Love thy neighbour

December 2015 I wrote the following post at the beginning of September 2015. I have had trouble with my website since so I didn’t post it then. Coming back to it now, I feel the need to post it still. Life has moved on for me in the months in between. I have...

A scented Saturday – I love it! Take a moment to breathe…

A few weeks a go I bought some flowers.  Cut flowers in Cyprus are a bit of a luxury; they don’t last long in the heat. However, I felt the need for some fresh flowers in our newly rearranged living area, with new furniture and lighting. A splash of colour, before I...

My angiogram / ‘happy’ top ten playlist

I am told top ten lists are good for your blog, so they say, who ever “they” may be…the inimitable collective “they”.  I have been asked to write guests blog posts in the past with my top ten tips of how to be creative. And I have always struggled at defining...

An artist’s studio tour: Behind the scenes of the Wishi Washi studio with Jody Alexander

A little peak ‘behinds the scenes’ into the studio life of mixed media artist Jody Alexander…  I hope you enjoy. I asked Jody Alexander (also a member of the Shed with the Chandelier facebook group) to let us have a look inside her studio: the Wishi...

The 1st International Shed with the Chandelier Postcard/Mail Art exhibition – Creating a space for you to create.

Open submission Postcard/Mail Art Exhibition Come and join in, no matter where you are in the world: The 1st International Shed with the Chandelier  postcard/mail art exhibition. I sat, back in December of 2012, on my chair in the Shed with the Chandelier , and in one...