For me, art isn’t just for the wall or the mantelpiece. Each of my works has a tale to tell, a question to ask or a pleasure to share. Some of the tales celebrate aspects of life that have brought me happiness; others are darker and demand change.
Defiance
It takes courage to face any serious disease, but what is unique about Juliet is the bravery that she showed to stand up to the sexist and paternalistic assumptions of her health care professionals about her breast cancer treatment. Her surgeon eventually agreed to perform her second, symmetrising and empowering, mastectomy eighteen months after the…
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Putting our breast foot forward
Finding joy in adversity is one of the traits that I admire about Juliet. She didn’t let breast cancer define her, she reinvented herself as a flower gardener, advocate and bill board model.
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Viva la vulva: why we need to talk about women’s genitalia
Why don’t we use the right terminology for our intimate areas when talking to friends, family or even medical professionals? I can’t even type the word Vulva without triggering a content warning, which is ridiculous. After all I can say elbow or shin, so what’s the difference?
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Ancient Arboretum
We’ve already lost 2.5% of our ancient woodlands and are amongst the worst biodiverse nations in the globe. Let’s protect what we have left.
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Going, Going, Gone
We have lost 72% of the Arctic Ice since satellite records began and far more since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Let’s leave something for the Polar Bears.
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How does our garden grow?
What would you include if you were capturing your garden in a drawing? Would you just focus on flowers, or would you include insects whether you liked them or not?
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Winter Approaches
From books like the Faraway tree to Alice in Wonderland, mushrooms brought a world of magic and delight to my life.
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A Stitch in Time?
As I was darning and embellishing this birch bark, I kept noticing more and more holes. The more I stitched, the more I found. Which made me think about the plight of our planet. Every scientific study is finding more problems caused by humanity from the warming of oceans, to species extinction to plastic pollution. …
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Flood Warning
Barra, Arwen, Evert, Christoph, Francis, Bella, Aden; these are just some of the storms that have caused millions of pounds worth of damage to property, severe disruption to businesses, destruction of wildlife habitat not to mention loss of life in the last three years.
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Hold your tongue
Despite being warned, the little mermaid willingly cuts out her tongue believing that her ‘long thick hair and gliding gait’ would be sufficient to win the Prince’s heart. It doesn’t work. She is treated like a pet and a doll.
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Ash Arboretum
Ash dieback is here and forecast to kill 80% of our trees by slowly blocking its water systems until it dies.
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Burnt at the Stake
I don’t want to be part of a culture that is frozen in the past. I want to be part of a developing world, in which we can all thrive. Clinging to outdated ideas, or the status quo will only hinder all our progress
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Hothouse Flower
A hothouse flower isn’t hardy enough to grow under natural conditions. It has to be pampered and nurtured in a protected environment. Fine if you’re a flower, but do you really want a high maintenance princess as a partner?
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Gallery of lost treasures
Why do people pick up lost objects and arrange them on nearby railings, trees or benches? Is it a futile effort, or random act of kindness?
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Becoming the Invisible Woman
I had hoped the notion that I would don tweed skirts and a shapeless jumper on hitting 50 were a thing of the past, but no, according to this company this was my aspirational future.
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Taken for granted
What was once regarded as a high art form practiced by both men and women since ancient times was demoted to a “feminine craft” that was at best a characteristic of an attractive and thrifty wife.
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Pretty Useless
Why is fragility so valued in women? Is it simply that helpless dependence makes men feel stronger and more powerful, reinforcing their role as leaders and providers in society?
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Hidden Connections
In normal times we push our way onto the tubes and buses, compete for jobs and school places without even talking to our neighbours or fellow travellers.
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