Despite the lock-down I got a bit of a treat over the Easter weekend. Two years ago the excellent Martin of Martin’s moths gave me 5 emperor caterpillars. These had hatched from eggs laid in his moth trap. Martin did a very good job rearing the caterpillars and ended up with quite a few, so Read more about Easter Emperors[…]
Just a reminder I have 4 panels in this exhibition & I’ll be there Sat morning as I’m handing out one of the certificates for the children’s art competition (so exciting) Related posts: Back to class Let there be light Progress report
So the weekend was the excellent & long awaited Oxford Etsy Christmas fair. This year it was held at the Oxford Examinations school which felt like a very post venue (there was a beautiful ceiling with animals on it, I was under the boar). The weeks before the fair were a blur of activity as Read more about Etsy Christmas Fair[…]
Just a bit of advanced warning that I’ll be attending this in December with Glass angels, Stars, Christmas trees and lots of fused and foiled stocking fillers. Get the date in your diary! Related posts: More painting on glass Progress report Black Arches panel
Just dropping by to share a few photos of the wildlife we have had in the back garden (and a bat that turned up at work) that I’ve been fortunate enough to capture lately. Newly emerged small Tortoiseshell A female Southern Hawker Dragonfly I got called to come and deal with this little guy at Read more about Photo Progress 2019[…]
One of the MANY perks of being a member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters is that you get the opportunity to go on their fabulous trips as well as attend lectures at Glaziers hall in London. This trip I had been looking forward to for a very long time as it was Read more about Harry Clarke at Ashdown Park[…]
On our last few days in Dorset my dad mentioned wanting to go and visit (for the second or third time) the grave of T.E Lawrence (more commonly known as Laurence of Arabia). Laurence is buried in a Churchyard in Moreton but what I didn’t realise was the church at Morton is also the site Read more about Laurence Whistler and St Nicholas Church, Moreton[…]
I’ve just sent in my entries for the University Of Oxford sustainability Photography comp. You can see the 10 entries (all around the theme of Biodiversity) below. Related posts: Harcourt arboretum Taking great photos at Oxgrow En Francais
Every year I see the announcement that the excellent Upper Thames Branch of Butterfly Conservation are going out on New Years day to look for brown Hair-streak eggs. Every year you have to sign up before the event and I don’t know how likely we are to be able to get up and make it Read more about New year – new generation[…]
I used to refuse to carry a mobile phone as the thought of being contactable 24/7 was not a pleasant thought. However upon taking my phone out walking I discovered what a bonus carrying a small, easily adjustable camera was & if I hadn’t had that in my pocket I would have missed…