VLOG: Spend the day with me on my recent trip to Altea in Spain. In this video I chat about creativity, solo travel and my new water colour hobby! Transcript available too.

When I tell people that I make jewellery from silver clay, and teach silver clay jewellery workshops in Bristol and Devon, the most common reaction I get is: ‘oh wow, that sounds cool’ … swiftly followed by: ‘err, what actually is that?!’ Read on to find out!

Have you ever taken yourself on a solo artist's date? I love this idea from Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way. An artist’s date can be as grand or as low-key as you choose. I like to think of it as simply taking the time to nurture your creativity.