My Adventures

Upland Made 2024

Upland Made 2024

For a second year in a row I am taking part in Upland Made at the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries. Upland made is a visual art and craft fair selling handmade, bespoke and unique work made by Upland members. It celebrates the handmade and takes places on Saturday 2nd...

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Pop-up at Spinning a Yarn

Pop-up at Spinning a Yarn

For this year's Wigtown Book Festival I have a pop-up gallery and shop inside Spinning a Yarn at Number 7, Main Street, Wigtown. Dawn, the yarn shop owner, and I have created a wonderful window display which includes a colour wheel of wool.I’ll be there in person for...

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Sea Pyots Summer Exhibition

Sea Pyots Summer Exhibition

Delighted to have 4 paintings hanging in the Sea Pyots Summer Exhibition taking place from 16th to 24th August 2024 inside the Community Hub at Portpatrick. They include local lighthouses and views of Ailsa Craig. Sea Pyots is an organisation dedicated to “Access to...

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Landscape Artist of the Year

Landscape Artist of the Year

Last month I enjoyed the most wonderful experience in North Wales, painting and filming Series 10 of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year! My second year applying into the Sky Arts programme and although I wasn't successful as a pod artist (I never expected to be), I...

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Stranraer Oyster Festival 2024

Stranraer Oyster Festival 2024

More exciting news to share - I shall be trading at the Stranraer Oyster Festival this year for the first time. It is taking place from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th September 2024 at Stranraer Harbour. It is now a massive celebration of the beginning of the harvest of...

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Kirkcudbright Arts & Crafts Trail 2024

Kirkcudbright Arts & Crafts Trail 2024

I have been successful with my application to exhibit this year at the Kirkcudbright Arts & Crafts Trail. The trail is an annual event in the town of Kirkcudbright and takes place over four days, Friday 2nd to Monday 5th August 2024. I shall have a range of...

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Vibrant Japan

Vibrant Japan

A very lucky lady to have spent a holiday cruising around Japan this month. It is such a vibrant, colourful and clean country. I enjoyed embracing the Tokyo underground, a 14-minute ride on the Shinkansen (bullet train), chopsticks, a Matcha tea ceremony wearing...

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The Wigtown Market 2024

The Wigtown Market 2024

I am back again at the Wigtown Market this year and the first event of the season takes place next week on Saturday 30th March. Below is a list of the Saturdays I shall be at the Market Cross in Wigtown 10am to 3pm. Saturday 30th March 2024 Saturday 27th April 2024...

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I’m in Spring Fling 2024

I’m in Spring Fling 2024

Fabulous news to share that after not making the cut last year, 2024 is the year I made it successfully into Spring Fling! Spring Fling is Scotland's premier art and craft open studios event which is taking place across Dumfries & Galloway during the late May Bank...

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First Ever January Sale

First Ever January Sale

I’ve been running my creative business on a full-time basis since April 2021. For the first time ever I have decided to offer all my wonderful followers and visitors a 20% discount off. No minimum order and discount applies to my local landscape and garden bird...

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