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“From the margins” photographs from the farmland within a one mile radius of my home in Northumberland. They focus on the marginal land around the fields and the edges, the intimate details, the micro landscapes of my surroundings.
40 pages, 210×210 square, B&W throughout
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I have been making poppy jewellery for several years now. My style has developed and changed over that period, so I felt it was time to revisit my designs, and give them a bit of an update. The main change has been to add silver bails to suspend the pieces either from ear wires or … Continue reading Poppies
I’m just home from a short break in the Scottish Borders, near Kelso. January can be hard going, so it was lovely to get away for a few days, and to have something to look forward to post Christmas. As you can see from the pictures, the weather was mixed, but we did manage to … Continue reading A Break in the Borders
I have recently started using the social media site Mastodon as an alternative to Twitter. I have found it a very welcoming and lively place, with a lot more engagement than I ever got on the Bird site, and much, much less snark. There is a whole hashtag devoted to photographs of sheep, to … Continue reading Snowy Day Sheep
Back to the workbench, after a prolonged shop holiday over Christmas and New Year. I closed up early this year, after a busy autumn, and postage difficulties caused by the Royal Mail strike (although I 100% support the postal workers). First up are some new pieces for my Falling Leaves collection. Not very seasonal, but … Continue reading Silver Maple Leaves
It's been a busy summer for me, what with one thing and another, so I'm really pleased to have found time to put together a brand new collection in time for autumn. "Impressions" features a range of designs created by pressing various natural and found objects into the surface of sheets of softened silver and … Continue reading Impressions
It's been a grey, wet winter, but we're finally starting to see hints that spring is just around the corner. The snowdrops are putting on an amazing show, and they are being joined by hellebores, aconites, and the spikes of daffodils and bluebells. The first leaves of spring are always amazingly fresh and green, and … Continue reading Spring Greens
It had to happen. I walk in the Cheviots most weeks, and often my only companions are the many sheep that graze the hills. I've been photographing them for several years now, and they have finally found their way into my jewellery designs. This lovely lady is the ewe that finally prompted me to take … Continue reading Sheep!
We've had a very mild, damp, and grey autumn and early winter, so although it's colder, it's been lovely to see some blue skies and sunshine this month. It's ideal walking weather. Although I don't mind a bit of wind or drizzle, going out into the hills in low cloud or mist with limited … Continue reading January Walks
I'm kicking off the new year with some new sea pottery necklaces. I love working on these, but they take a bit of time, so the post-Christmas lull is a great opportunity to make them. I don't leave near a pebbly beach, so finding pieces of nicely weathered sea pottery can be an issue. I … Continue reading New Sea Pottery Necklaces
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