by JennyOrwin | Mar 17, 2025 | Nature, Out and about, Plants and flowers
I’m starting a new series looking at what has inspired me each month when I’ve been out and about, including nature, the seasons, landscapes and gardens. Even though Spring hasn’t quite arrived yet, February feels like the month when the new cycle of...
by JennyOrwin | Mar 7, 2025 | Embroidery, Studio
I use embroidery stitches in many of my pieces for particular details, often flowers and trees, sometimes in other details such as gates. Having said that, in order to create the marks I want, some of the stitches deviate from ‘correct’ technique or...
by JennyOrwin | Feb 13, 2025 | Out and about, Sketches, Studio
The last few months have been relatively quiet in the studio, partly because the rest of the life was relatively busy in the run up to Christmas, and then January was partly taken up with admin and accounts as well as some planning (none of which is very photogenic!)...
by JennyOrwin | Feb 13, 2025 | Book Recommendations, Creativity, Reflections, Sketches
I feel like I am better able to deal with whatever life brings, both at a personal and global level, when I can find small pockets of time for breathing space. For me that is often going out for a walk or making something with my hands, and that sense of breathing...
by JennyOrwin | Dec 20, 2024 | Reflections
Saturday 21st December is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing the promise of more daylight and the hope of new life to come in Spring. While I wait for the daylight to return, I am enjoying candles, not only because they are pretty, but also...
