Housebound for ten years, I have extensive experience of what it is to stay at home and not being able to go out at all, but I want to reassure you that it can be a very fruitful thing and does not need to fill you with dread, loneliness or boredom. During those years, I have of course been fed up with my situation, but I have never been bored and rarely felt lonely. I discovered it was possible to thrive and be happy in that circumstance. Yes I really do miss my walks, and never got used to no longer being able to go out in nature to walk at my leisure, but I still found other ways to be occupied and to have a rich life. I hope this post will be of support. Self-Care It's the perfect circumstance to take good care of yourself. There are so many ways we can do that, and you know your own needs and preferences, but what a golden opportunity to do what we really need most to be at our best. Even when we feel quite bad and very ill, we can just do everything we can to support ourselve...

I use the Principles of Vedic Art founded by Curt Källman to create my paintings. It's amazing to reflect on the fact that if I hadn't found out about intuitive painting, I would not be painting at all. Before discovering this technique and enjoying an online course to learn its principles, I had never been successful at painting, I didn't enjoy it at all—possibly because the results consistently displeased me and I felt I lacked the skills and knowledge to paint. Those Principles completely unlocked that for me and immediately allowed me to paint magical and soothing landscapes. “With the Stars” One of the things I love most about intuitive painting is that there are no rules. Absolutely everything is allowed and encouraged in order to find what kind of painting we prefer, what our style is and what naturally surfaces when we surrender control over the outcome of the piece. “Mother Tree Hill” We find we may go through phases and moods in our paintings. It's totally ok...

Yarn art is a slow process. The sheep takes time to grow its fleece, then the steps required to make it into yarn are many and cannot be rushed. I love to reflect on the infinite amount of knowledge, skills and beings it has taken to produce the yarn I am working with. It brings such a sense of perspective and respect for this beautiful material which I am honoured to use. Similarly, what I make with yarn cannot be hurried. Slowly, the work builds up, every millimeter of it passes through my hands and is shaped in my own time and space. I describe my style of work as "yarn improvisation" because I never work from a pattern, and the design takes shape as the work progresses and grows. This free attitude to creating, for example a blanket, means that the finished piece will be a journey, visually, texturally, and creatively. As the creator, I need many, many hours to make the blanket, stitch by stitch, at my own pace, and when it is complete, whatever has been going on for me, ...