Art and crafts blog posts about all things art, crafts and design by Annabel Potter. Includes other artists work as well as Annabel’s and art found during her travels.
Some new Spring flower glass paintings, as I love Spring! These glasses will work as small vases too. With Spring not far away I decided to paint them with daffodils, bluebells and butterflies. They are hot out of the oven, which I use purely to heat set the painted glassware. You do get some fumes …
Wishing you all a great 2016. I had a lovely break, hence the slightly belated New Year wishes! I finished off the holiday with a few days at The Manor House arts, crafts and sports hotel, near Okehampton. A great place with activities for everyone and perfect for inspiring creativity. They have a fabulous hydro …
Animal Coasters Hope you’re all well at this busy time of year. I needed to replenish my coasters as many had sold out and created some new designs too (so pleased they are still proving popular!) Which is your favourite? – zebras, multicoloured giraffe, corgi dog peeping round a tree, Autumn tree owl or abstract …
Firstly for those that read my last post October pituitary awareness month went well and the Pituitary Foundation is on target to raise more funds than last year. Thank you to my customers and readers for your support during the awareness week I held. Cat vases were popular and here are 2 more paintings in progress …
In a nutshell if you’re purchasing an item over £100 use a credit card not via PayPal, for extra protection should things go wrong. PayPal do offer some protection but not as comprehensive as section 75 on credit cards. My tale relates to a second hand laptop I bought on eBay because I wanted windows …
I love this time of year, so here’s a taste of spring local to me. Have a great weekend and I’ll leave you with photos of my spring flower paintings
I’ve a few new paintings since my last post and keep meaning to take work in progress photos. This week I finally remembered to do it for some wildlife glass painting! Here’s a jug with one elephant and a faint outline of a baby elephant and now two! This is the first stage of a …
The weather is pretty wild here today, so I’ve been painting sunflowers as a reminder of summer! Bluetits were my choice of animal, to match in with the yellow. The vase isn’t quite finished. My space in Spangles, the local shop, is having a makeover. January is a quiet time of year so the shop …
January, February are generally the coldest months in the UK, although so far we’ve gone from freezing nights to spring temperatures! Here in Devon it’s warm enough for Palm trees but it’s best to protect them from frost. So how do you cover them with a tree cover? By tree hugging, be a tree hugger! …
To all my readers Wishing you a Happy New Year too
