Artist, Educator & Writer

Many of us have been saddened in recent weeks by the sudden death of celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo. Even if we have never watched...

So this morning my husband wished me a happy international women's day and in the next breath asked me if there was an international...

You wouldn't be unusual if you think that life feels like something of an uphill battle, especially at the moment. Climbing a mountain is...

Back in the early 90s, I worked for a local University developing computer based learning materials. The young people now would never...

This is the part of the year that we begin to reflect on the year that we are about to say goodbye to. As per usual, Christmas has snuck...

Looked at Pinterest lately? It is an experience that is at the same time hugely inspiring and somewhat overwhelming and humbling. There...

This blog refers to another recent one where I talked about the need to Step Away for perspective. As well as that, we need to keep a...

It's all a matter of perspective! I read this great article recently about a South African artist who has plodded along on the...

No doubt you have heard people say things like: "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like!" Often the subtext of such a...

Are you a "con-artist"? I don't mean as in some kind of trickster who is able to fleece people out of their hard earned savings. I mean...

You can't have missed the fact that we have an election coming up in a few weeks. And if you read my social media pages, you will also...

If you are an artist of any ilk, and you have ever put your work out there for public consumption, then you have been rejected. It goes...

The first time I heard the word 'turgid' was in a printmaking class nearly forty years ago and I had no idea what it meant. I needed to...

I love mosaics. Besides being an interesting, utilitarian and poetic art form, mosaics serve as an important metaphor for life. They can...

or is it? I have been journaling for a very long time, now. Ever since I was a pre-pubescent girl obsessing over boys at school and...

We are nearly done for 2021. Yay. I don't think I'm alone in thinking that 2021 was a pretty crappy year. It started, much like any other...

Like most of you, the last couple of years has knocked me for six a bit. Things have changed in our world and will never be the same...

In a time when people's mental health is suffering, people are feeling negative, lost and isolated, it is great to see some people...

Green: Green is a colour of nature, and is the colour that humans can see more variations of than any other. Because it is associated...

Colour Psychology Colour psychology is an important consideration in art and design, both for you and your audience. The psychology of...