This is a poem that I wrote about the old house that I live in. We don’t know its exact age, but it was probably built around the late 18th century. We have a census record showing it full to the brim with a family and their servant in 1821. Some of the original features …
Whilst I’m currently taking a health-related break from making art commercially, I’ve been creative in another way with an exciting project – designing a new art studio space, which my talented, handy-with-a-saw husband has been patiently building for me in our garden. My old studio was tucked into the eves of our home. A cramped, …
I am a charity shop lover! I love a rummage, I love a bargain, I love finding something unique and special that I couldn’t buy elsewhere. My mum taught me the art of charity shopping when I was a kid. I had all sorts of treasures from charity shops… like a set of tiny 1950’s …
I’ve been looking for a vintage dressing table for ages. Last week at Gary Paterson Sales (thanks to Jacqueline for all her help) I struck lucky and found this gorgeous Art Deco dressing table! It has a beautiful sculpted shape with rounded cupboards and sliding tambour doors which house tiny cubby holes for trinkets. The mirror is …
Another new/old work (a piece that was made a little while ago, but has never made it onto the website). ‘Tea in the Library’ 7 x 9.5″ (18 x 24 cm) canvas size 10 x 12″ (25 x 31 cm) framed size Mixed media collage – framed original artwork. This piece is part of my Household …
I spotted some Facebook friends cooing over this amazing caravan and just had to share. What an amazing space! The owner of this Coventry Knight 49 (1949 being the year it was made) caravan has listed it on Ebay with starting bid of £8,000. It has a drinks cabinet, writing desk, his and hers wardrobe as …
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Ballone Castle sits out on the wild and windswept Tarbat Peninsula, near the villages of Portmahomack and Rockfield. This far tip of the peninsula projects so out in to the North Sea that it forms a favourite spot for spotting dolphins and whales (and, if you ask my daughters, mermaids). Even though we live only …
Rightly or wrongly, I often cringe a bit when I hear or see the term ‘wall art’… It’s a ubiquitous but kind-of confused term, often used by someone when they don’t quite know what to describe something as – usually something decorative that goes on a wall, but they don’t know (or care) enough to …
20 x 24″ (50 × 60 × 4 cm) Original Painting – Acrylic On Canvas This painting was inspired by a sumptuous room set in an interiors magazine, colours which I became obsessed about. Contains elements of metallic paint and high texture, which prove difficult to reproduce in photography. Please see all photo’s for a better feel …