Art gifts – Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist

356 Days Wild: Week 48

Holidays are comin. Holidays are comin. And I cannot wait! The countdown to the Christmas shutdown has started! But, before I get ahead of myself, let’s look at some highlights from Week 48 of my wild challenge! This week I: ☃️ Explored the garden after an impressive hail storm🐣 Checked on the Rutland Ospreys andContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 48”

A Sprinkle of Art

Hello! As mentioned in my last ‘wild challenge’ weekly blog post, I’ve decided to put some art prints up for sale! I was a little scared to do this, but I’ve been so grateful for the feedback and purchases I’ve received so far. It’s genuinely meant a lot so thank you. As promised, I’ve sharedContinue reading “A Sprinkle of Art”

356 Days Wild: Week 46

And what did Week 46 of my wild challenge bring? Well, winter. Wasn’t it a cold one?! Frost and then snow and then ice and then frost. Winter makes for some lovely walks though – when there isn’t a storm – so I think I’m ready to embrace the colder weather (as long as itContinue reading “356 Days Wild: Week 46”

October artwork: a brief round-up

Oh my goodness. I haven’t posted about my art properly for such a long time. For anyone following my weekly ‘acts of wildness’, you’ll know I’ve been busy doing bits and pieces. But I’ve found myself creating pieces thinking ‘I need to write about this’ and then completely not writing about this! So October seemedContinue reading “October artwork: a brief round-up”

“No cheeses for us meeces”

Quite possibly the best line of any Christmas film. (For those of you who haven’t been blessed with the quote yet – or the song it comes from – I would highly recommend watching this clip from A Muppets Christmas Carol.) As it happens, this post actually has nothing to do with cheese or miceContinue reading ““No cheeses for us meeces””

Do you want to build a snowman…

(…Another lyric that just wouldn’t leave my head! I hope you’re a fan of this Frozen song. If not, I can only apologise!) Just a short one from me this weekend. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been busy with a couple of Christmas projects and I wanted to share this one with you. IContinue reading “Do you want to build a snowman…”