Belonging and Certainty
The above picture was painted earlier this year using a black and white photo as a reference, taken when I was a toddler, barely two...
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Michelle Thomasson
- May 5
- 2 min
Stumps for Stag Beetles
We live close to a small strip of ancient woodland with magnificent, old deciduous trees and confers. When a beautiful, tall Monterey...
Michelle Thomasson
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Wildlife garden revival
Wildlife gardening, simple actions for insects, pollinators, birds and other wildlife
Michelle Thomasson
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Green Maps - positive community collaboration
Green mapping to highlight community resources with their own interactive map
Michelle Thomasson
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
Wildflower spotting and The National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS)
Wildflowers and the National Plant Monitoring Scheme
Michelle Thomasson
- Jun 3, 2021
- 4 min
Forget-me-nots
Watercolours of wood, Forget-me-not series
Michelle Thomasson
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
Doodle a day
Doodle a day helps keep the doctor away, sketching nature
Michelle Thomasson
- Dec 2, 2019
- 5 min
Time For Unity
Time for Unity Conference - The Brighton Women's Centre
Michelle Thomasson
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
Brighton & Hove Green Spaces Forum
Brighton and Hove's Green Spaces Network
Michelle Thomasson
- Jun 20, 2019
- 3 min
Otterly Lovely and Adorably Dormouse
Working on water colour paper is reassuring; I can roughly judge how the colours will flow and when I am working in mixed media I often...
Michelle Thomasson
- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
Orangutan Advent
When I was studying environmental conservation I also lead the research for the Soil Association (UK) into the palm oil industry and...
Michelle Thomasson
- Sep 1, 2018
- 2 min
Skyline has been pierced
I painted this dystopian picture some years back to simply illustrate my poem 'The Skyline's Been Pierced'. I used it today in...
Michelle Thomasson
- Aug 27, 2018
- 2 min
Colour in nature walk - see, find, create!
The Art Wave festival for artists and makers in the Lewes district included a lovely nature walk with artist Jacky Misson and Thyone...
Michelle Thomasson
- Aug 10, 2018
- 1 min
Put on a pedestal
There are many occasions when a woman's role in discoveries, innovations and the creative sphere have been ignored or hidden. Embroidery,...
Michelle Thomasson
- Jul 2, 2018
- 3 min
Mark Making with natural ink & brushes
Mark making with brushes and inks created from plant material, another wonderful workshop hosted by No Serial Number, led by artist Ross...
Michelle Thomasson
- Jun 28, 2018
- 3 min
Illuminate Tapestry and the Network of International Women
I first saw the colourful ‘Illuminate’ tapestry when it was exhibited across the first floor mezzanine balcony in the Jubilee Library,...
Michelle Thomasson
- Jun 24, 2018
- 2 min
Suffragette Brighton banner
Procession 2018 and a Brighton Banner ‘Let us go then, and make banners as required, and let them all be beautiful.’ Mary Lowndes, Banner...
Michelle Thomasson
- Jun 11, 2018
- 2 min
Natural Dyes with No Serial Number
This was the first event in a new monthly series of talks, Q&A and networking committed to helping artists, creatives, crafters and...
Michelle Thomasson
- May 19, 2018
- 1 min
Pebble with a Cause
Towards the end of last year, a poem I had just written was added to the Maps and Lives project at the Phoenix Art Centre in Brighton....
Michelle Thomasson
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
Word-Colours in The Crossings
Last week while in Newcastle I was fortunate to be able to attend a workshop for the Crossings Poetry Festival led by Sinéad Morrissey....