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Hi everyone, my March newsletter is a little late and I can’t think of any excuse other than that we’ve had wall to wall visitors! We’ve still had some crazily hot days, even though we’re now into autumn - then…

Hi everyone, January at the lake has been a month of (more ) crazy weather, 30 degree days, wild winds and heavy rain. Tempers have sometimes been frayed by humid stickiness . We’ve had lots of visitors - which has…

I can’t quite believe that it’s the 9th day of the new year already. I’m seated at the desk at Wall to Wall gallery in Nelson, my final gallery duty. I’ve been a member here for nearly five years, made…

Hi everyone, We’re visiting Auckland and I’ve just finished reading my daughters copy of NZ magazine “Your Home and Garden’ which is always a treat (when I’m supposed to be helping her out with the kids and household jobs!). My…

Hi everyone, this week was a special one ...we held the first get together of our Tasman watercolour painters. We've called ourselves 'Wai Knot", Wai being the Maori name for water, and "knot" signifying a joining together. There's not been…

The other day I decided to move my spinning wheel into the studio as I often find myself waiting for paint to dry and thought that I could usefully fill in the time by spinning some fleece :) This led…

Hi everyone, It’s been a busy odd month at the studio. As well as battling a nasty virus, which slowed me down , I’ve taught two weekend workshops - which always involves a lot of preparation. Though they were two…

I’m thinking of putting up a new sign at the studio: “Please do not chase , yell at or grab the chickens." Why not? This puts them off laying eggs, which is their main job. Wouldn’t it put you off…

Why do I feel guilty when asked and I have to admit that I don't paint every day? I used to to worry about this, but not any more! I know that I love creating lots of things , and…

I’m busy preparing for my next workshops and one thing I ask is that people bring artist grade watercolour paper, which almost always throws up a few questions, so here goes… Watercolour paper can be made from woodpulp, which is…