Creative Recycling
I went to a great exhibition in Warrington's art gallery today. "Wake me up before you dodo" featured sculptures by Val Hunt, using...
Autumn leaf
A tiny splash of red (a teacher once told me every picture should have one) and some scribbling round the edge with a brown watercolour...
Autumn
Autumn is here and my Virginia creeper is leading the way, its leaves turning yellow and red, with dark edges. I began to paint each one...
Bindweed
Although a nuisance in gardens, where it threatens to choke other plants, the trumpet shaped flowers are a cheering sight on a rainy day....
Blackberry flower
It's strange to see a flower on this bush late in September, when the fruit is ripening. Some Christians believed that the devil fell on...
Wooden slices
Eight people met in the Sanctuary hub today to decorate some wooden slices, made for us by a friend's husband, who has taken up woodwork...
Fair Isle
Knitting little hats for the Christmas Shoebox aopeal is a great opportunity to experiment with Fair Isle patterns. I was surprised to...
Collage
I have recycled some watercolour paintings and sketches into this image of a flower.
Leaf art
Something has been eating this enormous leaf. The smooth edges of the holes suggest slugs rather than insects.I drew the veins in white...
Cyclamen
I found a little clump of these flowers blooming by the road yesterday. Because the tuber survives difficult conditions, the plant...