An afternoon’s foraging for mushrooms in our local woods turned up some beauties! There are boletes, ceps, blewits, puffballs and waxcaps here. All of them made lovely meals, courtesy of my wonderful partner! As always, the colour swatch is available … Read More
If you know my work, then you will know that I am very interested in sacred geometry and have done plenty of artwork using the Flower of Life. This statue in the Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street, caught my eye this weekend, … Read More
A huge thank you to one of my lovely weekly craft group members, who bought me this beautiful bouquet last week. Unbeknownst to him at the time he bought them, it was very apt, as I celebrated my 10th business … Read More
If you have a small space in your garden or yard, than I definitely recommend you try growing your own tomatoes. The flavour is so much better than any shop bought tomato, and you can grow them in a very … Read More
In the sea of marguerite daisies in our garden, it’s fun to see what flower will be the next pop of colour in there. This week it’s this beautiful rose. As always, you can use this colour swatch in your … Read More
The vibrant colour of these California poppies is something we always look forward to each year. This year they are coming up amongst all the hundreds of marguerite daisies, and are really adding a lovely pop of orange to the … Read More
We’ve been lucky with the cornflowers this year, an annual one self-seeded in our greenhouse in the allotment, and this perennial cornflower is a firm favourite in the garden each year. The colour swatch can be found over at Adobe … Read More
This rhododendron in our garden may have only been small when it flowered earlier this year, but it was perfectly formed! Find the colour swatch over at Adobe Color and feel free to use it in your artwork. Enjoy!
We have a bed in our allotment that is dedicated to wild flowers, and this orange Welsh poppy is just one of those beautiful flowers. It’s a busy bed for the bees! Find the colour swatch over at Adobe Color … Read More
This year there have been a lot of plants that have self-seeded in unusal places – including several potato plants that I have absolutely no idea how they got in to the places they are growing! This annual cornflower has … Read More