fun, fun
Yesterday was such fun….not only did my students create wonderful mixed media trees but they said they had such a great day being totally 100% lost in mixed media heaven and as a teacher that is always so nice to hear 🙂 We used texture paste and acrylics on our backgrounds and trunks and then […]
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 […]
Floral Driftwood DIY!!
I had such a fun time last week with a group of ladies who booked a private class of my Floral Driftwood project that I am running in March. With hammers and chisels they showed me their carpentry skills and produced beautiful finished pieces….for those of you booked on my two workshops in March…be prepared!!! […]
New Spring Workshop :-)
Morning everyone After a wonderful Christmas break, it’s so good to be back teaching classes and doing what I love! My weekly students had lots of fun playing with watercolour powders this week and I decided I had to share them with you all, so in March I am running a Watercolour Powder Play workshop […]
Happy Christmas
It’s been wonderful sharing my studio with you in 2016, making fabulous projects and I can’t wait to do it all again next year. I’ve lined up my next project which I’m looking forward to starting over the Christmas break…just got to hunt a canvas out of the loft and get started. I want to […]
WOW!
Thank you so much to all those who have booked so quickly onto my workshops for February and March, booking confirmations will be emailed shortly. Linda Lock’s Butterfly class is full with reserves as well as my Floral Driftwood workshops and I only have one space left on my evening Bloom & Grow class! I […]
More workshops for the New Year :-))
I’ve had quite a creative few days and have finalised three more projects to share in February and March. I will be teaching Linda Lock’s butterfly design as a one day workshop in February, so if you are one of the many that have been begging for me to teach this, get back to me […]
Wild Pansies & Painted Candles Photos
In October I ran a private workshop for a group of friends from Tewkesbury and at their candle class this week that they also booked together, they reminded me I hadn’t posted the photos! Thel was thrilled to be invited along too as a place became available. Their canvas’s were SO good so I’m really […]
Gorgeous Roly-Poly’s :-)
Yesterday was great fun….chilled out creativity, painting our cute Father Christmas’s. Everyone was really chuffed with their finished pieces and rightly so 🙂 THEY ARE FAB :-))) Couldn’t resist sharing a photo from the last time I ran this as a workshop…many years ago…if you see yourself leave a comment! Next week sees the first […]
*New January 2017 Workshops**
I’m so excited….I have just uploaded three new projects for January which are now available to book 🙂 A mini art course for beginners and up, where I will teach you how to paint a beautiful comma stroke and build it into my design of daisies and chrysanthemums, my Mixed Media Tree canvas which I […]