Michelle ThomassonJun 27, 20201 minDoodle a dayDoodle a day helps keep the doctor away, sketching nature
Michelle ThomassonDec 2, 20195 minTime For UnityTime for Unity Conference - The Brighton Women's Centre
Michelle ThomassonNov 17, 20193 minBrighton & Hove Green Spaces ForumBrighton and Hove's Green Spaces Network
Michelle ThomassonJun 20, 20193 minOtterly Lovely and Adorably DormouseWorking 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 a...
Michelle ThomassonNov 25, 20183 minOrangutan Advent When I was studying environmental conservation I also lead the research for the Soil Association (UK) into the palm oil industry and prim...
Michelle ThomassonSep 1, 20182 minSkyline has been piercedI painted this dystopian picture some years back to simply illustrate my poem 'The Skyline's Been Pierced'. I used it today in discussio...
Michelle ThomassonAug 27, 20182 minColour 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 Outr...
Michelle ThomassonAug 10, 20181 minPut on a pedestalThere are many occasions when a woman's role in discoveries, innovations and the creative sphere have been ignored or hidden. Embroidery,...
Michelle ThomassonJul 2, 20183 minMark Making with natural ink & brushesMark making with brushes and inks created from plant material, another wonderful workshop hosted by No Serial Number, led by artist Ross ...
Michelle ThomassonJun 28, 20183 minIlluminate Tapestry and the Network of International WomenI first saw the colourful ‘Illuminate’ tapestry when it was exhibited across the first floor mezzanine balcony in the Jubilee Library, Br...
Michelle ThomassonJun 24, 20182 minSuffragette Brighton bannerProcession 2018 and a Brighton Banner ‘Let us go then, and make banners as required, and let them all be beautiful.’ Mary Lowndes, Banner...
Michelle ThomassonJun 11, 20182 minNatural Dyes with No Serial NumberThis was the first event in a new monthly series of talks, Q&A and networking committed to helping artists, creatives, crafters and desig...
Michelle ThomassonMay 19, 20181 minPebble with a CauseTowards 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. Li...
Michelle ThomassonMay 8, 20182 minWord-Colours in The CrossingsLast week while in Newcastle I was fortunate to be able to attend a workshop for the Crossings Poetry Festival led by Sinéad Morrissey. T...
Michelle ThomassonMay 7, 20182 minScottish Poetry Library, EdinburghAnother lovely find when visiting Edinburgh last week, I was so happy to come across the purpose built library in Edinburgh old town not ...
Michelle ThomassonMay 6, 20181 minDovecot Tapestry StudiosThis wonderful studio was a happy find on a very brief visit to Edinburgh this week, the weaving takes place in a former Victorian public...
Michelle ThomassonApr 30, 20181 minTeam Pollinate Last Sunday, when we had a brief spell of glorious weather, Beth Nicholls from Team Pollinate (University Sussex), came to the BHOGG allo...
Michelle ThomassonApr 27, 20182 minA Stitch In TimeIn February, I had a beautiful, frosty, early morning walk along the banks of the Thames to Hampton Court, to take a one day class in 'An...
Michelle ThomassonApr 25, 20182 minUrban Edible Gardens - Annecy in Cheltenham UKWhen I lived near to Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) I joined in with weekly gardening sessions in Annecy Park, a public garden owned by the...
Michelle ThomassonApr 20, 20181 minKemptown Artists Trail 2018The trail is part of Brighton and Hove Artists Open House circuit, a yearly event to coincide with the Brighton Festival and the Fringe F...