by JennyOrwin | Jun 24, 2025 | Reflections, Sketches
Last weekend was the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and today (24th June) is Midsummer Day. There’s a certain magic about being outside in late evening in summer, whether sitting round a campfire with friends (old or new), walking through a campsite...
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 | 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 | Mar 21, 2024 | Nature, Out and about, Reflections, Sketches
I’m remembering a walk in January when a lone tree in a field caught my attention, the shape of the branches against the sky, how stripped back it was without leaves or flowers or fruit of any kind, how during the Winter all the scars from fallen branches and...
