Collect a Little Joy Each Week
Discover Jelly Brights—a gentle, printable oracle deck of cards designed to bring more joy, reflection, and everyday uplift into your week. Be delighted and collect a new card (and companion page) each week in 2026 - original watercolour art and gentle prompts.
The Subtle Art of Dodging Distractions
A real-life reflection on making creative time as an artist and parent—gentle encouragement for finding your own small moments of delight, even when life is full of distractions.
2026 Update
It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, and I feel it’s time to share where I’ve been—and why I’ve been so quiet. Like every good journey (and perhaps a little like Frodo returning to the Shire), I’ve found myself changed by the road I’ve travelled, but finally ready to reconnect.
Need a Laugh? Try Collective Nouns - Fun Activities to Get Kids Excited About Creative Writing
Here's the secret: collective nouns are the only part of grammar where there's no single 'right' answer. Suddenly, kids can create without being worried about being wrong, and they're excited about grammar! Plus, they make brilliant story starters... 📚
Finding Creative Joy: What New Zealand Taught Me About Art and Time Management
travel art journal
watercolor travel kit
quick sketching techniques
artist time management
creative journey
ink and wash sketching
New Zealand art inspiration
Monthly Metaphors - The Garden
The garden is a great metaphor for life. As gardeners, you prepare, plant, tend, harvest and mourn. Then, just when you think you’ve got it all under control, it gets scale and drops scale poo (honeydew) all over your garden bench!
So many metaphors can be made with gardens! Growth and lifespan, optimism courage and hope; change linked to seasons, diversity, challenges, patience, nurturing and relationships; harvest and gratitude; formality and restraint; freedom, wildness and abundance; pests, predators and pollinators; and, of course, the God complex, to name a few.
Snail Mail Revival
What could be a better creative un-blocker than creating a one-of-a-kind communication for someone you love? Get my Snail Mail templates and send a letter to someone you love today!
How To Spark Your Creativity
Creativity is often viewed as a rare gift, but in reality, it’s a skill that can be cultivated and enhanced. Whether you’re an artist, a writer, a business professional, or simply someone looking to add a bit more creativity to your life, there are many ways to spark your imagination. In this blog post, we’ll explore effective techniques and strategies to inspire your creative thinking.
Creating 3D Effects in Watercolour
Creating a 3D effect in your artwork involves establishing depth, volume, and perspective. This can be achieved through various techniques, including colour contrast, shading, and the strategic placement of warm and cool colours.
4 Reasons Why You Need 3 Dimensional Characters, and How To Create Them!
3 Dimensional characters are ones we believe in. They are the ones that stick in our memories and the ones we want to be like. They are the characters that we choose to dress up as on special days and the ones who push us to be better tomorrow than we are today. They feel real!
10 Tips To Beat Writer’s Block
You may find yourself staring at the blinking cursor, your mind filled with a jumble of thoughts that refuse to form into coherent sentences. Doubt may creep in, making you question your abilities as a writer. You wonder if you’ll be stuck and lost forever, or if you'll ever find your way back to the creative spark that once ignited your passion.
Writer's block can be a frustrating and discouraging experience, but also a common phenomenon experienced by writers, where they find it difficult or impossible to produce new work or find the right creative headspace.
In this article you’ll find 10 Tips To Banish Writer’s Block
How To Do A Yearlong Poetry Challenge
Any type of poem will do, but for this challenge - HAIKU
Unlocking the Magic of Literary Devices
Welcome, fellow word enthusiasts, to a whimsical look at the power of literary devices, those powerful tools that artful writers use to bewitch and captivate their readers!
5 Ways to Avoid Rookie Mistakes When Creating On Location
Despite all the issues, it was the best decision I made to paint on location and this sketchbook is now a treasured tactile intimate memory that I will return to and work on again and again, that no mere photo could possibly have created.
I thoroughly recommend creating on location!
Here’s 5 ways to avoid my rookie mistakes:
Libra-Brain: Choosing a holiday colour palette.
Decisions! Decisions!
Do you find packing difficult? I certainly do! I confess… I’m a planner. I make lists for everything, and I don’t feel quite at ease until the list is complete. So, when I’m holiday packing with limited space, weight and a whole lot of new rules about what can and can’t be done, my decision-making process slows down to glacial melt speed.
However, I’ve finally created my new, for me… limited, holiday colour palette, which I fully intend to share with you!
Create a Reading Ritual
Do you have reluctant readers in your family? Sometimes just getting them to sit down with a book can be a major victory. This is where having a Reading Ritual can be that little bit of motivational magic!