Updates & work in progress
Journal
Samhain in the Garden
Samhain approaches, at the end of this month, the night of the 31st of October. The garden, orchards and hills are full of seeds, fruits, berries and nuts, and here in Herefordshire we have had a…
Autumn in the Garden
The Latest from the Garden Hello, all herb lovers! Autumn approaches, and the days and nights will be equal when I run my second-to-last herb course of the year on September 20th & 21st. There…
A Work In Progress
A sneak peek at some of my ongoing work…
Trees and Paths
Sketches from around Raggedstone Hill, working towards a print.
Power Plants
These are drawings of powerful herbs made in my garden and at Hellens Manor. They are studies for a series of prints about Power plants: so far, I’ve done iris, aconite & passionflower.
Rivers and Ponds
Sketches from different locations around Herefordshire, working toward a print of the river Wye at Kerne Bridge and Metamorphosis.
Sanctuary Exhibition, 2009
This collection of pictures took many years to accumulate. I have always been preoccupied both with sacred places, which carry the energy of centuries of human activity, and wild places where the…
Durlow Chapel, 2013
This arched stained glass window was commissioned by Tim and Jane Wilson for the Nonconformist chapel at Durlow Common. I designed and made the stained glass window, and it was installed in a…
All Saints Church, Hollybush, Eastnor, Worcestershire, 2014
I designed and made this stained glass window in response to a commission from Terry’s family. It was installed at All Saints Church, Hollybush, near Eastnor in 2014. It was made to commemorate the…
Conversation Exhibition, 2015
I am a regular exhibitor at Blue Ginger, usually showing my stained glass work. I trained as a painter originally, worked as a community photographer, then trained as a herbalist and still teach…
Brown Clee Primary School, Ditton Priors, Shropshire, 2015
This window was commissioned by Hazel’s family and the School. She was a much-valued member of the staff at the school and meant a lot to the children and the staff. I worked with them to design a…
Two Make Cabinets, 2016
Two Make: a collaborative project by contemporary makers, supported by AHRC and the Arts Council, which formed a touring exhibition in 2016. Fragility and resilience: a pair of cabinets made by…