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  • The Lost Portfolio

    The Lost Portfolio

    An Illustration Exhibition at Bedford College The Circus of Illustration is a group of professional designers and illustrators who volunteer their time to help promote illustration locally in Bedford. We were approached by Bedford College to organise an exhibition in their South Bank Gallery. Home of their art and design department. Unfortunately we weren’t given… Read more

  • Kestrels Near Harboro Rocks

    A New Reduction Linocut Print Inspired by the Nature in the Derbyshire Dales Way back in November I was lucky enough to go to the Derbyshire Dales and Peak District for a little birthday trip with Jack. I love this part of the English countryside. It is the nearest British National Park to Sheffield University (where… Read more

  • My 2024 Art Journey: Achievements and Reflections

    My 2024 Art Journey: Achievements and Reflections

    I’ve noticed some artists on social media are sharing their work and accomplishments of 2024. I was reading these posts thinking, “Oh no, they’ve done so much this year and I haven’t achieved anything. Why am I so lazy?” I decided to try and write it down. Here is my retrospective of 2024. I exhibited at… Read more

  • Why I Switched from Etsy to Sum Up for Selling Prints

    Why I Switched from Etsy to Sum Up for Selling Prints

    Bye Etsy. Hello Sum-Up Why have I decided to sell on a new platform? Etsy Shops Aren’t What They Used to Be. I’ve been disappointed with how I’ve seen Etsy evolve over the years. I started selling on the platform back in 2008. In those days Etsy was a champion of independent artists and makers.… Read more

  • Split pin puppets inspired by Edward Bawden

    A super easy creative activity you can do at home with the kids On Sunday, I ran a kids workshop for crafternoon at The Higgins in Bedford. It is home to the Bawden archive, and the popular ‘Edward Bawden and Me’ exhibition is still on until January 2025 so I always try to theme our… Read more

  • Boxing

    Boxing

    ‘Boxing’ is my latest reduction print. I was inspired by Watership Down. Like a lot of kids who grew up in the 80s my parents thought Watership Down was a cute and cuddly cartoon about bunnies that would be suitable for little girls. How wrong they were. This summer, I finally read the novel by… Read more