On Tuesday last week, in the pouring rain, I headed to Manchester for a peaceful vigil outside a slaughterhouse. I have never been to one before, and honestly, I never believed it would be something I could manage. But recently I’ve felt ready to step forwards much more with my animal activism. The slaughterhouse isContinue reading “Manchester Pig Save – 15.11.22”
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When sadness is really love.
I joyfully make porcelain dioramas that feature farmed and wild animals as petite characters within idyllic, natural settings. The scenes appear whimsical at first, with the additions of gold detailed fairy wings, teeny cakes with teenier strawberries on top and glittering twinkling stars. Yet really they are very simple. Just nature and animals. The animalsContinue reading “When sadness is really love.”
On waiting..
Do you ever feel like you are just… waiting?? I am in a phase of life that I can only describe as ‘waiting’. It feels like I’m stood stone cold still in the middle yet the world around me continues to move, leaving me behind. Each day Ted changes and intricately develops towards being aContinue reading “On waiting..”
On the hard days.
Yesterday was just a bad day. Arduous in every way for absolutely no reason I could think of. I just woke up like that. Maybe I had a weird dream I cannot remember, who knows. I wished I had a ‘normal’ job where someone would tell me what to do and where to go soContinue reading “On the hard days.”
Flowers first, then cake.
So I put myself in a self imposed ‘lockdown’ pre summer holidays in order to complete this porcelain scene – and then I caught Covid for the first time! So I had a Covid imposed lockdown instead.. Doesn’t the universe work in funny ways :/ So I didn’t quite get it done when I hadContinue reading “Flowers first, then cake.”
Creating Adventures For Busy Lives
Mini adventures that feel like big adventures for when you’re short on time. How I create a joyful, yet restorative outdoor adventure out of an hour or so a week. Although I LOVE being outdoors, it is one of the things I let go whenever my life gets busy. I don’t seem to value itContinue reading “Creating Adventures For Busy Lives”
Why I struggle with the term ‘vegan’.
The word ‘vegan’ was coined by animal rights activist Donald Watson in the 1940s but of course abstaining from eating animals has been the way of life for many, way before then. His label has survived decades however, to be a term used by a growing population of people wanting to abstain from animal products.Continue reading “Why I struggle with the term ‘vegan’.”
A Bluebell Offering
My second ceramic animal diorama. A little about my process and the meaning behind it. Once I had finished my first ceramic animal scene back in April and I was spending time sharing it on Pinterest and Instagram, a regular theme was showing up as I typed about the meaning behind the piece. Beginning asContinue reading “A Bluebell Offering”
The meeting
My first ceramic animal scene. Below you’ll see a collection of images from my first porcelain animal scene. Having previously always crafted in a commercial way, this is my first exploration into a different way of making. About ‘The Meeting’. I have now finished one animal scene ‘The Meeting’. (April 2022). It is a smallContinue reading “The meeting”
Notes on self worth
Recently I was reading a newsletter by Chela Davison and in it she had set some morning tasks. One of them was to watch where your thoughts go throughout the day. That day when I noticed I had a negative feeling I tried to catch what it was I was thinking at that time. RegularlyContinue reading “Notes on self worth”