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In November last year, I was contacted by a lady who wanted some commissioned pieces of artwork for her walls.  I don’t normally work to commission, as I often find the stress of creating the [...]

The past few months have been turbulent to say the least…  I’ve at times felt like I was in a washing machine on fast spin…! Moving out of my studio at the end of March was 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. 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 [...]

If you ever visited my art studio, you may recall the way my studio was split into two, centrally down the middle.  During workshops, I often joked about not quite having enough space….. [...]

I have decided to share a bit of my story around some of the fears I have had with my art.  I don’t normally share this kind of information, but think my story might resonate with you.  I [...]

On first hearing about Periscope, my immediate reaction was… Oh no, not ANOTHER social media platform I  really SHOULD be on, I don’t consistently keep up with the ones I’m on [...]

Never too late to embrace something new… My Father-In-Law Peter is 86 years old… Pete has spent a good amount of time staying with us over the last couple of years, and whilst he never had an [...]

Wow, that has taken me a few days to get over, what an AMAZING event…. Over 6,000 visitors over three days in Oxford, 150 artists from 30 countries, exhibited in three stunning historic rooms in [...]