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Full moon tonight, the Cold Moon and the last full moon of the year. It feels like a time of emptying and soft vulnerability as we move toward the darkest day. A pause, a breath, a quiet settling.

How has today been for you?

I’ve had a mixed one myself. I managed to badly burn my hand but still found the courage for a cold swim in the sea, and even ticked off a few important jobs. Now I’m looking forward to an evening with some special friends making wreaths and fire. 🌕❄️🌊✨

#coldmoon #winterfullmoon #endofyearenergy #seasonofstillness #mythiclife #seaswimming #wintertide #creativejourney #wintercrafting #wreathmaking #flotsam_fables

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Full moon tonight, the Cold Moon and the last full moon of the year. It feels like a time of emptying and soft vulnerability as we move toward the darkest day. A pause, a breath, a quiet settling. How has today been for you? I’ve had a mixed one myself. I managed to badly burn my hand but still found the courage for a cold swim in the sea, and even ticked off a few important jobs. Now I’m looking forward to an evening with some special friends making wreaths and fire. 🌕❄️🌊✨ #coldmoon #winterfullmoon #endofyearenergy #seasonofstillness #mythiclife #seaswimming #wintertide #creativejourney #wintercrafting #wreathmaking #flotsam_fables

1 week ago

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Hello friends,

Over this last year or so, more and more I’ve been thinking about freedom and autonomy in my creative practice, giving myself permission to wander, to experiment, and to choose my own pace and my own way.

After two decades in the arts, this hasn’t always been easy. When I was working on big projects with looming deadlines, there wasn’t space for detours or mistakes. I often had to cling to the materials and processes I knew would behave themselves.

But stepping out of the “shoulds” and returning to what feels true has been deeply liberating: following the wild pull of an idea, changing direction when something no longer fits, trusting myself to know what I need next. And honestly, we learn far more from our missteps than from our perfectly polished successes.

When I give myself that spaciousness, real, breathing space, the work softens, opens, expands. New paths appear. Possibility returns.

Art, like life, grows best when it’s given room to stretch its wings.

Here’s to creative freedom, gentle self-direction, and the joy of choosing our own path. 🕊️✨

#flotsam_fables

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Hello friends, Over this last year or so, more and more I’ve been thinking about freedom and autonomy in my creative practice, giving myself permission to wander, to experiment, and to choose my own pace and my own way. After two decades in the arts, this hasn’t always been easy. When I was working on big projects with looming deadlines, there wasn’t space for detours or mistakes. I often had to cling to the materials and processes I knew would behave themselves. But stepping out of the “shoulds” and returning to what feels true has been deeply liberating: following the wild pull of an idea, changing direction when something no longer fits, trusting myself to know what I need next. And honestly, we learn far more from our missteps than from our perfectly polished successes. When I give myself that spaciousness, real, breathing space, the work softens, opens, expands. New paths appear. Possibility returns. Art, like life, grows best when it’s given room to stretch its wings. Here’s to creative freedom, gentle self-direction, and the joy of choosing our own path. 🕊️✨ #flotsam_fables

2 weeks ago

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I’ve been working on this crow’s head today. Eventually it will be painted, but for now I’m strangely fond of the unintentional pink eyes, the red dyed seeds I used have tinted the clay a soft pink. A small alchemy I didn’t expect 🖤✨

I have been feeling a little sad recently, and quietly making this chap feels like a healing thing to do. Blessings to you lovely folk.. 🐦‍⬛🕯️

#wip #crows #mythicart #creaturemaker #clayart #flotsam_fables

I’ve been working on this crow’s head today. Eventually it will be painted, but for now I’m strangely fond of the unintentional pink eyes, the red dyed seeds I used have tinted the clay a soft pink. A small alchemy I didn’t expect 🖤✨

I have been feeling a little sad recently, and quietly making this chap feels like a healing thing to do. Blessings to you lovely folk.. 🐦‍⬛🕯️

