Fun art project for kids: create a watercolour festive forest

Fun art project for kids: create a watercolour festive forest

This watercolour festive forest painting is an easy, fun art project to do with kids during the Christmas break.

It's also a great way to encourage the kids to make Christmas cards for friends and family!

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Fun art project for kids: create abstract mini-prints (with added cats!)

Fun art project for kids: create abstract mini-prints (with added cats!)

My daughter had a day off school this week and we were looking for a mini art project for us to do in the afternoon…

Enter this fun, abstract activity with absolutely no rules!

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Fun art project for kids: create a washi-tape window landscape

Fun art project for kids

Fun art project for kids: create a washi-tape window landscape

If you're looking for an easy and fun (and incredibly effective!) kids' art project, this is the tutorial for you.

And the best bit is that you can create whatever view you want from your washi-tape window!

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Follow Your Art: pros, cons and tips on starting a creative business

Follow Your Art: pros, cons and tips on starting a creative business

Recently I was invited to an Arts Inspiration Day at a secondary school to talk about being an artist. It was really interesting thinking about the pros and cons of owning a creative business, so I thought I’d share a bit on here… 

Featuring a surprise guest appearance from Matt Lewis, aka Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter films!

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The WOW Barn: raising a barn, building a future.

The WOW Barn: raising a barn, building a future.

This month a really cool thing happened in Leeds: 300 women and non-binary people gathered together to build a barn in just 24 hours, supported by The WOW (Women of the World) Foundation and Leeds 2023 City of Culture.

I was there for the duration to document the action, tell stories about the ace women taking part and tackle important questions such as: would it be done in time? Would it ever stop raining? Was there enough Yorkshire Tea in the world to support this long endeavour?! (Spoilers: yes, yes and YES!)

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