Beads May Be the Oldest Form of Art Don’t you think it is amazing that every studied culture has used beads in one form or another? As a form of art, in prayer, as a symbol of social status and to barter for food and other goods. Beads have been found as far back as...
Liz Dickinson "Night Dock" Art to Make You Feel Good The beauty of art is the effect that is has on our emotions, our connection to that unique piece that makes us feel happy, amazed, peaceful, or even sad, confused and angry! Like we resonate to certain genres of...
Holistic Approaches to Mental Health and Well-Being The mental health crisis that is effecting adults, teens and children suggests a systemic failure in providing timely tools to manage this phenomea. Research shows that creativity and arts based mindfulnness...
Living on The Edge Living on the edge of The New Forest , as well as my daily constitutional by the sea , when I have " me" time I like to go for a wander amongst the ancient woodland . Nothing better than a walk amongst the tall trees to calm the mind , body and...
Something Magical is Happening in The New Forest! As the season changes in the forest and by sea enchanted , a whole new colour scheme comes into play. The miriad of green trees which provides a canopy for the woodland creatures, roaming ponies, donkeys and deer...
The Art of Beachcombing I love beachcombing! Extraordinary treasures can be found along the seashore. You can let your imagination run wild with the journey they have had to reach the great British coastline! What I have learnt recently is that beaches collect...
Sally, Daisy and The Mighty Hike On July 10th Sally, Daisy and a group of intrepid mighty hikers will be taking part in Macmillan’s Mighty Hike https://mightyhikes.macmillan.org.uk/abouton the Gower Peninsula. We were due to do this last year as a family and...
Proika and Yiayiades I left the UK in my late teens and came back in my early thirties. Until I moved back to the UK, I had never had carpet in my houses as an adult. Living in the mediterranean, carpets were frowned upon as unnecessary and quite frankly dirt...
Keeping your Head above Water So many changes have happened to most people over the last few months within all walks of life as well as within the arts and culture industries too. With a large amount of the industry being made up of self-employed folks, life changing...
