Hello there!Thanks for popping in. Thursday’s blog is something blue, right? And since the Gelli Plates are on sale at a really great price on our website until Sunday, let’s take a look at my Gelli Plate background stash, which I made and age ago, using the 6″ x 6″ and the 8″ x 10″ and a bunch of Daler Rowney Acrylic System 3 paints: Phthalo Blue and Crimson. Ready? Before you wonder, Dave is in good company; my brother…
Hi there. Thanks for being so patient. I really do want to start blogging in the early mornings. I am always much happier first thing. How about you? I’m a pretty chirpy riser. Ooh, got to go. Somebody at the door… Well, there you go go! Three hours later, I’m back. My dear old friend from school days pitched up with the biggest, most beautiful bunch of sunflowers for Dave! So we had a catch up, then some supper, and…
Hello and welcome to YouTube Tuesday! Thank you for popping in. Thought today would be an ideal Tuesday to take a closer look at just how many people have been enjoying and watching our YouTube videos during the past year. Whilst we cannot boast the tens of thousands of viewers which some VTs attract, we are happy to say that over 18,000 people have watched the Torn Gelli Plate, and almost 16,500 have enjoyed the Cling Film video. That’s a…
Hello there!Thanks for popping in. I really ought to get up early and blog, rather than leave it to the end of the day… However. Getting up is soooooo haaaaaard…… Anyway, here’s a little card again, inspired by a get well soon card that Linda Spencer sent for Dave, using all the birds I could find scattered around my art-room. 10 Minutes start to finish. Note to self: must put birds away! Cut a 7″ x 7″ Piece of Gelli Card…
Hi there. Rainy Sunday, or what?! Thanks for popping in. First day off in a while, but what a brilliant week we had in Crowborough at the Retreats. I thought I would dig out a little canvas board today, a really little canvas board, a 4″ x 4″. If you are new to canvases, I think it is a good idea to start small. This is smaller than your average card, so no big shakes at all. And as we…
Hi there!! Thaks for popping in. Just a quickie though. Evening in with Dave and an Indian. Think I maybe ought to rephrase that… Last day of the first 6 days of retreats today. Thoroughly enjoyed spending a week with a load of lovely, creative, like-minded people. So many, many thanks to all those of you who attended and supported the workshops again. Couldn’t do it without you – nor would I want to!! Here’s a five minute offering, before…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in! What a rainy day here in Crowborough! But we had fun on our retreat again. Today, I just had to share a piece of artwork I was given today. It made me grin from ear to ear! Check this out…. Isn’t that fabulous?!?!? And who created this masterpiece? Millie Moss her very self. Let’s get in a little closer, because the attention to detail is baffling… To think that Millie took the time to…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in! It’s all go here in Crowborough! Spent another 2 days with another fab group of lovely arty people. Sorry to see them go… but also looking forward to welcoming group three tomorrow. In the meantime, won’t stop to chat long tonight, but want to get your creative juices flowing AND your competitive streak!!! So take a look at this framed piece of artwork I did a while back… Can you work out how I…
Hi there! Good of you to pop in. Mindful Wednesday is the day I blog from the heart, and we try to make some sense of this crazy thing called Life! I have just spent a very soothing Groovy afternoon at the Crowborough Retreat. If you were ever looking for a creative activity which requires as little or as much thought as you can rustle up, but keeps you focussed on the Here and Now, then our Groovi Parchment System is…
Hi there! Glad you popped in! What a good day we had on Day 2 of the Crowborough Retreat today! And what fabulous artwork the ladies and Doug produced! All the guests had been on the retreat before; so many already knew each other. It was just a great atmosphere, a good buzz about the place. We even had a sing song whilst cleaning our stencils… This will bring back memories… “Mummy Mummy, why are your hands so soft?” “Because…