Urban and Eden

Time for Unity Conference - The Brighton Women's Centre

Brighton and Hove's Green Spaces Network

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 add pastels, charcoal...

When I was studying environmental conservation I also lead the research for the Soil Association (UK) into the palm oil industry and primary habitat destruct...

I painted this dystopian picture some years back to simply illustrate my poem 'The Skyline's Been Pierced'. I used it today in discussion on a wonderful pos...

The Art Wave festival for artists and makers in the Lewes district included a lovely nature walk with artist Jacky Misson and Thyone Outram the Ranger from L...

There are many occasions when a woman's role in discoveries, innovations and the creative sphere have been ignored or hidden. Embroidery, usually considered ...

Mark making with brushes and inks created from plant material, another wonderful workshop hosted by No Serial Number, led by artist Ross Belton and assisted ...

I first saw the colourful ‘Illuminate’ tapestry when it was exhibited across the first floor mezzanine balcony in the Jubilee Library, Brighton earlier this ...

Procession 2018 and a Brighton Banner ‘Let us go then, and make banners as required, and let them all be beautiful.’ Mary Lowndes, Banner & Banner-Making 190...

This was the first event in a new monthly series of talks, Q&A and networking committed to helping artists, creatives, crafters and designers with a passion ...

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. Little did I know as I...

Last week while in Newcastle I was fortunate to be able to attend a workshop for the Crossings Poetry Festival led by Sinéad Morrissey. The festival was an e...

Another lovely find when visiting Edinburgh last week, I was so happy to come across the purpose built library in Edinburgh old town not far from the Holyroo...

This wonderful studio was a happy find on a very brief visit to Edinburgh this week, the weaving takes place in a former Victorian public swimming pool, that...

Last Sunday, when we had a brief spell of glorious weather, Beth Nicholls from Team Pollinate (University Sussex), came to the BHOGG allotment to show volunt...

In 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 introduction to Mac...

When I lived near to Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) I joined in with weekly gardening sessions in Annecy Park, a public garden owned by the local authority tha...

The trail is part of Brighton and Hove Artists Open House circuit, a yearly event to coincide with the Brighton Festival and the Fringe Festival, it makes fo...

I love Kandinsky's colour palette, from it I painted this picture in 2007 (now in a friend's private collection) using oils on canvas with a little texture i...