Staying over at Polly Devlin’s house of treasures
It was such a treat to stay the night at Polly Devlin OBE’s stunning London home recently. Not only did I get to see my ‘Treasure’ artwork nestled amongst the collections in her beautiful house once again...
Art Central 2024 with Karin Weber Gallery
I'm absolutely thrilled to be exhibiting once again with the Karin Weber Gallery at the Art Central Fair 2024 in Hong Kong from 28th - 31st March. This year the fair, in it's 10 edition, returns to its...
Two Spring 2024 magazine features
I'm pleased to have my work featured in two new magazine articles this spring. My 2023 'Paradise Lost' wax apple sculpture made in collaboration with scientists at Cornell University, was included in the 03...
Botanical Wonders at the Karin Weber Gallery
From 24th June until 22nd July 2023 I had the pleasure of exhibiting with the Karin Weber Gallery, Central, Hong Kong in the group show 'Botanical Wonders', alongside Hong Kong artists June Ho, Tobe Kan,...
First Of March community of makers in Wales
I'm delighted to announce that I have joined the First Of March community of makers. Born from a love of design led arts and crafts, First Of March was founded by Ruth Davies to create a beautiful digital...
Aliens Escape the Herbarium NatSCA Blog
Sally Whyman the Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, Botany Curator and I have written about our recent Aliens collaborative SciArt project for the fantastic NatSCA (Natural Sciences Collections...
Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage
It was wonderful to receive a copy of the new Arabic edition of Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage by David Pinniger in the post this month, with my insect illustrations featured on the front...
Young Masters Autumn Exhibition, South Kensington
This month I was excited to hear that two of my 'Aliens' botanical sculptures had been selected for display in Part 1 of the Young Masters Autumn Exhibition at the Exhibitionist and Gainsborough Hotels, South...
Live demonstration at Homo Faber Venice
I am honoured to be taking part in the Homo Faber Event, the cultural event dedicated to contemporary craftsmanship, presented by the Michelangelo Foundation, which takes place across Venice from 10 April to...
Collect 2022. Memories Live Here, with Ruup & Form
I will be exhibiting my latest series of work Aliens with the Ruup & Form gallery at Collect 2022, the Crafts Council's leading international fair for contemporary craft and design. This year the fair...
Conservation of a crocodile found under the floor
I can finally share this incredible natural history conservation project that I’ve been working on with Dr Victoria Purewal of Pure Conservation over the past two years. The project has stopped and started...
Master Artisan profile in the Homo Faber online guide
I'm thrilled to announce that my master artisan profile is now live in the Homo Faber Guide. Please click here to view. Homo Faber Guide is an online platform dedicated to craftsmanship that allows you to...
A new role. Director of Connect-Conserve Cymru.
After many years of work within the field of Natural Science conservation, I am honoured to have the opportunity to share some of that experience and knowledge through my newly appointed role as Director of...
Artefact at Chelsea Harbour and BBC Countryfile archive
This month I have two exciting dates for your dairy! Firstly, I'll be exhibiting my beeswax botanical sculptures in Inspirit presented by Ruup & Form at the brand new Artefact contemporary craft fair,...
Crafts Council VIP Collect Selects 2021 talks
If you missed the Collect 2021 series of talks, they are now all available to view online on the Crafts Council website. There are insightful conversations where makers discuss their creativity in depth, and...
Ruup & Form’s Artist Tag Talk Series
I'm delighted to announce that I'm participating in a series of conversations exploring the meditative creative process of Ruup & Form’s artists, makers and designers; for the exhibition ‘Meditation in...
Meditation in Material with Ruup & Form at Collect 2021
From 26th February - 2nd March 2021, my new Life Support series of beeswax wildflower sculptures will be shown by Ruup & form in Meditation in Material at Crafts Council Collect 2021 Art Fair. As...
Polly Devlin’s ‘Treasure’, a visit to the collector’s home
Shortly after the Collect 2020 fair at Somerset House, COVID-19 lock-down restrictions were put in place across the UK and plans to deliver my 'Treasure' Collect Open artwork to its new owner were put on...
Making a difference with The Design Trust
On Friday 22nd May 2020 from 2-3pm I'll be joining Patricia van den Akker in a live interview as part of The Design Trust's 'Make a Difference - Online Creative Festival - Women with a Purpose'. Ahead of the...
Collect Open 2020 a few days to go…
With only a few days to go until the Crafts Council Collect 2020 International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design at Somerset House, my Collect Open beeswax wildflower installation is now complete and I'm...
The Names To Invest In Now, Elle Decoration UK
I'm delighted to have my work featured in the March 2020 issue of Elle Decoration UK. As Collect moves to it's new home at London's Somerset House, Elle Decoration UK have picked out the British-based talents...
Collect Open 2020 one month to go
I’ve spent the last few months working solidly on my beeswax wildflower installation for Collect Open and the piece is really taking shape, so with one month to go until the fair, I thought it was a good time...
Collect Open 2020, selected by the Crafts Council
I'm thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a Collect Open artist and will be exhibiting at Collect 2020, the International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design. Organised by the Crafts...
Catch up with Countryfile on BBC iPlayer
If you missed the South Wales episode of Countryfile, featuring my botanical wax sculptures and the scientific collections which inspire my work, you can now catch up on the BBC iPlayer. You can see me...
Filming with the BBC One Countryfile team
Last Thursday I spent a lovely day filming with Ellie Harrison and the BBC One Countryfile team. We looked at the inspiration behind my natural history artwork, visiting the wildflowers at Howardian Nature...
Making a Wild strawberry sculpture from honey bee wax.
In November 2017 I attended the Cross-pollination, Revaluing Pollinators through Arts and Science Collaboration conference at Swansea College of Art. The conference marked the end of a successful and...
