MY NATURE JOURNAL
Making a creative journal inspires me to stop, to focus on the moment and to explore the environment I find myself in. It encourages me to consider my own position in the world and to learn, understand and engage with the things I am witnessing...
Bullfinch
18 years living in rural Devon and finally she came. A fleeting visit. Utterly magical and unforgettable. The rain finally cleared for a while and I stood at the window watching the birds browsing in the garden and jostling at the feeders. A community of wildlife so...
Natural inks and paints
I often make artworks based on my time spent in a particular place in nature and I have always been keen to create these sketches using the natural resources around me. I recently created a piece based on my time spent in a cherry wood. How wonderful it would have...
Pirate Beach
Pirate Beach, Devon.
Cherry Wood
This week I returned to a place I call Cherry Wood. It's a copse of cherry trees too small to be marked on my map, that caught my attention while walking along the coast path earlier this year. The cool dark shade of the trees created a distinct contrast to the sun...
Strete Gate
I started this sketch one evening last summer. Enjoying the warm colours of the landscape around me and the heat of the sun on my back, I sat on the beach just breathing it all in. For a while I watched the people; a little boy and his Dad, a woman slowly inching her...
Stoke Fleming Churchyard
Caring for God's Acre is an initiative that encourages churchyards across the UK to be managed with nature in mind. The intention is to create wildlife havens for all to enjoy. Residents of Stoke Fleming Parish were keen to understand the existing biodiversity of...