How I tackled this unusual design commission

There are lots of ways to try and learn something new. You can start with video tutorials, books, online courses or in person workshops. As a workshop provider I truly believe there are a lot of benefits to attending workshops. Here are my top 5 advantages to learning a new craft in a workshop. Protected time . -  once you have booked a workshop and paid for it, the likelihood is that you will go to it. You will make sure that you can attend. After all, you have invested goo

10 easy ways to support local artists and makers

We currently have a lot of work taking place on our home here at Halstead HQ. Over the last few months we've been insulating our external...

If you are in need of some inspiration for the art lover in your life, or are wondering what to put on your own christmas list, here's a...

How and why I started creating a seasonal monthly Lino print

This blog began by me writing about how artists and designers gather inspiration. And one of the main influences for artists is, well,...

A deep dive on how I created my ' When Doves cry' product range and why.

Hi! Last month we kicked off my new blog series on 'how artists work' by looking at how we gather inspiration and the importance of...

Welcome to my first ever blog post! This will be a monthly series which will hopefully shed some light into how artists work. Or, how...