Staying over at Polly Devlin’s house of treasures
It was such a treat to stay the night at Polly Devlin OBE’s stunning London home recently. Not only did I get to see my ‘Treasure’ artwork nestled amongst the collections in her beautiful house once again...
Art Central 2024 with Karin Weber Gallery
I'm absolutely thrilled to be exhibiting once again with the Karin Weber Gallery at the Art Central Fair 2024 in Hong Kong from 28th - 31st March. This year the fair, in it's 10 edition, returns to its...
Two Spring 2024 magazine features
I'm pleased to have my work featured in two new magazine articles this spring. My 2023 'Paradise Lost' wax apple sculpture made in collaboration with scientists at Cornell University, was included in the 03...
Botanical Wonders at the Karin Weber Gallery
From 24th June until 22nd July 2023 I had the pleasure of exhibiting with the Karin Weber Gallery, Central, Hong Kong in the group show 'Botanical Wonders', alongside Hong Kong artists June Ho, Tobe Kan,...
First Of March community of makers in Wales
I'm delighted to announce that I have joined the First Of March community of makers. Born from a love of design led arts and crafts, First Of March was founded by Ruth Davies to create a beautiful digital...
Aliens Escape the Herbarium NatSCA Blog
Sally Whyman the Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, Botany Curator and I have written about our recent Aliens collaborative SciArt project for the fantastic NatSCA (Natural Sciences Collections...
Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage
It was wonderful to receive a copy of the new Arabic edition of Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage by David Pinniger in the post this month, with my insect illustrations featured on the front...
Young Masters Autumn Exhibition, South Kensington
This month I was excited to hear that two of my 'Aliens' botanical sculptures had been selected for display in Part 1 of the Young Masters Autumn Exhibition at the Exhibitionist and Gainsborough Hotels, South...
Live demonstration at Homo Faber Venice
I am honoured to be taking part in the Homo Faber Event, the cultural event dedicated to contemporary craftsmanship, presented by the Michelangelo Foundation, which takes place across Venice from 10 April to...
Collect 2022. Memories Live Here, with Ruup & Form
I will be exhibiting my latest series of work Aliens with the Ruup & Form gallery at Collect 2022, the Crafts Council's leading international fair for contemporary craft and design. This year the fair...
Conservation of a crocodile found under the floor
I can finally share this incredible natural history conservation project that I’ve been working on with Dr Victoria Purewal of Pure Conservation over the past two years. The project has stopped and started...
Master Artisan profile in the Homo Faber online guide
I'm thrilled to announce that my master artisan profile is now live in the Homo Faber Guide. Please click here to view. Homo Faber Guide is an online platform dedicated to craftsmanship that allows you to...
A new role. Director of Connect-Conserve Cymru.
After many years of work within the field of Natural Science conservation, I am honoured to have the opportunity to share some of that experience and knowledge through my newly appointed role as Director of...
Artefact at Chelsea Harbour and BBC Countryfile archive
This month I have two exciting dates for your dairy! Firstly, I'll be exhibiting my beeswax botanical sculptures in Inspirit presented by Ruup & Form at the brand new Artefact contemporary craft fair,...
Crafts Council VIP Collect Selects 2021 talks
If you missed the Collect 2021 series of talks, they are now all available to view online on the Crafts Council website. There are insightful conversations where makers discuss their creativity in depth, and...
Ruup & Form’s Artist Tag Talk Series
I'm delighted to announce that I'm participating in a series of conversations exploring the meditative creative process of Ruup & Form’s artists, makers and designers; for the exhibition ‘Meditation in...
Meditation in Material with Ruup & Form at Collect 2021
From 26th February - 2nd March 2021, my new Life Support series of beeswax wildflower sculptures will be shown by Ruup & form in Meditation in Material at Crafts Council Collect 2021 Art Fair. As...
Polly Devlin’s ‘Treasure’, a visit to the collector’s home
Shortly after the Collect 2020 fair at Somerset House, COVID-19 lock-down restrictions were put in place across the UK and plans to deliver my 'Treasure' Collect Open artwork to its new owner were put on...
Making a difference with The Design Trust
On Friday 22nd May 2020 from 2-3pm I'll be joining Patricia van den Akker in a live interview as part of The Design Trust's 'Make a Difference - Online Creative Festival - Women with a Purpose'. Ahead of the...
Collect Open 2020 a few days to go…
With only a few days to go until the Crafts Council Collect 2020 International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design at Somerset House, my Collect Open beeswax wildflower installation is now complete and I'm...
The Names To Invest In Now, Elle Decoration UK
I'm delighted to have my work featured in the March 2020 issue of Elle Decoration UK. As Collect moves to it's new home at London's Somerset House, Elle Decoration UK have picked out the British-based talents...
Collect Open 2020 one month to go
I’ve spent the last few months working solidly on my beeswax wildflower installation for Collect Open and the piece is really taking shape, so with one month to go until the fair, I thought it was a good time...
Collect Open 2020, selected by the Crafts Council
I'm thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a Collect Open artist and will be exhibiting at Collect 2020, the International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design. Organised by the Crafts...
Catch up with Countryfile on BBC iPlayer
If you missed the South Wales episode of Countryfile, featuring my botanical wax sculptures and the scientific collections which inspire my work, you can now catch up on the BBC iPlayer. You can see me...
Filming with the BBC One Countryfile team
Last Thursday I spent a lovely day filming with Ellie Harrison and the BBC One Countryfile team. We looked at the inspiration behind my natural history artwork, visiting the wildflowers at Howardian Nature...
Making a Wild strawberry sculpture from honey bee wax.
In November 2017 I attended the Cross-pollination, Revaluing Pollinators through Arts and Science Collaboration conference at Swansea College of Art. The conference marked the end of a successful and...