The matted palm fibres never cease to fascinate me; they're so tactile, so regular, almost as though they had been woven by hand.

I found this segment of palm foliage. I thought it looked like loose ribbon weaving, and I wondered about the origins of the craft.

The course will concentrate on the mind/body connection in enhancing our artistic practice.

The rain is pattering down, soft, almost silent. My windows and door are open to the humid, early autumn air, filling the house with the...

I've recorded a new YouTube video for all the messy, mixed-media artists out there (myself included) who struggle with insufficient space...

Feeling excited! Over the next few weeks I'll be updating the website to feature my new online store! For a few years I have been selling...

As another year draws to a close, I’m reviewing the artworks I’ve produced over the past twelve months. Having taken a much-needed break...

I've finished the exercise, working back into the black and silver underpainting with black and white. Here is the video: It's been a...

Artists hate waste! We squirrel away scraps of paper, offcuts of fabric, failed paintings, bits of thread, rust — you name it, we'll...

Ocean life is at risk from pollution of all kinds. But one of the most insidious risks comes from ghost nets – fishing nets that have...

I've just completed another abstract painting and documented the stages in a short video. But in this post, I would like to discuss my...

It's wonderful to be painting again after a long break. Writing the Children of Myth trilogy absorbed my life for a very long time, and...

My neighbour is currently renovating his hard floors and I happened to notice he was throwing out the flooring offcuts. These have a...

As part of my art process, I'm making handmade concertina art books which I fill with collage. I use my own handmade paper, lace, scrim,...

I love my daily walks and can't simply stroll without looking for sea treasures washed up by the tide. Here, on the edge of the Pacific...

Back in the studio - at last! It's been almost three weeks since I arrived home after 36 hours of travel, exhausted, jet lagged, my tired...

I've been experimenting with textile art over the past few months, and recently began working with natural dyes, planning to use the end...

Last week, I made an experimental stitchpot in my first foray into 3-D textile art, as I work towards an exhibition which will feature...

Artists have a lot in common, yet we all have idiosyncratic ways of working and subject preferences, depending on temperament, choice of...

I add items I've created to this blog and to my art pages. An experimental stitchpot is my first foray into 3-D textile art. A little...