The Summer; full of family holidays, days at the beach, treks up mountains, walks in the woods, sunsets, sunrises and of course all those fantastic photos you took...

17 September, 2018 /

At last I have some new workshop news to share with you!  So, I will be running a Full Day creative workshop on Sept 8th on The Isle of Wight as part of the creative retreat which has been organised by Laura at From Britain with...

07 August, 2018 /

This weekend I was invited again to my second Henley Royal Regatta by the wonderful Bremont watches who make not only the most incredible time pieces but who are also the official timekeepers for the Regatta itself. Bremont had organised a seamless day which even started...

09 July, 2018 /

Every year during the Brighton Festival in May, masses of Brighton artists open their houses to the public to show their art, sometimes their work studios and often a beautifully curated display of other guest artist’s work. Brighton is heaving with creative talent all year...

08 May, 2018 /

I just had to write a quick post as I can’t bear throwing these dahlias away; I find their beautiful decay just as alluring and inspiring as when I first put them on the table over a week ago...

25 August, 2017 /

It’s been a few years since I first discovered the National Dahlia Collection and wrote about it here and then shared more pictures another year here but basically each time I visit 3 things always happen; I can’t stop taking photos, I can’t stop collecting compost heap...

17 August, 2017 /