For quite some time, my creative space has sat pretty silent. Chronic illness has a way of shrinking your world until your only “craft” is survival mode. Lately, the urge to create has returned—not as a loud roar, but as a quiet whisper, gentle marks appearing on pristine surfaces, stitches in fabric… While creativity begins…
Category: motivation
Last few days of winter Sale
I’m truly grateful to have seen so many visitors these past few weeks and I’d like to thank you for supporting my small business…supporting me. Honestly, it’s a real lifeline; a small outlet for expression and connection. http://www.etsy.com/shop/wildthymestudio Still a few small works on paper as well as etchings, woodcuts and larger works on canvas….
What became of my mark making?
I’ve been enjoying the marks made by using a dip pen and sumi ink. Next I took a wet square brush and pulled it along the ink. For more contrast I brushed the ink on wet into wet. As you’ll see from the video it’s an effective and swift process to capture a moment. By…
Coming back
It’s been a while I know, I’ve been taking time for physical recovery. Now the awe and wonder at what is possible begins to surface. Tomorrow I have a change of scenery booked, a driver ( my son thank you) a warm space for creating (thank you Dunwich town trust) and the potential for a…
Finding Peace
Finding Peace is from a series of works, Whispering Reflections completed earlier in the year and exhibited at Snape Maltings. (The same week the fabulous Singh Twins were revealing their own extraordinary exhibition). Many of the originals have been sold including one of the three large paintings titled, Finding Balance. I am grateful for the…
At Last…
Going from having a sketch of an idea in my mind to then not quite sure how I’m going to create it: all about the journey. My love of the unexpected outcomes in printmaking is what holds my interest. Pushing the boundaries of overlapping ink gradients to a painterly finish. Will the previous layer peer…
Finding Peace
This is one of three large paintings from my Whispering Reflections series As the light plays across the surface in my studio, I realise that this static image doesn’t do the image justice. How easy it would be at this point to wrap it up and pack it away. Yet I understand that I am…
Exhibition:Elemental 2
Looking forward to opening our exhibition to the public on Thursday 8th May 2025. Much of my work this year is part of a series of work I’ve chosen to call Whispering Reflections. More of the story and process to follow…
Four East Anglian Artists
Exhibition ELEMENTAL begins 9th May. See a flavour of work below
Walking in the Rain
When the moment for action arose rain became my creative inspiration rather than a hurdle. We encounter so many hurdles/obstacles in daily living. These are really an opportunity to change focus, adjust our perspective. For example, my recent experience with tendonitis & sacroiliac joint disfunction was pretty debilitating. After treatment for my joint I was…
Susan Whatling 