INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE THREE VOLUMES COMPLETED All three small volumes of this album have now been completed and bound. There were a number of title pages to complete, and tags as well. I was glad I still had my printed instructions, so I was able to complete this task. The completed volumes…
INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT UFO There are too many UFOs in my studio. UnFinished Objects. Every now and then I have a blitz and finish some of them, only to find they have been replaced by more. Does anyone else have aliens in their studio? Infusions Back in 2017…
NEW KURETAKE PENS I have my friend Caroline on the ArtKula forum to thank for these - she is the great temptress on the forum, introducing us to all sorts of art materials that we've just got to have!! These water-based brush pens are a six-pack of gorgeous smoky grungey colours. Right up…
VILLAGE FETE On Saturday we attended the annual fete in the village where we used to live. It's always a fun day out, and I usually find plenty of bargains on Annie's white elephant stall. This year she celebrated 40 years of manning this stall, selling all kinds of things people don't want…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 1 - PREPARING THE PAGES Background Throughout last year I took part in the online drawing course "DrawAwesome" presented by Phil Davies. I came across his ad on YouTube with a link to a free tutorial, and I was hooked. He is an amazing teacher and very early in…
KINTSUGI AND THE ART OF COFFEE MUG MAINTENANCE Cracked mug I was devastated recently to discover that my favourite mug had developed a crack, and was leaking. I was given this mug many years ago by a friend who knows I love cats, and I love all the fun kitty pictures on it.…
STUDIO TIDYING - MIXED MEDIA AREA Since creating a new "clean area" under the window in my studio, my old "main work area" is now designated as "mixed media area." This is how it looked a year ago, after I'd done some tidying (you wouldn't think so!). This area is now going to…
STORAGE FOR MY KURETAKE GANSAI TAMBI PAINTS Today I completed one of the most enjoyable projects I've done for quite a long time. It's all part of my studio tidying and reorganising, and I love pottering about with my materials and getting them organised! Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolours I now have three sets…
ADDITIONS TO MY NEW SHELF UNIT IN THE STUDIO I recently bought a metal shelf unit to go in front of the window in my studio, so that I could create a new work area - my "clean" desk for drawing, watercolour painting and calligraphy. My original main work area is now dedicated…
AN EXCITING NEW ART MATERIAL - GRAF ART TAILOR SHAPES I first saw this product being demonstrated briefly by Denise Love, a wonderful artist whose YouTube channel I follow. After that, I kept tripping over this product and was intrigued, and knew I had to add it to my studio arsenal. Background The…
