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The roundabout coming into Bude has never looked very inspiring and when the council removed all the planting in 2016, close friend Jane and I saw our opportunity. We had always joked about wanting to guerilla garden it and give...

Around 8pm I decided to take off to Northcott Mouth, a favourite beach just a mile away. I needed to see the sea, maybe do some sketching, but mostly just be. It was a pretty ordinary sort of day and...

A new collective Ingenious Pursuits reflecting the hidden talents of makers in North Cornwall was a weekend event over the May bank Holiday. The whole idea for the event was inspired and curated by friends Rich and Jane. They own...

I have just returned from ‘St Ives School of Painting’, having done a four day art course ‘Advanced Abstraction’. Winter is a great time to be in St Ives, when it is so much quieter. The quality of light is...

People feel a need to create, whether it’s art, gardening, cooking, DIY. “How do you get the confidence to sell myself” is a question I’m often asked. Well, it’s simple… I believe in ME. That is Being ME, Doing ME...

Usually seeking sunshine, we embraced the idea of a city break in winter. Longing to see the Joan Eardley exhibition and after hearing good things we booked a four day break in Edinburgh on a fact finding visit to include...