#wip #crows #mythicart #creaturemaker #clayart #flotsam_fables

I’ve been working on this crow’s head today. Eventually it will be painted, but for now I’m strangely fond of the unintentional pink eyes, the red dyed seeds I used have tinted the clay a soft pink. A small alchemy I didn’t expect 🖤✨

I have been feeling a little sad recently, and quietly making this chap feels like a healing thing to do. Blessings to you lovely folk.. 🐦‍⬛🕯️

#wip #crows #mythicart #creaturemaker #clayart #flotsam_fables

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I’ve been working on this crow’s head today. Eventually it will be painted, but for now I’m strangely fond of the unintentional pink eyes, the red dyed seeds I used have tinted the clay a soft pink. A small alchemy I didn’t expect 🖤✨ I have been feeling a little sad recently, and quietly making this chap feels like a healing thing to do. Blessings to you lovely folk.. 🐦‍⬛🕯️ #wip #crows #mythicart #creaturemaker #clayart #flotsam_fables

2 weeks ago

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On this eve of the crescent moon, here are some recent photos of Melangell by @andrewabphotography @unity_theatre , wearing her beautiful new crescent-moon crown by @coppermossjewellery 🌛✨

Melangell is a cherished figure in Welsh mythology ✨ the patron saint of hares and wild creatures. An Irish princess who fled an arranged marriage, she found refuge in a Welsh forest where a hunted hare hid beneath her skirts. Moved by her deep connection with nature, the Prince of Powys granted her the valley that became her sanctuary 🌿🐇

Her hares feel like symbols of hidden wisdom, truths revealed only through patience, stillness and listening to the land. For me, Melangell embodies intuition, solitude and the quiet path toward inner knowing 🌙
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#Melangell #WelshMythology #Hares #SacredFeminine #FolkloreArt #FlotsamFables #CrescentMoon #MythicCreatures #Intuition #MythologyInArt #andrewabphotography #unitytheatre #coppermossjewellery #flotsam_fables

On this eve of the crescent moon, here are some recent photos of Melangell by @andrewabphotography @unity_theatre , wearing her beautiful new crescent-moon crown by @coppermossjewellery 🌛✨

Melangell is a cherished figure in Welsh mythology ✨ the patron saint of hares and wild creatures. An Irish princess who fled an arranged marriage, she found refuge in a Welsh forest where a hunted hare hid beneath her skirts. Moved by her deep connection with nature, the Prince of Powys granted her the valley that became her sanctuary 🌿🐇

Her hares feel like symbols of hidden wisdom, truths revealed only through patience, stillness and listening to the land. For me, Melangell embodies intuition, solitude and the quiet path toward inner knowing 🌙
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#Melangell #WelshMythology #Hares #SacredFeminine #FolkloreArt #FlotsamFables #CrescentMoon #MythicCreatures #Intuition #MythologyInArt #andrewabphotography #unitytheatre #coppermossjewellery #flotsam_fables

On this eve of the crescent moon, here are some recent photos of Melangell by @andrewabphotography @unity_theatre , wearing her beautiful new crescent-moon crown by @coppermossjewellery 🌛✨

Melangell is a cherished figure in Welsh mythology ✨ the patron saint of hares and wild creatures. An Irish princess who fled an arranged marriage, she found refuge in a Welsh forest where a hunted hare hid beneath her skirts. Moved by her deep connection with nature, the Prince of Powys granted her the valley that became her sanctuary 🌿🐇

Her hares feel like symbols of hidden wisdom, truths revealed only through patience, stillness and listening to the land. For me, Melangell embodies intuition, solitude and the quiet path toward inner knowing 🌙
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#Melangell #WelshMythology #Hares #SacredFeminine #FolkloreArt #FlotsamFables #CrescentMoon #MythicCreatures #Intuition #MythologyInArt #andrewabphotography #unitytheatre #coppermossjewellery #flotsam_fables

