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 | 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 | Nov 1, 2024 | Creativity, Nature, Out and about, Plants and flowers, Reflections, Sketches
September brought the Autumn Equinox and last weekend the clocks changed. It feels like a good time to reflect on the value of recognising the seasons and allowing space for a circular rhythm in life as well as linear progression, space for finishing things off as...
by JennyOrwin | Sep 6, 2024 | Out and about, Sketches, Studio
A combination of having work done on the house and the summer holidays mean that I have not spent as much time in the studio as normal (not least because there was a lot of tidying and sorting required in the house before the work). I did get into the studio for a...
by JennyOrwin | Sep 5, 2024 | Creativity, Out and about, Reflections
You don’t need to go far to have an adventure. Earlier this summer I headed to Sutton Bank with my daughter for an early evening walk. We spotted a large caterpillar and some orienteering markers, she explored some dens that had been built, and we watched the...
by JennyOrwin | Apr 4, 2024 | Nature, Out and about, Plants and flowers, Reflections
I was thinking recently about how much my life is well insulated from the weather, seasons and nature. A lot of the time I’m in a bubble of my well insulated and centrally heated house (something I definitely appreciate) with electric lighting, working at my...
