Studio Diary

Starting An Art Business - Are You Ever Ready?

Starting An Art Business - Are You Ever Ready?

Perfectionism is the enemy of abstract art…This is clearly why I get so much joy from it! I wasn’t “ready” to become a full time artist. I didn’t feel like...

Starting An Art Business - Are You Ever Ready?

Perfectionism is the enemy of abstract art…This is clearly why I get so much joy from it! I wasn’t “ready” to become a full time artist. I didn’t feel like...

How I Turned a Dusty, Abandoned Mill Unit into a Pop-Up Art Gallery — And What It Taught Me About Courage and Community Spirit

How I Turned a Dusty, Abandoned Mill Unit into ...

Recently, I did something completely out of my comfort zone. I transformed a disused curtain showroom in an old Lancashire mill into a fully staged, open-to-the-public pop-up gallery. It was...

How I Turned a Dusty, Abandoned Mill Unit into ...

Recently, I did something completely out of my comfort zone. I transformed a disused curtain showroom in an old Lancashire mill into a fully staged, open-to-the-public pop-up gallery. It was...

Getting Your Pink Back: Finding Yourself After Motherhood

Getting Your Pink Back: Finding Yourself After ...

I first heard the term ‘getting your pink back’ a while ago, but it’s only now—after coming across it again in a recent Stylist article and, of course, being a mum—that...

Getting Your Pink Back: Finding Yourself After ...

I first heard the term ‘getting your pink back’ a while ago, but it’s only now—after coming across it again in a recent Stylist article and, of course, being a mum—that...

Planning an Art Collection with Purpose: What This Process Has Taught Me…

Planning an Art Collection with Purpose: What T...

If I’ve learned one thing about creating a collection, it’s this: planning is everything… but so is leaving room for the unexpected. My goal in this process hasn’t been to...

Planning an Art Collection with Purpose: What T...

If I’ve learned one thing about creating a collection, it’s this: planning is everything… but so is leaving room for the unexpected. My goal in this process hasn’t been to...

What inspires my work?

What inspires my work?

The physical act of painting I would describe my style as gestural abstraction, where my inner feelings and impulses are acted out on the canvas in the way I lay...

What inspires my work?

The physical act of painting I would describe my style as gestural abstraction, where my inner feelings and impulses are acted out on the canvas in the way I lay...

Spring Collection Planning

Spring Collection Planning

Those that know me, know I love a good spreadsheet. Methodically populating tasks into a spreadsheet will make planning my collection, to launch in just 12 weeks, a LOT easier....

Spring Collection Planning

Those that know me, know I love a good spreadsheet. Methodically populating tasks into a spreadsheet will make planning my collection, to launch in just 12 weeks, a LOT easier....