Day 95/100 of my #100dayproject and here is a little nest and eggs! Only 5 to go! I hope you are all having a lovely weekend! Im slowly getting through my orders and weve just been to the local garden show where Edith won 4 prizes proud Mum! - My 100 day project this year will be paintings of nature. Laced throughout this project will be 50 nature words that have been removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary and based on the book The Lost Words. Im currently painting Cornish Hedgerow…
Day 94/100 of my #100dayproject and Ive painted a bunch of flowers grown on a friends allotment in the local village! I was given them as a thank you for raising 1130 for the childrens pre-school. This money will enable them to offer forest school next year as part of the curriculum! Thank you to everyone that donated a piece of artwork for the secret postcard show @constantinesecrets2018 it was hugely appreciated! (Ive just realised how similar these colours are to yesterdays post?! ) - My…
Ive been super busy with shop orders this week I had a very late night in my studio last night to try and catch up! Amongst others theres stock heading out to 2 NEW stockists @golspie.gallery and @bluebellcottage. Ive also been working I stock for @cookhousecrafts @herringbonepolperro and a huge order of lampshades and cushions for @nationaltrust. Blisters are a permanent feature! we are heading to Scotland next week for two weeks so my shop will be closed from Sunday if youd like anything…
Day 93/100 of my #100dayproject and I thought it would be appropriate to paint a dragon fly amongst other things as we have so many flying around just now! They are very beautiful to watch did you know they are one of the fastest flying insects and some can fly up to 30mph! They also need to warm up in the sun during the morning before taking off and flying for most of the day. We love spotting them and this one in the middle is a yellow ringed dragon fly one of the biggest found in the U.K…
Day 93/100 of my #100dayproject! And another little swallow for my pattern making collection! I do love a fact as you guys probably have guessed! I quite like this one - Before the mysteries of migration were understood it was thought that swallows spent the winter buried in the mud of ponds and lakes I can see why people may have thought this especially as their nests are all mud based! we saw a pair still feeding young in a nest at the beautiful @heligangardens on Saturday I wonder if…
Day 92/100 of my #100dayproject! Is anyone else getting fed up these?! I had a super busy day today my husband took my wee ones out for the day so that I try and catch up on orders. Sundays are our family day so Im feeling a bit sad that I missed out! Anyway I hope you all had a lovely productive Sunday! - My 100 day project this year will be paintings of nature. Laced throughout this project will be 50 nature words that have been removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary and based on the…
Day 90/100 of my #100dayproject and here are some prickly teasels! This plant provides food for bees and birds particularly blackbirds and the beautiful goldfinch! When I was a student I used to work at a local wooden mill where we used teasels to clean raise the nap and align the fibres of the scarfs that we folded! Those were the days! - My 100 day project this year will be paintings of nature. Laced throughout this project will be 50 nature words that have been removed from the Oxford…
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Hey lil swallow! Day 88/100 of my #100dayproject! A little fact for you which ties quite nicely in to the fact that my kids are obsessed by Sea shanties at the moment ...... The swallow tattoo was a symbol used historically by sailors to show off their sailing experience. According to one legend a sailor tattooed with one swallow had travelled over 5000 nautical miles. A sailor with two swallows had travelled 10000 nautical miles! . . . . . . . #100dayproject #handpainted #floralblooms…
A summer kitchen table! Some of you may have noticed but we have a new website! It is still a WIP as I need to update my stockist page and add in a few more photos but its kinda there! My husband went off to a product photography workshop on my behalf this morning hosted by @cultivatorcornwall. Unfortunately it clashed with the kiddies sports day but Im looking forward to showing you some of the results! We are so lucky here in Cornwall to have a programme for creative businesses funded by…
Day 87/100 of my #100dayproject and Im really enjoying painting these Hedgerow beauties! I feel like Ive been neglecting my facts recently! So here goes. There are around 30000 miles of Cornish hedges in Cornwall many of these were built in ancient times 4000 to 6000 years ago. Nearly 200 flowering species have been counted in one mile providing food for insects which then attracts mammals birds and reptiles that use the hedge for food and shelter! - My 100 day project this year will be…
Day 86/100 of my #100dayproject and here are some flying creatures! Its funny how patterns take shape in your head but my vision is flying swallows swooping and swerving bees and butterflies .....expect to see some more! Im just back from an inspiring workshop all about export Im feeling very enthusiastic about PP products reaching new lands! These wings would be helpful! - My 100 day project this year will be paintings of nature. Laced throughout this project will be 50 nature words that…
Day 85/100 of my #100dayproject! I knew Id fall behind this weekend! Im determined to get this finished so that I can actually start making new things! 15 to go! Hope everyone is having a lovely Monday - My 100 day project this year will be paintings of nature. Laced throughout this project will be 50 nature words that have been removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary and based on the book The Lost Words. Im currently painting Cornish Hedgerow creatures and flora…
Morning! Day 84/100 of my #100dayproject and here is another Swallow! Such beautiful birds! I saw one on the ground outside our front window the other day it was really odd. Ive only ever seen them in flight or on a wire never that close up. When I looked it up it said they dont normally come down to the ground to feed but only to gather for a nest?! Any bird knowledge welcome! Hope you have a sunny day! My husband is away just now so expect me to fall even further behind! (See my stories…
Day 83/100 of my #100dayproject and heres a Hawk moth! We had one of these in the garden a few weeks ago we were very happy to have her visit! The largest breeding moth in the U.K! I think she was quite poorly and we popped her in a box with leaves but she was gone by morning! - My 100 day project this year will be paintings of nature. Laced throughout this project will be 50 nature words that have been removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary and based on the book The Lost Words. Im…
Its Friday! I hope you all have a lovely day and a sunny start to your weekend! I have a few hours this morning while the kids are at Preschool to try and get trough some orders. Ive got 41 lampshades on my order list Im thinking I need to lock myself away in a dark room for a while! Its just that feeling that Summer might just disappear again too quickly! . . . . . . . #pattern #makeart #patterndesign #createrslane #patternmaking #surfacepattern #painting #theprocess #patternobservor…
