coming soon

I'm still alive, honest.

I have a small body of new artwork almost ready to share. Here's a sneaky peek of what I've been up to over the last few weeks.

I'm hoping to have all the pieces finished and framed over the next few days so all shall be revealed soon.

Northside, Birsay

Northside, Birsay

size: 15.5 x 10cm (32 x 26.5cm including mount)

watercolour and pencil on watercolour paper

glittering sea, Birsay Bay

"Glittering sea, Birsay Bay"

size: 11 x 28cm ( 32.5 x 49.5 inc. frame)

oil pastel on card

light and shade, Eynhallow Sound

Light and shade, Eynhallow Sound

size: 13.5 x 33 cm (35 x 54cm inc. frame)

oil pastel on card

*sold*

across the lochs

across the lochs, Summer

size:15.5cm square (18cm square including wooden frame)

oil on ply

I did a painting. Fancy that, it's been a while. Hopefully I'll have more new art work to share here soon!

new greeting cards!

Just a quick post to say I have five new greeting card designs available to purchase through the gallery. They've been added to the website if you'd like to check them out: https://www.hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk/product-category/greetings-cards/  My cards are on the second page or alternatively you can sort the cards by "newness" so the newest greeting cards (both mine and my Mum's) appear first.

North Ronaldsay hand-dyes

Last week I dyed my first batch of locally sourced yarn from North Ronaldsay, Orkney's most northerly island and famous for its seaweed-eating sheep.

It's a 2ply 100% wool in 100g hanks and similar to the 2ply Shetland wool I've dyed in that it's more like a fingering weight/4ply. It has a charming, hairy appearance and an almost lustrous sheen. So far I'm really enjoying working on this base and keen to keep a hank for myself!

Inganess

 Birsay

 January sky

Mirry dancers

Scapa Flow sunset

West Mainland

 Puffin riot

 Sand and pebbles