What Is This Artvent?! Artvent is a bit like an Advent Calendar (see what I did there?!), but instead of/as well as opening a little door and eating chocolate, each day we all share a different piece of our art using the #artvent. We have a Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+ page so please follow us […]
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Old Fashioned Streetlight In Romsey, Hampshire
Just a quick little post of an old fashioned streetlight in Romsey, Hampshire that I photographed a few years ago when we had a snow day and school I worked at was closed. Romsey always puts on a beautiful display of Christmas lights, but I thought that some of these more traditional streetlights just looked […]
Bringing In The Harvest -Sycamore Leaf Painting
Ever get bored of painting on ordinary paper? Well why not give leaf painting a go. I know that I am definitely not the first person to come up with this idea and you just have to google ‘painting on leaves’ to see some brilliant ones, but I had great fun trying it out so […]
How To Edit Photos On A Mac Or iPhone Using ‘Photos’
I don’t do really heavy editing with my photos, but I do sometimes like to do a little bit of tweaking with the light and colour to make sure the image matches up to what that scene looked and felt like to be there. I am a Mac user and so my photos are on Photo […]
Shimmering Sunset -Recycled Textiles Art
Textiles Art is anything arty that involves using fabric and I have wanted to try out this media ever since I saw and joined the Facebook group called ‘Textile Arts’. As I said when I was making my Owl Collage Handmade Photo Frame, I have developed a little bank of fabric from some of our daughters’ […]
Romsey Water Meadows Painting
Romsey water meadows circle the northern section of the picturesque Hampshire town of Romsey. They are a haven for all kinds of wildlife and there are little paths that run through it and along the canal and rivers, making them a great place to explore. Bellway have now built some new houses next to the […]