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Dove

Altrincham station Pupils from Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College created these beautiful mosaic doves from salvaged ceramics and...

Create Arts orguk

. I think everybody needs something creative because it takes you out of yourself into another world.” – Deirdre (78), adult carer,...

Solstice

The shortest day of the year has passed - the sun is shining brightly and church bells are ringing.

Dickensian day

Dickesnian day parade I made these sketches from photos in Lymm Life of children dressed as elves and of Morris dancers, taking part in...

Christmas meet-up

Friends I made these two sketches from photos taken at a reunion this week of six people who got to know each other while working or...

Highlights of 2025 - Venice

Venice Looking back as 2025 draws to a close, my sketchbook brings back some wonderful memories of holidays - revisiting Venice, and...

Warrington Brass

Dickensian day parade The Dickensian day parde, in which local schools dress up and march through Lymm, is always a highlight of the day....

Robin

robin For a friend's Christmas card, I have put a little watercolour painting of a robin in an aperture card. For reference, I used a...

Salvation Army

This painting was based on one on a Christmas card I received from the Salvation Army, with a painting by Martin Sexton, a Norfolk...

National Cat Herders Day

I've always loved the expression "It's like herding cats," and it's one that comes to mind particularly in relation to my craft group...

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