I have recently learnt that the collective noun for a group of finches is a 'charm'.

So here we have an illustration of a charming charm of Goldfinches and Redpolls perched on thistles and teasels in a decorative fashion.

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Here's a new illustration I've just done, I will be adding colour by hand - however I quite like the black and white version so thought I would upload it.

I quite like the idea of keeping hens, and hopefully one day I might be able to have my own. Not at the moment though, as I live in a flat!



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I am very pleased to be involved with Art Bytes, free art classes for adults in Sheffield. These are organised by local arts organisation Art in The Park, and aim to encourage adults to explore art and creativity in a relaxed and informal setting.

I am volunteering at the Hillborough Art Bytes sessions, which take place on Monday 30th Nov, Monday 7th December, Monday 14th December, Monday 11th January, Monday 18th January, Monday 25th January, Monday February 1st, Monday February 8th. They run from 10am-12.30am.

They take place at Hillsborough Trinity Methodist Church, Middlewood Road (opposite Hillsborough Park) and close to Leppings Lane tram stop.

If you'd like more info on the sessions then please ring Luisa on 0114 268813, or visit the Art in The Park Website

Yesterday's session was the first and went very well. The session was lead by artist Rebecca Strain, and we explored paper making.

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I am pleased to say that I have been selected to take part in Artist Carousel, organised by Artforms & Education Leeds. Artist Carousel is a scheme with twins nine visual artists with secondary school art teachers. The artist & teacher work together to plan and organise a presentation of the artist's work, and an accompanying workshop for students at the school. The 'carousel' then moves round and each artist moves to another participating school, where they deliver their presentation and workshop to another group of students.

I have been paired with Ralph Thoresby school in Leeds, and will shortly be visiting the school to meet with the art teachers and begin planning my workshop.

This seems like a fantastic opportunity, and I'm very excited about being able to share my work with young people, and hopefully inspire them. I hope in the future to be able to lead workshops of my own, and undertake more work with people, as opposed to just working alone in my studio. This is an area of my working life I am very excited about.

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I have been working with the Hillsborough Forum on a project to create artwork and brighten up the windows of empty shop premises in Hillsborough, Sheffield.

The first in a series of window displays is inspired by old photographs of Hillsborough shops in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, with the slogan 'Hillsborough: A great place to buy and sell for over 100 years'. This shop is based on an old Ironmonger's shop and the window is full of garden tools, candles, seed packets, pots and pans etc.. A painting of the shopkeeper stands in the doorway. The window display is made from painted paper and cardboard, arranged with found objects and ephemera.

I can't emphasise enough just how much I enjoyed decorating this window, and I'm delighted to be able to say that more will follow. I think it really brightens up the highstreet, and hope that once more displays are installed they will have a real impact and become something of a local feature.

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There is an article about the Hillsborough Shops Project on the Look Local Website -

HILLSBOROUGH Forum has commissioned local illustrator and artist Emma Metcalfe to decorate some of the empty shop windows in Hillsborough. Emma’s first window, which has just been completed in one of the shops on Middlewood Road, is decorated like an old-fashioned ironmonger and carries the theme ‘Hillsborough: A Great Place to Buy and Sell for over 100 Years’. Emma based the design on old photographs found in the local archives. Hillsborough Forum’s Nick Waterfield said: “We started the idea of dressing empty shops during this summer’s In Bloom competition, but the idea proved so popular with people and created such interest that we thought we’d carry it on. “Being able to use an award-winning local artist like Emma was a real bonus and shows the talent that exists in the area.” Wendy Wells, environment officer at the Forum,added:“We are so grateful to the property owners and agents who are giving us permission to use their shops. We hope that by brightening these shops we can add a bit of colour to Hillsborough this autumn.” Next year, the Forum hopes to develop the idea further and involve local students from Hillsborough College in producing displays for local shops, alongside Emma.

Please click here if you wish to see the article on the Look Local Website

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