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Workshops - be an artist for the day

Workshops - be an artist for the day

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an artist? Maybe you wished you had taken a more creative path in your career? Or perhaps you ju...

My Inspiration behind 'Only Connect'

My Inspiration behind 'Only Connect'

In January I decided I was going to apply to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This year the theme is ‘Only Connect’ which is a quote from EM Fo...

Royal Academy Summer Exhibiton 2023

Royal Academy Summer Exhibiton 2023

In January I decided I was going to apply to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. As a child it was one of the first galleries I visited. My Great ...

Jan & Julia: Candle Making Entrepreneurs

Jan & Julia: Candle Making Entrepreneurs

Jan and Julia are local women who met in 2012, forging a friendship and working together for many years in finance. In 2020, Jan decided to take ea...

A personalized wedding gift

A personalized wedding gift

Weddings are personal, very often emotional events. They are the kind of occasion where if you know the bride and groom well you want to give them ...

The power of a personalized gift.

The power of a personalized gift.

Some of my favourite presents are handmade – a thought out, hand made card from one of my children. Or a painting or hand thrown bowl that someone...

'Made by Ria' - Handmade soaps made in St Leonards.

'Made by Ria' - Handmade soaps made in St Leonards.

I had been dreaming about having some beautiful handmade soaps to sell alongside my handmade porcelain soap dishes when I was introduced to Ria's s...

A great team - The ArtSpring Gallery

A great team - The ArtSpring Gallery

There is nothing quite as magical as working with a good team of people. In team sport a good team is what succeeds – the ball moves quickly, nobod...

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

On Sunday it is Mother’s Day. As a child I loved Mother’s Day - it was a happy time as the house and garden was filled with daffodils and my Mum wa...

Glazing – it’s all in the preparation

Glazing – it’s all in the preparation

So much about glazing is about first getting in the right frame of mind: the ‘glaze’ state. I need to be focused and undisturbed. This doesn’t mean...

Where Ideas Come From

Where Ideas Come From

It’s amazing how an idea can hit you out of nowhere. When I was living in London I used to cycle to work and home again. At the end of the day it w...

Earliest Memories of Clay

Earliest Memories of Clay

Not everybody has had the luxury of knowing what they want to do since they were very young. It’s not that I haven’t been interested in other thing...