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On this eve of the crescent moon, here are some recent photos of Melangell by @andrewabphotography @unity_theatre , wearing her beautiful new crescent-moon crown by @coppermossjewellery 🌛✨ Melangell is a cherished figure in Welsh mythology ✨ the patron saint of hares and wild creatures. An Irish princess who fled an arranged marriage, she found refuge in a Welsh forest where a hunted hare hid beneath her skirts. Moved by her deep connection with nature, the Prince of Powys granted her the valley that became her sanctuary 🌿🐇 Her hares feel like symbols of hidden wisdom, truths revealed only through patience, stillness and listening to the land. For me, Melangell embodies intuition, solitude and the quiet path toward inner knowing 🌙 . . . . . #Melangell #WelshMythology #Hares #SacredFeminine #FolkloreArt #FlotsamFables #CrescentMoon #MythicCreatures #Intuition #MythologyInArt #andrewabphotography #unitytheatre #coppermossjewellery #flotsam_fables

3 weeks ago

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I’m on my way home now after a wonderful day travelling down to London to be interviewed by @zarigallerylondon for their blog, newsletter and selected partner publications. ✨
It’s been a bright and beautiful day, perfect for travelling, and the interview went really well. I’m super grateful to have been invited down and to share more about my work. 🌿
I even managed to get some sewing done on my next piece during the journey home. 🧵🚆
Feeling inspired and very thankful. 💛
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#ArtistJourney #ArtMagic #StudioLife #LondonDay #CreativePath #TextileArt #MythicArt #GratefulHeart #zarigallery #flotsam_fables

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I’m on my way home now after a wonderful day travelling down to London to be interviewed by @zarigallerylondon for their blog, newsletter and selected partner publications. ✨ It’s been a bright and beautiful day, perfect for travelling, and the interview went really well. I’m super grateful to have been invited down and to share more about my work. 🌿 I even managed to get some sewing done on my next piece during the journey home. 🧵🚆 Feeling inspired and very thankful. 💛 . . . . . #ArtistJourney #ArtMagic #StudioLife #LondonDay #CreativePath #TextileArt #MythicArt #GratefulHeart #zarigallery #flotsam_fables

3 weeks ago

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Hello folks,

Yesterday’s new moon arrived quietly, and I’ve been sitting with the sense of emptiness it brings. As the last of the autumn colours fade, the nights draw in, and the cold settles over everything, I can feel winter edging closer.

I’ve been doing a lot of painful letting go lately, releasing old expectations, loosening my grip on imagined futures, and allowing things to fall away that no longer fit. This new moon feels like an invitation to turn inward, to honour our limits, and to pause long enough to notice what’s stirring in the quiet.

Perhaps this is the moment to cradle the emptiness like an open cauldron, and gently ask ourselves:
What do I want to fill it with next?

#newmoon
#newmoonenergy
#seasonofrelease
#lettinggo
#innerwinter
#winteriscoming
#creativepause
#mythandmagic
#mythmakers
#modernfolklore
#flotsamfables
#artistlifeuk
#womenwhocreate
#intuitiveart
#slowmagic
#quietalchemy
#folkloreandfairytales
#naturewisdom
#seasonalsoul
#flotsam_fables

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Hello folks, Yesterday’s new moon arrived quietly, and I’ve been sitting with the sense of emptiness it brings. As the last of the autumn colours fade, the nights draw in, and the cold settles over everything, I can feel winter edging closer. I’ve been doing a lot of painful letting go lately, releasing old expectations, loosening my grip on imagined futures, and allowing things to fall away that no longer fit. This new moon feels like an invitation to turn inward, to honour our limits, and to pause long enough to notice what’s stirring in the quiet. Perhaps this is the moment to cradle the emptiness like an open cauldron, and gently ask ourselves: What do I want to fill it with next? #newmoon #newmoonenergy #seasonofrelease #lettinggo #innerwinter #winteriscoming #creativepause #mythandmagic #mythmakers #modernfolklore #flotsamfables #artistlifeuk #womenwhocreate #intuitiveart #slowmagic #quietalchemy #folkloreandfairytales #naturewisdom #seasonalsoul #flotsam_fables

3 weeks ago

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