How would you get to know a new area? Having seen a move away from Southampton coming for some time, I wondered how I would learn a new plac...

Here's a hearty little project from earlier in the summer, for my morris men in Southampton. King John's Morris Men  wanted a ne...

I have only minutes to make my annual post in honour of St. George's Day. Busy with long walks, printmaking with students, the whirl o...

Buns as tiles. Easter is imminent. It wasn't when I started thinking about hot cross buns. Medieval clay tiles are a favourite fea...

The year since I took up morris dancing has been long enough only to encounter a fraction of its tradition and lore.  There's a deep min...

It's the time to gather up loose fragments and offcuts for slightly mystified inspection.  Before I get stuck into my seasonal artwork c...

Last Autumn it was conkers that got me excited.  This year it's sparklers.  (Will it be mittens on elastic next year?) They're pr...