This post is about printing with nothing more than a hammer!! It is officially warm (well warmer at last!) The May blossom (Hawthorn) is...

My eco printing project has been a bit slow through the winter as despite having frozen some leaves for the winter I found that I quickly...

I am pretty sure that we have no koala bears on the Isle of Arran, but we do have plenty of Eucalyptus trees. Clearly not a native...

The leaves are starting to look very autumnal these last few weeks, and I am concerned that Storm Babet may strip the trees of their...

Since my last blog about my natural dying experiments I have been learning a lot about plant dyes and especially about lightfastness. In...

A felt picture of Arran, Made on Arran, Entirely from Arran Products My felt picture, supported by #CreativeScotland is now complete and...

My felt picture that is 'Pure Arran' is taking shape. I have been needle felting on the felt base and am starting to get some definition...

My #CreativeScotland project is getting near to the final stages. Here is a brief overview of what I have been doing to progress the...

I have settled on my idea for the subject of my felt art piece that will be made entirely from fleece from Arran and dyed with plant...

We have warmth and sunshine on Arran! While we endured a cold and wet May, June has certainly brought the island alive and it is...

Spring is such a great time to experiment with the fresh leaves and flowers that are appearing around me here on Arran. We have a late...

Spring is gradually turning everything into green on Arran this week! After sunshine and some very heavy downpours every shade of green...

Spring brings so many opportunities to gather materials for a bright spring palette of natural dyes. On the Isle of Arran there is...

I love to have braised red cabbage with my Christmas dinner so this week I have been preparing a big pot (and freezing it ready for next...

Made completely from fleece sourced on the island and dyed on the island with Island plants! So this is the first felted picture that I...

The success of this project relies on me being able to source fleece to dye and felt that has been 'grown' on Arran. It is not the right...

So what have I been doing this week to progress my project? Digging! I have been talking to the team at the Arran Community Land...

We have had some wonderful bright sunny autumnal days on Arran this week with some real warmth in the sun. It has been a joy to spend...

I am still at a very early stage on this project. So far I have been reading loads of books and articles, searching the internet and...

I am thrilled that Creative Scotland are supporting me to carry out a new project for Lynn's Art On Arran. Over the next 12 months I...