Twitter Poetry
Does anyone else still use Twitter in the era of Musk? I often head there to check in with authors, artists and other content creators who entered the platform many moons ago and still find it to be somewhere they can connect with their audience. It's somewhere that I...
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin (Book Review)
I had no idea who Rick Rubin was when I chose this book for our Patreon Book Club. It appeared on my screen courtesy of the algorithms and I chose it 1. based on the cover - yes, I am that person and 2. the three words of interest in the title: creative, act and...
Mandala Secrets News + a Patreon Ceilidh
There are only ten days left in this current cycle of my signature Mandala Magic course, ALIGNMENT and I'd hoped that I'd be able to segue directly into opening the Mandala Magic School and its launch event, Mandala Secrets. After so many years of hosting the Five...
The Art of Coorie (a creative retreat)
There's a Scots verb that we use to describe the act of nestling into a space (or person) that feels particularly appropriate at this time of year - to coorie. October is the month that sees me welcome the art of coorying. My particular version involves draping...
Something New is Coming : The Mandala Magic School
It's been almost a year since I last blogged here. Honestly, it wasn't in the plan to be absent for so long. 2022 has just been really full and my attention has been somewhat diverted. If you're in my year-long program, Mandala Magic Alignment, are a member of one of...
51 Notable Things in 2021
As we pass through the gateway of the winter solstice, I begin to see lots of messages about planning for the year ahead start to filter through. It's something that has always irked me. Like the focus of contemporary Hogmanay celebrations being all about the year...
5 Days of Mandala Magic 2021 : FREE Mandala Workshop
November is one of my favourite months of the year - not least because it's when I host my free 5 day mandala workshop event, the 5 Days of Mandala Magic! This event is a great introduction to the mandala magic art journaling process, which I've been developing for...
If I Don’t Like It, Does It Matter?
I just spent a couple of weeks in my new art studio working on a painting I ended up not liking very much. But here's the thing - the 'it' wasn't what mattered. Don't get me wrong, I'd really have loved to produce something I'm proud of, especially as I was filming...
What is Patreon?
I just celebrated my 2 year anniversary of being a Patreon creator! I know Patreon is still a new platform to many folk, so I decided to try and summarise how I work with Patreon and what benefits there are to joining me there. 🔸 Patreon is a platform that...
Healing Justice for the Witches of Scotland
That it happened some three to five hundred years or so ago makes this injustice no less pertinent. That it affected ordinary, everyday folk of whom an estimated 84% were women gives it much weight in terms of its relevance to all of us today. That this vile act was...
Birthday Weekend Giveaway + Journal Flip Through
I'm turning 50 years old this weekend, which is in many ways a surprise and in others not so much. Someone on Twitter recently posted that having been born in 1970, their marker for dates was the year 2000, therefore 1990 was ten years ago and 1985, fifteen... This is...
Hints and Tips on Compasses + Useful Stencils for Mandala Making (for participants of the 5 Days of Mandala Magic event)
Absolutely top of the list of questions I'm asked about the 5 Days of Mandala Magic event is about compasses. Which kind? What do you mean by a 'set' of compasses? Do I need a protractor and other similar equipment? So here is a short video answering your questions....