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Someone recently asked me about beeswax, versus vegan alternative waxes, and what I use in my paintings… and are bees ‘harmed’…?  The question took me back a bit!   Vegans [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]