February this year was a very emotional month after loosing my Mum in late January and it has been hard to get back into creating with all the other things needing to be done. However lots of lovely walks have provided inspiration and being back at Art House Printmakers has given me some normality. Here are some snapshots from February 2026.... Views from walks on the moor and down to the sea. Working on viscosity printing at Arthouse. Playing with lines with my daughter who was back from...

I took part again in the 30 day sketchbook challenge. It was great to be back at ArtHouse in South Brent to do some printing. Then I enjoyed being at Make Southwest for a Green Maker Sale. But then, very sadly, my lovely Mum died suddenly but peacefully. She had a long and full life. She was always interested in people and always seemed to know what to do to help them. We will miss her very much.

mistletoe December has been full of lovely Christmas Fairs, where it has been great to meet familiar and new makers and also returning customers as well as people who had not seen my work before. Thank you to those who gave words of encouragement and appreciation for the work that is involved in making the things I sell. When people buy my work I always think how lucky I am and think how special it is that I now have the time in life to make things that people can use and enjoy. A lot of my...