Exhibitions and Events – Historical

Some time ago, I was interviewed by Michelle Ewan, who was working on an initiative to interview 365 women, over 365 consecutive days, and to add to the challenge, each story written, needed to [...]

We all know what happened in 2020… I’m being patient to see whether I can make it to the 2022 conference instead, I am so grateful to the Conference team, who have been so [...]

Here is a round up of my journey into becoming an artist…  From a girl who was repeatedly told by society that “art was just a hobby” and consequently embarking on a life of [...]

In November last year, I was contacted by a lady who wanted some commissioned pieces of artwork for her walls.  I take on a handful of commissions each year, and love nothing more than [...]

I had the privilege to be asked to repair two encaustic paintings in the autumn, which proved to be one of the biggest challenges I’ve encountered yet. Back in the summer, I was contacted by a [...]

I had the privilege to be asked to repair two encaustic paintings in the autumn, which proved to be one of the biggest challenges I’ve encountered yet.   Read on here for the full story, and [...]

The thing I love most about teaching how to paint with encaustic wax is…. The quiet hush… If you had told me five years ago, that I’d be teaching people how to paint I’d have said you were off [...]

  Herts Open Studios 2016… So far…. Wow… I can hardly believe, we are almost two weeks into Herts Open Studios already… On the one hand it’s flown by, on the other, it seems like a lifetime [...]

It’s funny how things turn out sometimes…   I’ve said for a while that I would be updating my site, however, it morphed into a little more than that… I’ve had people saying “I [...]

My first time at Living Crafts last Friday, the largest craft fair in Europe apparently, “promoting the very best of British Crafts”…    The weather was fabulous, and I was lucky [...]