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…
Hi there. Good of you to drop in. Day 1 of the Crowborough Retreats went very well. What a lovely group of arty individuals! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Long day, but all the prep paid off, I think. Before I stop though, I would like to go back a day, to yesterday’s Canvas blog; the yellow grunge town stencil: While I was making this one yesterday, I was also making a second one, with the second ink of the first…
Hi there. Thanks for calling in. I wanted to thank all those of you who left messages of concern and love yesterday. I read them all to Dave, and we decided to listen for once. Watch this space… Pleased to report that Dave is feeling much better than yesterday. Easy does it and slowly does it though. I spent the day with good and loyal friends, staff and family, preparing for the week of retreats. Everything is ready and waiting,…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. I actually started doing a canvas early afternoon, after a delightful stroll in the morning sunshine through Calverley Park and the Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells. Had it it all mapped out: A bright yellow backdrop, spread out with a brayer, inked up the town stencil with black Archival laid it on the yellow canvas, and was just about to squeeze it through the E-bosser, when Dave came in from gardening to find me, to…
Hi there. So good of you to pop in at this late hour. What a weeeeek! I shall be glad to get my head on the pillow tonight! But since this is Canvas week at Clarity, I want to share one of my little pieces of artwork with you, which I am really chuffed with. Don’t know if I could ever duplicate it either. I remember getting some stick from a few critics over this one when I blogged it…