Lost in the Wood

Quick post to let everyone (anyone?) know that I'll be participating with my strange creations in Helfa Gelf (North Wales art trail) in September this year.  The website has just been updated and is now sparkly & shiny with this year's artists & crafters http://www.helfagelf.co.uk/en/artists/ I'm in the guise of Laura Cameron.  There'll be lots of content being added for all the artists between now and September. Please 'like' the HG Facebook page to keep up to date with developments https://www.facebook.com/HelfaGelfArtTrail?fref=ts

Following on from my musings about direction in the last blog post, I've been working on two 'woolidermy' projects which I'm excited about and feel are more distinctive of my style. The first of these are my honeycomb & bees. This year is likely to feature many, many bees (of the needle felted variety). Last summer, I had a burst of inspiration while considering what to make Mamma C for her birthday. Mum really does like bees and their fascinating ways. Indeed, she is an enthusiastic bee-keeper with several hives, acts as adviser to various individuals, allotments and community orchards, has been working with getting hives onto National Trust properties, has achieved the award of  'Expert Bee Master' via years of annual exams, has appeared (ably assisted by Dad) on 'Landward' talking about sudden colony collapse and, much to my amusement, received an email from the team at 'John Bishop's Britain' wondering if she may be interested in ...