Spring feels like its springing... Chew Valley Lake just outside Bristol

Bude-i-ful

dissolve

hand tinted wood cut, limited edition available here!

cabin porn

cabin porn is a site i came across a few years ago, they've published a book now... isn't this little cabin just perfect!?

this is Norma's floating store in the 70's British Columbia. pic taken from Shelter Blog

moon river

>drawing on a boat at night<

Ra !

Ra Paulette has created these carved cave houses in the desert in New Mexico. He works with hand tools such as shovels, pick axes and scrapers. It looks like pure mediation to me, what bliss he's created. A temple, a sacred space.

hand chopping but not chopping hands

one of my favourite pastimes...when the sun is shining :)

hand tinting

this wood cut was inspired by building round structures with Tony Wrench, roundhouse pioneer, he is awesome ... This is his guest house which features in Lloyd Kahns (another dude) upcoming book by Shelter publications.

chocolate & tahini

 

This weekend the river flooded the marina and me and my neighbours were marooned for a day. As I watched the river rise and zoom past my kitchen window I mixed up a banana cake. It was one of the cosiest feelings ever, the fire was roaring, the wind was howling, rain lashing and for a moment the sun shone as I whisked the eggs into the sugar mix, mashing up the bananas and adding some flour and cinnamon. The smell of a cake baking is pure comfort.

 Living on a boat makes you feel the weather that little bit more. Your boat becomes a part of you, a bit like a car or bike does...you know what i mean..you give it a name, it has a personality!?! I certainly know when it's raining, when it's cold and how cold before I even get out of bed. Yeah I'm not the best at getting out of bed when there's a frost on the window and my breath turns to mini fog...but there's nothing like having a fire to warm you...and when you can bake a cake and share it everything feels alright.

The cake above is my chocolate and tahini mix...make your usual chocolate sponge and add this delicious frosting... Tahini + Sugar = Halva flavoured Heaven! I decorated with sesame seeds, cocoa powder, and chocolate curls. 

A Tahini Icing

225g cream cheese

160g icing sugar

a good spoonful or two of tahini

pinch of salt
(could add a tsp of cocoa powder for colour, add little more cream cheese if you do)

x peace & cakes x

wild thing

celebrate love

a selection of greeting cards available at Brixi, Brixton Village Market, London.

also a couple in Etsy shop :)

For your Valentine any day of the year

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amazing!

Embrace

detail from my new Etching 'Embrace' printed on Fabriano Artistico, this is huge for an etching 56 x 76cm . It's going to be in my Etsy shop soon...

nights on the boat

still dreaming of the sea... 

Christmas Eve in Cornwall

Straight out the Stove

My new fave Radio Station, presented by Theo Tucker, broadcasted from Frome U.K (a lovely little eco hippy town) Straight From The Fridge... ah what a amazing selection of music...some you'll know and some you'll be happy to discover

Solstice Greetings

Solstice approaches! 22nd December. Now that is exciting. 

Meteor showers, The Geminids still continue in the night sky...In fact lie down and look up at the sky tonight...the clouds will part...I hope you'll get to see them. They'll continue to shower with up to 50 per hour until 17th Dec, my Birthday! What a lovely present from the universe , Thank You Cosmos. Cosmos is the opposite of Chaos, but I think they're the same thing. The harmonious order of the universe is chaos.

Merry Yule! 

x

BAUBLES!

This Saturday and every Saturday until Christmas I will have a stall at Market at The Moon Bristol. There is a good mix of local Artists and Makers, cakes, records, clothes, gorgeous bath salts, handmade soaps and festive wreaths...and the pub serves mulled cider...keep it local!

Coexist!

find my moon calendars here!
Hamilton House, Stokes Croft

A Tree is for Life

...Not just for Christmas

mañana!

"A day of printed goodness at Colston Hall.

A seasonal celebration of print, The Print Show will take over Colston Hall with the best local printmakers showcasing their unique styles and techniques. 

Why not pop down and see if you can check off some Christmas shopping with some great alternatives to the socks and bubble bath sets?"

Come and say Hi!