I’m on holiday (sort of) and there is nothing I like better than drawing. And now I’ve discovered Copic markers I’m in heaven. Next step is to find out how to give a sense of roundness by shading and highlighting the right areas. ... See more

A Leuchturm notebook and a fountain pen. Two fountain pens with different colored ink to use on consecutive days.

Man this is the saddest thing. I wish I knew the story behind it. Why did Mrs E N Fraser crochet this dress back in 1982? Why wasn’t it ever worn? Who was the skinny bride she made it for? Who sent it to the charity shop nearly forty years later?
I can think up a thousand scenarios... from a bridegroom with a fatal wool allergy dropping dead at the altar to a petulant daughter refusing to wear the dress her mother had crocheted using a pattern from 1972. Maybe Mr Fraser liked to wear it? Maybe the bridegroom ran off with the young lady who came second in the macrame category.
Give me your best shots at solving the mystery. ... See more

At long last I’ve finished the prize I donated to the Waldorf Gaia school fair. The handmade book was won by a little girl called Faari’ah who I’ve never met, but her aunt told me all about her. I hope she enjoys it as much as I loved making it. ... See more

Karin Schimke wrote about my pad sewing project in this very thoughtful piece.

My Xmas present to myself. Can’t wait to get stuck in.

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An old picture Philip de Vos took of me in my mosaiced bathroom. It was a crazy room.