I've had a touch of designer's block lately!  The Ash has formed bunches of elegant keys, the hedgerows are full of Pink Campion,...

The little things in life that make the difference... ...meeting up with a whole tent-full of amazingly creative people at the Bovey Fair...

I'm exhibiting at the Contemporary Crafts Fair this weekend in Bovey Tracey (near Dartmoor in South Devon). It's celebrating its 1...

Yesterday I woke with the idea that I would deconstruct the parts of a Dandelion seed head and put them back together. It's great to wa...

Another in 'a few of my favourite things' series... I can't remember a time in my life when I wasn't surrounded by clocks...

A few photos in the studio showing some of the sampling stages of the new geometric design I've been printing. The dye bench in my st...

Last week I was fascinated by the design and colours of this plant... ...but couldn't discover what it was. Not in books, nor on the ...

I'm delighted that some of my favourite illustrations from my colour notebooks on Planet Sam are being launched this week as card make...

You'll be pleased to hear that I've been keeping an eye on the Ash trees in Devon, and after what seemed like an age – they've ...

I think the reason I'm attracted to draw dead plants and flowers is just because I like muted hues. It's a huge generalisation, but...

Rocket is flowering in the garden – is that seasonal? seems a bit early to me. The flowers have a straggly fragile beauty - pretty in salad...

I recently had a very stern telling off from my paternal aunt who lives in India for wearing my dad's old specs (crikey!!). She said th...

Re-categorising and up-dating a few colour pages from the archive and thought I'd share. A few Spring blues, but not sad - very cheerfu...

Spring arrived yesterday – only for the day, but what a day! Our neighbour has (what I think are) Black Indian Runner Ducks and this morn...

This Bamboo (Phyllostachys Nigra) has helped to brighten my Winter! It's simply been the most lively green outside my back door on even...

On Friday and Saturday I shall be exhibiting at  The Selvedge Spring Fair .  In case you haven't heard of Selvedge magazine, it'...

Sorry colour fans - just green, in fact two greens and two fairly nondescript greens at that. So if this doesn't interest you then no n...

I've been waiting patiently throughout the winter to note the colours and fascinating form of this plant. Just as I was planning to dra...

Printing in the studio - it's exhausting and exhilarating! I wake up in the morning feeling as though I've been lifting weights! Y...