OUTING TO THE CAT CAFE Birthday treat Yesterday was my birthday, and for my birthday treat, my hubby took me to the Cat Cafe. We've been before, and it's a whole lot of fun. They have lots of comfy chairs for people and cats to sit on, and there is always convivial company…
DEVON COUNTY SHOW 2025 Our annual treat has come around again! Looking back, I see that we have missed a few over the years but we do try to go each year. This year the weather was perfect - really hot and sunny without a cloud in the sky, and everyone seemed in…
TWO CARDS FOR MY HUBBY A busy month May is a busy month for celebrations. The first to come was always 4th May for my hubby's older brother, sadly no longer with us. We always used to wish him a happy birthday and then say, "May the Fourth be with you" haha! My…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - A SPECIAL INVITATION - A SMALL MIRACLE A follow-up to the completion of my latest Domestika course calligraphy work. Last night something extraordinary happened... Background - A little art history The Wilton Diptych The Wilton Diptych, painted in the late 1390s for King Richard II of England by an anonymous…
DOMESTIKA COURSE - ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY - CREATE AN INVITATION At the beginning of this year, when I started a series of Domestika courses, I decided that I would attempt to complete one course per month. So far I have managed this, but with this course the end of the month came and went,…
FLEX NIB FOUNTAIN PEN I am currently doing an English calligraphy course with Domestika, and have been using a dip pen with an angled pen holder. The nib has a reservoir which means I don't have to dip so often but the results can be a bit hit and miss. I wondered whether…
A NEW SHELVING UNIT FOR THE STUDIO A big clear-out At the moment I am having a blitz on the studio and getting ruthless. I've got far too much stuff and it's high time I went through everything and got rid of a lot of the excess. I'll do another post about that,…
GILDED BACKGROUND FOR A CALLIGRAPHY PROJECT As part of the Domestika course on English Calligraphy, we are to make an imaginary invitation. In the course, the teacher recommended some calligraphers she admires, for inspiration and to broaden our knowledge. One of these is the Irish calligrapher Denis Brown, who has completely blown me…
EASEL CARD FOR A 90th BIRTHDAY We have been invited to a 90th birthday tea party on Sunday, and I have made a special card for this very special lady. I am not generally speaking a card maker at all these days, as I have branched out into other creative activities which I…
