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October 23, 2023

We Are Stardust

By popular request, we’ve reopened the 30% off coupon for Kaleidoscope 2023!  Blessings on your day sweet friend! I just finished a new lesson for Kaleidoscope 2023 and when sharing the painting on social media loads of people wanted to learn how to paint it! So, as this is a lesson on Kaleidoscope 2023, I decided to reopen Read More

September 28, 2023

Something to make you smile

News and Inspiration in September! ♥️ I had SO much fun creating this painting. He makes me smile every time I look at him! 😍😍😍  What do you think of this adorable baby panda? Doesn’t he just make you want to give him a giant squishy hug? 😊     As many of you already know, Read More

July 14, 2023

*NEW* Free Video!

News and Inspiration in July! ♥️ Hello, dear friends! I hope this email finds you well, full of joy and plenty of creative time available to you. 💕 I am currently in the middle prepping the next round of Kaleidoscope and I’m so excited to be sharing with you how to paint this beautiful painting of Elizabeth Bennet Read More

March 17, 2023

New Products & Free Events

New Products and Free Events Yay! ♥️   OMG, so many cool things to share with you today! 🤩 First up: there are now TAM COLLAGE PAPER PACKS IN THE WORLD! HUZZAH! I’ve been wanting collage papers with my art on them for years, but always something got in the way of producing them. Then recently; the wonderful Heather from ArtStacks approached me Read More

October 27, 2021

Scholarships for Life Book 2022!

  Applications Now Closed   Hey lovely friends! Last month, we ran many giveaways as part of the Life Book 2022 Taster Sessions, we ended up giving away 40 spots on Life Book 2022! Wowsa! :) The winners of these giveaways were randomly chosen, not based on financial situations, so now it is time to Read More

October 26, 2021

Self Empathy Portrait

How have you been doing since the Life Book Taster Sessions finished? Going through art withdrawal symptoms? I totally understand! When I don’t art for a while, I really feel it! Art withdrawal symptoms tend to manifest as feeling grumpy, ungrounded and stuck! Luckily there are always solutions to art withdrawal! Firstly; come join us on Life Read More

August 09, 2021

The Beast

The Beast. I spent 4 hours wrestling with this beast of a painting last night. It’s a beast because it’s large 20 x 20”, and it’s a beast because it was created on heavy, cradled (maple) wood board. It was also a beast because it fought me with a snarl, tooth and nail. You likely Read More

July 12, 2021

Art Supplies to Take on Vacation

I’ve just come back from a week away in Cornwall. Even though it was rainy and the bed wasn’t very comfortable it was just wonderful to get away with the kids and lovely husband for a week! We had a lot of fun and I managed to cram in quite a bit of creative time! Read More

June 08, 2021

Join me while I create another double spread in my art journal!

I’m excited as I’ve just uploaded another new episode of ‘Finish a Journal’ on my youtube channel! I made it to episode 6, which is quite a big feat for me as I don’t often manage to keep going on my own youtube series, ha ha. In this video, I fill up another double spread in my art Read More

April 23, 2020

Tam’s Life Lessons – updated!

Four years ago I turned 40 years old which I thought was a truly momentous occasion. I mean, to make it to 40 without even dying is a pretty spectacular feat in my books, ammirite my 40-something friends? Even though I felt nowhere near a successful adult (and still to this day find myself fumbling Read More

March 27, 2020

💜 Free resources for staying home.

Explore Our Free Resources Dear Creative Friend, Sending you a hug and love while we are collectively going through these very strange times. I hope you are managing to stay grounded and calm, perhaps with your art supplies and some music. I had an insight the other day after another 2 hours of crying and Read More