June? June?! June! Where has the other half of this year disappeared to? Still, any alarm about the rapidity of passing time is allayed by a gentle stroll around my garden, which is looking particularly flamboyant right now. Here's the edited version: Why edited? Because, the back garden at the moment is a riot, a … Continue reading Garden moodboard: June
Year: 2013
Artist’s houses
This time last year, we were busy house hunting in a (then) completely unknown area of London. I was about eight months pregnant, the weather was glorious for weeks on end, I'd huff and puff round houses, stopping outside every one to have a little sit down and a sip of water. We did stupid … Continue reading Artist’s houses
A petri dish of dead bugs
I’m a bit of a fan of insects. In art form, anyway, perhaps a little less in real life. There’s something really aesthetically appealing to me about the complicated little bodies of bugs, with their iridescent colours and gauze-like wings… I’ve made a paperweight illustrated with “the life cycle of the asparagus beetle.” I put … Continue reading A petri dish of dead bugs
Bounty from the weekend
Not much chat this morning (I've got a Monday morning head on, I'm afraid) but just a few pics of things I harvested / grew / stole over the weekend, along with plans for their transformation... First up, this verdant little bunch of wild garlic leaves. I've felt a little jealous of the country lifestyle … Continue reading Bounty from the weekend
Pin it forward UK: I’d like to introduce…
I’m pretty sure I’m preaching to the converted with this article, so let me just summarise everything that’s going to follow in four words: I flipping love Pinterest. Somehow, Pinterest must have found out how much I love them and decided to let me know that they love me back, because they asked me to … Continue reading Pin it forward UK: I’d like to introduce…
Quilt happy
I write this fresh from waging war on the slugs and snails in my garden. I'd love to say that I was the victor but, despite having deposited a full ice cream tub of the slippery critters into the skip at the end of my road, I fear their guerilla warfare tactics will give them … Continue reading Quilt happy
Back to business: card holders
Something feels wrong this Monday. Oh, wait, I know what it is… …it’s not a Bank holiday. Sob, sob. Somehow the three-day weekend last week felt like a miniature holiday, whereas the weekend we’ve just had was more like a rushed work lunch break. Two whole days passed so quickly that I don’t really know … Continue reading Back to business: card holders
A stroll around Peckham Rye Park
Part of my Making the Most of London series It’s been dawning on me recently that I’m not so young any more. It’s not the wrinkles and increasing number of grey hairs that are the biggest giveaway. Nope, it’s the way I choose to spend my spare time that is the real telltale sign. Not … Continue reading A stroll around Peckham Rye Park
Making the most of London
I’m someone who likes to plan. Not in a “did we buy enough bread to see us through to the weekend?” kind of way. More in a “ooooh, why don’t we move to Croatia in a year and buy a boat and sail to Greece and learn to make Greek food and then come back … Continue reading Making the most of London
Late again, late again and a travel dream
Ever feel like you've turned up to the party a day late when everyone else has already started cleaning up? That's me at the moment. Or perhaps, I've turned up and can see everyone else inside having fun, but they're being too loud to hear me frantically ringing on the doorbell... You see, I keep … Continue reading Late again, late again and a travel dream
Wolves in London 