This month I attended my first Art In The Pen, they were in their third year. Art In The Pen is held in the auction mart in Skipton, Yorkshire and is a wonderful place to buy art and craft and meet the artists. We were very lucky with the weather during the day so there was a really good turn out. Check out the website, www.artinthepen.org

Also it was the first time that Marmaduke (my beaten up camper) came to work with me. It was quite a challenge to display work in such an unusual setting, I think I did quite well as you can see from the picture. I enjoyed seeing how imaginative other artist were with the space. All in all a great weekend.

As for the rest of August – well it may be early for most of you to be even thinking of uttering the word Christmas! However preparations are already under way to ensure a wealth of new products and designs for you to buy as Christmas gifts for loved ones – or yourself!