What a fabulous event we had on Saturday…! The first ever Bloomz Online International Art Exhibition, with eleven artists, was held over Zoom… This was us at the end of the [...]

INVITATION **************** Myself and the other members of The Bloomz, would like to invite you to our inaugural The Bloomz Arthouse International On-line Art Show on 26th September 2020 at [...]

Someone recently asked me about beeswax, versus a vegan alternative waxes, what I use in my paintings… and are bees harmed…? Vegans naturally don’t use any animal products, in [...]

Do you live near London? Well… North West London… Hertfordshire**, just outside the M25 to be precise…   Are you looking for somewhere ‘different’ to go on a day out…? Do all your usual [...]

A friend shared an article from Forbes with me recently on ‘Leadership in a Time of Crisis…’   The writer, Rasmus Hougaard, advises businesses and corporations on ways to manage their [...]

I’m on iTunes….! Last week I was interviewed by the super talented Jeanette Lendon, from Jet Black Squares, on her Disruptive Niche Podcast, where she interviews businesses who are [...]

This week, I was supposed to be in the States…   You might remember I won the Binnie Birstein Scholarship, to attend The International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown? I’d been [...]

Last week I should have been hosting an Art Retreat Week…. I’d created a beautiful intimate space to teach all things encaustic, with a good dollop of space to dream, think, inspire and [...]

Have a listen in to catch my latest interview, talking about all things encaustic wax, and part of my art journey to get here!   To find out more about Leigh and Paula’s work, check [...]

  This lock down is making us inventive… It reminds me a bit of being a kid in the 70’s… when we used to go outside and make our own entertainment, with whatever materials [...]

I’ve lost count of how many days we’ve been in lock down now… It’s a weird old feeling as we learn to adjust to this new way of life that has been imposed upon us, eh? [...]

With our country, and the world, going into lock down, and with the desperate pleas for people to STAY AT HOME…. I’ve been in an ethical dilemma for the past few days, on what my part [...]

Wow…. How things can change within a week… What felt like something that affected ‘somebody else, but not me’ has really come into play this week, and as events unfold, [...]

We are finding ourselves in extra-ordinary times….  Covid-19 is restricting our daily lives like nothing many of us have seen before. In an effort to alleviate a little of the stress, [...]

*Blog title credit to: Lidija Pisker, OZY Author   I came across a blog on t’interweb recently….  The title ‘The Strange Art of Ironing Out Depression‘ instantly [...]

I am super excited to reveal a brand new encaustic wax specific resource for you….   As a result of the success of our first monthly encaustic video calls… I have expanded that format [...]

I am so excited to share that I will be interviewing an absolutely amazing encaustic artist next month, Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch no less… and you have the opportunity to join in! [...]

Last week Samantha Packer spent the day with me in my studio, we had an amazingly fun day, and shared some pictures and videos on social media, which led to sooooo many questions, so we decided [...]

You  may have seen my work was on display at The Creative Collective pop up shop in Berkhamsted at the end of January, I had people say, “I went in, but you’d gone!” Yep, that is the [...]

Back in December, I was interviewed on Radio Dacorum during their regular Wednesday 7-9pm ‘Dacorum Live’ Arts Slot. There was a technical hiccup with the recording software, which has [...]