When my son was little we used to always go to Slindon in Sussex to buy our pumpkins from an old man who had the most amazing display of the pumpkins, squashes and gourds in his back garden/yard area, which he’d grown himself. I hadn’t...
( read how you can win these scissors in the Niwaki giveaway here ) ( you can book your place for this workshop here )( Ceramics by Katsushi Shimabukkoro I spotted in a gallery window ) ...
It’s only a month away from the workshop that I’ll be running with Anna Potter ( and @swallowsanddamsons on Instagram )in Sheffield on October 17th and as there are a few places still left, I thought I’d put together another arrangement in the sort of...
Prompted by the change of season over the last week, I wanted to create a picture for the Autumn workshop which I’m hosting with Anna ( @swallowsanddamsons ) in Sheffield on the 17th October...
Yesterday I held my Summer workshop, only I hadn’t quite anticipated that the end of August was going to feel so much like the gateway to this year’s Autumn...
There’s nothing quite like Autumn, and although I’ve only caught vague whiffs of orchards and faint glimpses of a change of light so far, I know I’ve probably only imagined it as we’re currently in the height of Summer, but basically for me, Autumn...
I had quite a long weekend, as firstly I drove up to Sheffield which took me over 8 and a half hours from Brighton ( it was meant to take about 4 hours ). I went to talk to and plan with Anna Potter from...
I’ve been trying to plan new workshop dates for a while, and today I have them! There will be a small one at my home on Saturday August 29th for 5 people, a larger one with 25 places in Sheffield on Sat October 17th which will be...
On Saturday I ran one of my small workshops here at home, and had been sorting out the flowers during the week...