Do what you love, love what you do
There have been many times I’ve left after delivering a workshop, party or school project and felt incredibly fortunate to have been paid for something I love doing. Read More
Hot Pink Cow
I remember the countless times I moaned to my Mum back in the 80s, because friends had ‘copied’ me. Read More
Setting Sail
I’ve been a self-employed, freelance artist and facilitator for nearly five years. Read More
As smiley as a Carol
This week I moved into my studio – a brand new HQ for Rachel Shilston – Inspiring Creativity. Read More
Bideford Black
Here’s a question for you. Read More
Farewell Place
Yesterday I witnessed the artist Magdelena Jetalova, start the charcoal burn of her sculpture ‘Place’ on the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail. Read More
A sheep, a charity and me
Last week I went to a charity auction, but this was not any charity auction, this was a charity auction raising money for sick children in hospital. Read More
The Crafty Hen
(Parent Advisory – there is a bit of fruity language, but I’ve been the consummate professional by cunningly disguising the words with asterisks. Read More
Why colour is key
Colour has always been a key element in my work. Read More
The three S’s
When these three words all beginning with S are uttered together, they have the power of filling the calmest, most collected parents into a state of hysteria. Read More
