My daughter and her friends have been busy turning 30 this year. The latest request, as a birthday book gift, was a Burn Book. I had to...

Go here to find out more about the class! I remember the day I met my first piece of dyed paper. A student of mine, Allison, had just...

I was so excited to get back into my hobby - woodworking, after being in hibernation for a few weeks. I was almost going to sell this...

When I was 12, I came across a bead curtain. It set off me off on a creative journey that I could never have predicted. I'm not going to...

Need ideas to start creating? Do negative thoughts rain on your creative parade? Feeling in an arty funk? Then an inspirational washing...

WHERE I create, is in my home studio, in West Auckland, New Zealand. It's hard sometimes to imagine a world outside my creative haven....

Bookcamp is a place where students feel inspired, nurtured, creative and relaxed. It's an opportunity to delve into your imagination and...

This year I decided to be a visitor of Open Studios Waitakere 2019 rather than an exhibiting artist. I was not disappointed with my...

Do you love Charmed? Do you want your own Book of Shadows? I created one, here's how I did it.

I've just arrived home from a magical adventure to the stunning seaside town of Queenscliff. I was quite unprepared for the strong sense...

Recently I wanted to gift a family a present, so I decided on a book of memories. After a frustrating start in the studio trying to get a...

If not now, when? Just recently I’ve switched into “if not now, when?” mode and I’m going out of my way to make things happen that I’ve...

I recently interviewed Cat from Getting Lost for Book Art Studios TV. During the interview, she said something in passing that rocked my...

I can't quite believe I let my 'shop' which is in truth, three shelves in the corner of my studio, fall in to such a rumbled heap. I got...

I can’t recall the first time I set foot on Piha beach, perhaps it was because I felt so at home. I’ve always felt settled, safe and...

I create handmade quotes for my newsletters then gift them to my readers. Sometimes, they remain unclaimed I KNOW!!!!, how dare people...

Now this is a story I really couldn't make up! About two years ago, I was at my sisters place in Wellington when I spotted the discarded...

A funny thing happened recently where I experienced a huge AH-HA moment. In my kitchen. With a jar of Pic's peanut butter as the trigger....

HOMEWARD BOUND My recent trip to the UK feels like it's slipped away now replaced with the busy-ness of regular life. So it's a bit of a...

For those of you who haven’t met Sh.elf he’s my lovely studio assistant whose main job is to help me showcase my work. He’s a rescue...