I’m dabbling with YouTube at the moment. My ‘IT/ Media department’ is currently working on a little video opening title and close for my videos. As some of you know my IT department is mainly run by me and when it comes to a crunch I subcontract to my partner. Who is not the speediest at the best of times, but seems even slower when I want help! Don’t tell him I said that or he may completely down tools and I’ve got some washing up I want done later! I realised that last year

#March meet the maker; set up by @joannehawker in 2016, this is a yearly event on Instagram. Follow the hashtag (*see below) to see loads of

The 20:20 print exchange (via Hot Bed Press) was established in 2009, to exchange work from various printmakers in one studio. Studios all over the UK (and the rest of the world) now recruit multiples of 10 printmakers to take part. Each printmaker produces an edition of 25 prints, 20x20cm in any print medium. Each printmaker’s edition is distributed between the 10 ‘Home’ studio participants and 10 others studio printmakers. 4 prints go the studios and the last 1 goes on tour

Several month back I was invited for the second year to produce a piece of work for The National Brain Appeal. Each year they encourage artists to contribute a piece of work for an exhibition in London’s OXO Gallery, Tower Warf, South Bank. This year’s theme was Making Light Work. I asked students in my Drawing and Painting classes if they would be interested in joining me to create their own piece of work, which would be anonymously sold during the exhibition to raise funds

Well my New year’s resolution – write a blog post each month - hasn’t gone well……this is my first post of the year…..sorry

So an update on my last blog (What more can I do?). As you know my aim was to participate in exhibitions and events a little more, especially with my printing. 1). Awagami Mini print exhibition. Unfortunately I didn’t win a prize, but my work will be on exhibition in Japan from October if you want to go and see it! 2). Participate in 20:20 print exchange. Check, work in progress. 3). Participate in International Print Exchange. Check. The image is based on some sketches I cre

So I’ve decided to be a bit more productive with my printing. Spurred on by ‘Handprinted’ in Bognor Regis, my daughter and I joined the tea towel exchange for Water Aid. (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/handprinted) This was great fun. We had to produce 3 tea towels each, make a donation to Water Aid and then drop our towels off at Handprinted. Then we received 3 tea towels back from 3 other artists who participated. SOOOOooooo…. This got me thinking, maybe I could try