I used to collect antique blue and white china, actually Spode made before 1830. The collection is long gone but the fascination remains....

Sgraffito is a strange word, in Italian it means to scratch. It is a pottery technique which has been used for hundreds of years. I grew...

During Lockdown there seems to be more time to think and I sometimes wonder if that is a good idea. Politics has become more divisive and...

The path stretches ahead, winding off into the distance. It would be great if it took us straight to Oz. Perhaps the wizard would sort...

My good friend Denny has asked me about the rabbit, so here goes. We were standing in the garden talking to Alistair about the rabbits....

I used to live in a Georgian house with large, beautifully proportioned windows, some facing a secluded walled garden; my secret garden....

I have always been interested in edges and corners, the tensions that are created there. An image can be happily sat in a comfortable...

My lockdown in March was fascinating, scary, invigorating, challenging, depressing and different. In "Splendid Isolation", tucked away in...