Notes from the Studio: October. For me thoughts have turned to making in earnest ready for the markets and festive season to come. As all my work is hand engraved, each piece takes time and care and therefore planning. At this time of year, inspiration comes freely, every outing brings handfuls of leaves to draw and engrave so expect to see more of these creations in my insta feed and on Etsy. I have also started to make and sell my snowflake decorations again (see picture) t

The Space Between Reflecting on the exhibition 10th April 2018- 15th April 2018 The liminal and the overlooked. Those threshold spaces that are neither here nor there. That glimpse of something fleeting. A memory of something vague and untellable. These are things explored in my latest work for the exhibition The Space Between at The Christmas Steps Gallery, Bristol with artist Jemma Grundon, musician Jim Cornick and writer Gemma Brace. Jemma Grundon and I first met at univer

The last few months have seen me tentatively test out the world of the market trader and I have to say I am completely exhilarated. My working life before children was in front of house positions at the Arnolfini and Mshed. I loved this type of work because you get to interact with loads of different people and have a whole range of conversations. Having done my first couple of markets I have had this feeling again, the buzz of talking to people and getting your ideas across

Today I have been further experimenting with glass engraving. I bought a basic Dremel hobby engraver a few years ago and made a couple of framed pieces which really intrigued me. I mounted the glass away from the white background in the hope to capture a shadow and heighten the elusive nature of a transparent image. It worked, a little too well maybe, as once again it’s a piece of work impossible to photograph! (see my attempts). Fast-forward a few years and my thoughts and d