Author: Alison
Me, just me. Mum to two lovely frustrating wonderful teenagers. Living in deepest darkest Oxfordshire. Ex Londoner and proud of it - though I don't miss the traffic. Chelsea fan, motorsports fan, avid reader. Love my food, wine and family!
Experiment
Fired up from the workshop, I went shopping in Hobbycraft and then experimented with my new kit …... Read More
Art journalling – a new hobby (and #75 on the list!)
When I was at school I enjoyed art. I wasn’t particularly good at it but I enjoyed losing myself in a palette of colours once in a while. One of our projects involved going to the RAF Museum at ... Read More
The past is a foreign country
This was the final piece of the day and I actually did the painting on the workshop and then finished it off at home. it’s based on one of my favourite quotes, from LP Hartley’s The Go Bet... Read More
Art for the Soul
We were given various material on the workshop, including a moleskin journal book. One of our tasks was to design a cover and give it a title.... Read More
Playing with stencils
These were done with stencils and spray ink. I didn’t really enjoy using the ink though, I like to be more in control with the materials!... Read More
Mini cards 2
Revised, improved versions based on the same quote 🙂... Read More
Mini cards
These were the first things I created at the art journalling workshop. They were based on a quote: “Sometimes people are Beautiful. Not in looks, not in what they say, just in what they are̶... Read More
First art journalling page – the start of a big adventure
I really didn’t know what I was doing here – and the kids thought the background (before I stuck anything on it) looked like a toddler’s drawing! ... Read More
The sad tale of the Chinese Elephant
So thing number 84 on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days was “Buy something at an offline auction”. I’ve spent way too much money on ebay over the years, and enjoy watching Bar... Read More
Healthy Living regime – week 5 results
And so it all grinds to a halt …. One of the reasons I am as big as I am is that every time I diet I lose half a stone fairly easily but then get stuck. I get stuck for two or three weeks and th... Read More