When your creative project takes an ugly turn, there’s one thing that can keep you moving forward – and it’s simpler than you think.

Take a peek inside my studio and the lighting set-up used for photographing my artwork.

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I couldn’t find an easel that worked for needle-felted paintings – so I built one!

A big thank you to Annabel Finding for her wonderful wet-felted fibre painting.

“How do you paint with wool?” Great question. I attempt to answer it in roughly 2 minutes!

What a treat to see works by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet in the flesh at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Are you looking for flowers that will give joy for years rather than days? Look no further!

People walk over this lovely mosaic everyday – I wonder how many people stop to appreciate it?!

I needed to create a fibre painting that I could swap with someone on the other side of the world…here's the result!

Two friends, one painting, and a moment spent exploring the richly textured world of artist Nick Herd.

When you go to art exhibitions do you ever dream of which artwork you would take home if you could? We do!

I tried a new ‘air frame’ idea for needle-felting, but it didn’t work, but maybe our collective brainpower can solve my problem!

I had the pleasure of meeting Bev Moon, fibre artist, at the Aotearoa Art Fair 2025.

Of all the steps in my needle-felted painting process, this is one of my favourites!

A recent commission, Sheep on a Thousand Hills III, brought the rewarding challenge of recreating a previous work in a larger size.

A special moment with the Art of Us crew at Sara Langdon’s exhibition opening. These wahine toa are more than fellow artists – they’re my creative support system, my catch-net, and my joy.

Painting my first mural was tougher than expected – 7 hours on a bumpy wall left me sore! Huge respect for mural artists.

Cracks and flaws can be made beautiful - it's all in your perspective.

‘Yarn bombing’, ‘yarn storming’, ‘guerrilla knitting’ or ‘urban knitting’. Is it art? What do you think?