Parenthood: an exhibition of the wild years
The early days of parenthood are such a weird time. I remember being overwhelmed with love and joy and happiness, but also being so crushingly tired that I felt like my brain had melted.
These are some reflections parenthood for a poem and painting I created for 'Parenthood' - a group exhibition by members of the Leeds Parents of Small Biz, which is on at Left Bank in Leeds until the start of September.
Introducing 'For The Love of Plants': a new botanical range of cards and prints
Things have been a bit plant-tastic around here recently.
I’ve been busy painting my houseplants and turning them into a set of bright, colourful prints to add some cheer to walls everywhere.
A celebration of Shakespearean insults
Methinkst thou art a general offence.
What better way to celebrate Shakespeare's 460th birthday (and National Shakespeare Day) than with a run-down of his best disses?
Fun art project for kids: paint lovely blendy watercolour Easter eggs
If you're looking for an easy and fun art project to do with kids during the Easter holidays, this is an egg-cellent activity!
It's also a good opportunity to explore watercolours and make some Easter cards too.
Notes to Self - an accidental lockdown project
I came across one of my sketchbooks from 2020 this week and had a good old flick through, remembering the weirdness / misery / special-times-but-never-again-please of that first spring-summer of covid.
Like many, I found the first lockdown pretty horrific: trying to keep things keeping on for the kids, whilst attempting the hilarious combination of work and home-schooling...