Dear Blue Peter...

i really like this collage that i saw in a berlin art gallery. i know its pretty simple, but thats what i like about it. it looks like some poor character has been chopped up and stuck up there forever.

these cheeky owls were the bain of my life a couple of months go. i was asked to make 33 of them for a class of kids, half of them are naughty pirate owls and half are pretty,big hearted owls. guess which ones went to the boys and which ones went to the girls...
they are made out of colourful felt, big buttons for eyes and some finishing touches of bows and pirate swords. x

recycled flower arrangement pressie and colourful bunting for abbi's 21st. lovely night.

mini canvas and flower arranging.

i've been doing a bit of cooking today, so thought i'd try some food styling/photography with my creations (butternut & sage tart and vine tomartoes & garlic tart). i really wouldn't mind getting into food/interior styling and i might try writing to some magazines to get some experience with them.

i like making my friends gifts for their birthdays a) because its a very personal thing to do and b)because im a bit of a cheapskate, it has been said. x

a few photos of berlin street art. a very amazing city.

this is one of my ceramics pieces from my final major project at college a couple of years ago. the brief was to show the wild, harsh side of the sea, with rustic textures, images and text and to contrast it with the cheerier side of the sea; seaside holidays, fun at the beach and tacky cafes and shops.

casio craft. x

some pages out of my journals.most are just scribbles of ideas and things ive seen, lists, or photo's of my travels in new york and bulgaria. x

i have been busy, busy, busy making more heart shaped brooches and these bright aeroplane beauties, ready for the Ruby Groove gig at Night & Day on july 17th. i think they will be about £3/4. come along! x

this is my 'inspiration wall'. at the moment there is work up there from an amazing embroiderer called Tilleke Schwarz, a very inspiring ceramic artist from Manchester called Bethan Lloyd Worthington (though it looks like bear hasnt taken a shining to her) and a french collage/illustrator who i cant remember his name for the life of me. x

a few months ago i made some pretty party bags for a friend's little girl's birthday. they were a contrast to the normal cheap, unhealthy, unenvironmentally friendly party bags you usually get at kids parties and im pretty proud of them. they were for 12 kids and it took a looong time making them. they each had a hand made item inside, a hand made star cookie and creative play items such as seeds or wooden cooking toys.

noisy night time police enforcement.

my boyfriend's band, the ruby groove, have a special gig coming up at night & day, manchester, in july, and we're going to set up a bit of a craft stall. i'm making lots of brooches and jewellery like those pictured (thanks to mr tiger for modelling) and hopefully we'll get a couple of friends selling their illustration work and 'zines. will let you know the date soon if anyone wants to attend.

i've had a super day today. i've got my blog up and working, have been offered a job ive been trying really hard to get, have made some brooches and had a mini photo shoot with my little brother, Thomas and my textile lobster . he's a fat cat who loves fine dining, dammit.

i'd like to get some of my canvases into galleries/shops, because im in desperate need of some pennies and of course im proud of my work and would like them to be seen and not hidden away in my room. i'd love to hear anyone's advice on how i should go about it.

i read in country living about a competition based on bringing back the nature table in schools. the competition was for families to create a project that somehow showed children involved with nature, playing outside, getting muddy, discovering leaves and feathers and plants and all the amazing things that i was lucky enough to do when i was younger. i decided on the idea above, that i would take my little bro to find out about local wildlife and create a textile mobile of what he found. to cut a long story short, i never entered the competition but i still came up with this wallhanging..ta dahhh!!

this is where the magic happens! that 'desk' to the right actually belongs to my 3 year old brother, complete with tiny purple plastic chair. really must find myself a studio...


i took this poster off a wall in berlin (i asked first of course) because i loved its piano illustration and text. im a sucker for all types of text, fonts, and i looove collecting old printing sets.

recenty, me and my boyfriend, oliver, took a trip to berlin. i really can't emphasise how good that city is, and advise anyone who's into contemporary art and culture to visit, before it's developed into another swanky city.
seeing the street art and local students artwork really fired up something exciting inside me, and we spent quite a few evenings on our trip sat inside our hostel room trying to note down and take in everything we'd seen.
these are a couple of collages i created whilst there. im thinking i might create a book/'zine of all my travel inspired work.