Mar 31 minMy Values - Promoting Positive Wellbeing.I covered this one a wee bit earlier with my Community post, but I hope I can help others in finding some positive wellbeing, whether...
Mar 32 minMy Values - Circularity.The circular economy, or circularity, is an economic model that follows the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It’s a concept that...
Mar 32 minMy Values - Community & Sharing Knowledge.When I started Camban Studio I was doing it for me. I was at a point in my life I had been focussed on mothering my kids as they were...
Feb 272 minMy Values - Process.I am involved in the processes that create my work. I don’t know if this is always obvious or not? If you’re getting something from...
Feb 271 minMy Values - Sustainability. The UN World Commission on Environment and Development states: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the...
Feb 271 minA mini series exploring MY VALUES. First - Locality.This wee series of journal posts hope to explain a little bit more about the values behind Camban Studio and what influences are behind...
Feb 8, 20211 minVisual Artist Craft Maker Award - 2021I'm delighted to have received a second bursary Award from Creative Scotland and Creative Learning Aberdeen to fund a new period of...
May 16, 20203 minCrafting Futures - The collaborating Process (Part 3)END OF RESIDENCY REFLECTIONS At the end of the residency I noted my own reflections on my time and what I had discovered about myself: My...
May 16, 20205 minCrafting Futures - The Residency (Part 2)This is the second of my posts talking about my Scottish Textiles Crafting Futures residency.
May 15, 20203 minCrafting Futures - The Beginning (Part 1)First in a series of posts about my Scottish Textiles Residency for Crafting Futures.
Apr 17, 20194 minOur Family Bothy Adventure celebrating National Parks Fortnight.Discover National Parks fortnight runs this year from 6 – 21 April, what better time then, to have our first family bothy adventure,...
Apr 16, 20193 minBest of #MarchMeettheMakerFor the whole of March this year I was participating in Joanne Hawker's 'March Meet the Maker'. It's always a fun month to follow along...
Mar 22, 20193 min#the100dayproject – Camban Studio Field GuideThe 2nd of April marks the start of this year’s #the100dayproject #The100DayProject is a *free*, global art project. The idea is simple:...
Mar 14, 20195 minInspirational Walks in Aberdeenshire.At the weekends we love to get outdoors and do some exploring. There are so many beautiful walks on our doorstep but here are my top...
Mar 1, 20193 minBringing the outdoors in!Following on from my latest post The benefits of getting outdoors what can you do if you can’t always get outdoors, and you are...
Feb 28, 20193 minThe benefits of getting outdoors.A post about getting outdoors, simple ways to get a bit of nature into your day to day life and scaling up to woodland adventures.
Nov 25, 20182 minUpdate! The end / start of Life as a Creative!We've now finished the Sustaining Life as a Creative experience and it was such an amazing one! It was such a privilege to spend the time...
Mar 23, 20182 minCreative Scotland Craft Maker Award!Following review by an Independent Selection Panel from Creative Scotland and Creative Learning Aberdeen I am delighted to have been...
Mar 2, 20182 minLife as a CreativeI was delighted recently to be selected for this year’s Creative Learning Aberdeen’s ‘Sustaining Life as a Creative’ (or SLAAC)...
Jan 31, 20182 minChange and being a work 'In Progress'A blog post about following your passion, change, starting again and finding yourself in the process.