A pandemonium of parrots............who's a pretty girl then .....

Pretty Polly...........6 parrot costumes for Ruby's school performance at Rock Challenge ........Tigers and monkeys to follow .......xx

New stock in the shop.....

Something for the boys.....gadget holders........

Blast from the past....

Some of my illustrative work ....done in gouache, colouring pencil and pencil ....


Pencil drawing and gouache painting of Butch my brother's Jack Russell who loved a good sing song ......if you asked him to sing he would throw his head back and howl forever .....such a little character .....







This is a colouring pencil illustration of a poem I love .......

These are some experiments with plastics and stitch .........





Went up into the depths of the attic yesterday and came across some art I made for my A level exam ....only in 2000 though I was late doing it but they are experiments with plastic .......quite interesting so thought I would post them here also thought you may like to see some of my illustrations gouache and pencil ....I trained as a pictorial illustrator back in the day at Swansea College of Art then specialised in botanical for my final ...many happy days spent in Singleton botanical gardens drawing and painting.....one of these days I may illustrate a book maybe now's the time ...who knows ......hope you enjoy seeing these they don't get aired enough...x

No 1 is the Winner.........

Using random number generator the winner is Number 1 .........Kit and Kaboodle.....
Kate send me your address and I'll pop it in the post tomorrow...

Everyone else send me your address too and I'll put a runner's up prize in for you ...you are all winners.......thanks for spreading the love.......xx
email artymess(at)yahoo(dot)com

Back to normalish............I think the force is with me

A triangular coin purse inspired by Jennie......



A Diary from Mrs Button

MMMMM....fingers crossed ......



Goodies from Maya .......

last but certainly not least a creative banner from Corrine...

My mojo is coming back ....Yay.....thanks for all your support your comments have made me feel that there is life beyond a job .....I have been making some bits over the last few days........hopefully you enjoy seeing them .....thanks to Corrine for my JuJu banner it brought creativity with it over the Ocean.....and thanks to Maya and Mrs Button for my lovely Giveaway pressie......xx

Giving away the love ........

Just going to have a quick little giveaway .....I have been really touched by all of your love and support so I am going to give a little back in the form of this brooch ...It's the first piece of creativity I have managed since the 'R' word (made it yesterday) ........From now on it's only the 'L' word.... Love, Love, Love .....just say hello on this post to be entered ........will draw on Sunday so be quick ...xx

Feather in my cap .......

Went to the sea on Sunday.... a bit of beachcombing is just the ticket ....had a promenade along the front ending up at 'The Blue Penguin' greasy spoon cafe for a plate of chips .......also I went to have a look at artist's spaces yesterday and have put my name down for one ..YAY...exciting stuff don't know how I'm going to fund it but what the hell I had to 'go for it'........it's now or never ......still not much creating going on but am just in my lair licking my wounds I'm sure it won't be long now before I am back in the swing of it...I have been asked to make about 15 items to go in The Art House shop ....so I need to get my finger out soon..Thanks to everyone for support and encouraging words they mean such a lot.....xx

Bit of a creative block ..... Winter walks and wood foraging

A woodland sprite ??.....



Sorry a bit lacking in creativity at the moment .....I think I need to withdraw and heal ....in the meantime lots of walks and wood gathering ...very theraputic and healing ....nature is the best doctor ........xx
Gracie Marie as mad as ever ( muzzle looks horrible but she does chase the deer in these woods and would hate her to hurt any little critters).....

Happy Birthday Auntie Janet and other Random stuff ...

Happy Birthday Auntie Janet ....a little spark of creativity even though I feel c~~p.....!!

Georgie who has been poorly recently but still finds the best places to sit or sleep


Whose sofa is this anyhow ??......


Joss and John dressed as Nerds for New Year's Eve party......


Visit to the Sealife Centre just before Christmas and a bracing walk along the front avoiding crashing waves......