The Watering Hole Mural Sometimes bold and simple is all that is called for. This was a commission by Barnham Trading Post to attact the attention of their customers to the cafe beyond the double doors at the top of the stairs. The beautiful bluey teal is very striking and the idea emphasises the idea…
What does a Creative Consultant do? Featured Project ~ Rushfrields Creative Arts and Wellbeing Village Colin contacted me with a problem and an exciting idea. A set of disused garden showrooms were taking up space at his business, Rushfields Plant Centre. It seemed a great shame to tear them down, and a waste for them…
Jay contacted me last summer about a new house that he’d just finished. The builders were done and had moved on to another project, and the house sat empty… Waiting. When I posted an ad on the local forum Jay thought I might be just the person to help him realise his vision for the property – A luxury Airbnb.
Bloom is a bit befuddling. When folks walk into my studio and see her she usually causes a reaction. Some ‘get it’ immediately, they lay their hands on their hearts and I can see they are deeply moved. Some get flustered, they know it means something…
Neurodivergent is not a term that I ever would have used to describe myself. I actually thought I was pretty ‘normal’. I function in the world fairly well, most of the time, and so I have never questioned whether or not I might be neurodivergent.
But then one day, in a strange juxtaposition of events – two conversations with two totally different people back to back – an epiphany occurred…
The Tiki Surf Bus Bar Is Finished ~ And looking for a new home!? Prone to salvaging random things that look like they have ‘potential’, Ant and I have had this large wooden sleigh shaped thing hanging about in the workshop for… Ahhhh, let’s be honest, years! It’s been looking at me that whole time…
Artist Open Houses… has been running for decades in Brighton and Hove, as hundreds of locals open up their homes to host exhibitions of their own and for visiting artists so that the public to come and have a jolly good look round at, and hopefully buy a piece or two. I have loved this…
Dunno about you but I am raring to go, and super excited to be hosting a new season of workshops! This month we are focusing on Sketchbooks! First how to make your own and then as the weeks progress, a little club to help you fill them up 🙂 So do come and join me?
INTRODUCING ARTIST LILY LOY Many, many, many of you have commented on the amazing woodcut artworks by Lily that you have seen in ‘Gallery Gladys’ recently, so I wanted to highlight these works here in our online space. Lily Loy mostly prefers to remain an enigma, wandering the beaches of France creating beautiful murals here…
A NEW PLACE TO PLAY! Many of you know, if you follow my instagram at all, that Littlehampton is my home from home, my happy place. I’ve been skating up and down that sea front bubbling with joy for years and years now, and I have watched with interest as things have changed… A new…
