Many years ago when I had my very first exhibition at Midsomer Quilting on the Mendips I met a man called Mark Britten. Mark is a farmer on the Somerset Levels and he writes really[…]
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Hobby
Hobbies are similar in size to a kestrel with long pointed wings and can look like a giant swift. It is an incredibly fast bird capable of catching small, fast birds such as swallow ands[…]
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Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus
During April and May whimbrels migrate from their West African wintering grounds and pass through Europe before settling to breed in Iceland, Scandinavia, the Faroes and Shetland. ‘In the 1970s the main staging ground was found[…]
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Bearded Reedlings Guided Walk
Inspired by the Common Crane piece I have been making for a number of months now, I have decided that the next series of work will be based on the birds and countryside of the[…]
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Artist in Residence at Nature in Art
During the first week of September this year I was fortunate enough to have been invited to be Artist in Residence at Nature in Art. This beautiful art gallery in Gloucestershire is the only one[…]
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Cuckoo
If ever there is a bird with a tale to tell its the Cuckoo! Inspired by Nick Davies book ‘Cuckoo – Cheating by Nature’, the book explores and unravels the complexity of this notorious bird.[…]
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Slender Billed Curlew Part 2
This is the second piece based around the plight of the Slender billed Curlew. I rarely do two pieces on one bird in such quick succession, but this story fascinated me and I wanted[…]
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‘Chorus Line’
With the first of three exhibitions with the Contemporary Quilters West fast approaching all the pictures are now complete and at the framers! Following on from the earlier blog about the creation and inspiration of[…]
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Starling – ‘Chorus Line’
Murmurations are one of nature’s wonders, as they pass overhead you have to stop, listen and watch. Living near the Somerset levels they are part of our seasonal cycle. Starlings are not a particularly popular[…]
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Unfolding Stories 3 – CQW Exhibitions
For the past 3 years I have been a member of the Contemporary Quilters West. We are a group of contemporary and art quilters based in the South West and Wales. The group is affiliated to the the[…]
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