Category Archive: Create

Jennie McCall, Artist

Jennie McCall is a sculptor working mainly with stoneware and bronze media, she also makes original pen and ink illustrations and limited edition giclee prints, has work in a number of collections and… Continue reading

Helen Hallows, Artist

Helen Hallows is a mixed media artist based in Long Eaton where she has a studio at the bottom of her garden.  Inspired by her environment she creates art works in ink, collage and stitch… Continue reading

Helen Rhodes – Springtime Open Studio

I popped along to see artist & designer Helen Rhodes in her studio in Rothley, Leicestershire on Sunday afternoon. Helen was holding a Springtime Open Studio in time for Mother’s Day. I followed… Continue reading

Clandestine Cake Club Cookbook – Design, Illustration & Styling

I do enjoy using a well-designed cookbook, as much as I dislike a badly designed one! So I was really hoping that The Clandestine Cake Club Cookbook would fall into the former category.… Continue reading

Handmade Friends

Following a discussion about childhood pastimes I was given a fun and original gift for my birthday in July.  A peg doll of me.  This was created by artist Maxine Greer who also gave… Continue reading

Quorn Arts & Crafts Festive Trail

  The Refectory Table took part in a craft fair the other week.  I was originally just going to advertise in the event leaflet – but then Pete and I decided we’d like… Continue reading

Hook-a-Duck Coconut Milk Candyfloss Cake

I needed to come up with a cake for a Clandestine Cake Club to fit with the theme All the Fun on the Fair.  I really fancied making the Dan Lepard Coconut Milk… Continue reading

Molly and Dolly and the ‘Happy’ dress

My niece, Imogen (2 and a few quarters) came to visit for an afternoon along with Molly and Dolly her Clothkits dolls. We spent the time designing and making dresses for each of… Continue reading

The Zero Budget interview

I’ve been working on the promo for this years Cheap Thrills – Zero Budget Film Festival, held in Sheffield.  We needed a little film for the website etc. about the festival and what… Continue reading

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