Ministry of Magic

Ok so not strictly Ministry of Magic but it does feel that way when you attend these wonderful weekend retreats.
I have attended 3 of these so far, the latest being last month in Coventry. This time we had the lovely Kate Crane and France Pappillon as teachers.
The two photos below show a project previously made with Andy Skinner and then the project with France last month.

If you haven't experienced one of these weekends I cannot recommend them highly enough. They are run with Tando Creative and details and booking can be made HERE

Ministry of Mixology

A few weeks ago I toddled off to Coventry for the Ministry of Mixology Spring retreat. On my first day along with 3 other friends I attended Andy Skinner's workshop. We all made variations of the frame below, mine is to celebrate my 25th Wedding Anniversary in July. Although we all followed the same brief the results were very different.

We used a basic kit by Tando and used Andy's painting techniques. The heart in the middle I took with me, I made it at Glazed Creations and it gave my frame that extra special touch.
The following day I attended the second workshop with Kate Crane. We made an art journal following Kate's style of painting, I have almost finished so photos will follow!