Ostara — The Quiet Beginning

At the Spring Equinox the year comes into balance. Day and night stand equal for a brief moment before the light begins to lengthen and warmth slowly returns. Ostara is a festival of awakening, fertility and new life — a time when seeds begin to stir beneath the soil and possibilities begin to take shape. … Continue reading Ostara — The Quiet Beginning →

New Moon Art Card — Two Magpies

This art card marks the new moon just before the Spring Equinox — a quiet threshold moment in the turning year. For this card I created a simple monoprint of two magpies. In folklore, magpies carry meaning and message. One for sorrow, two for joy — and I liked the sense of companionship, balance and … Continue reading New Moon Art Card — Two Magpies →

Mothering — A Mother’s Day Art Card

The next art card began with a simple drawing of a mug decorated with canal roses. What started as an idea for a Mother’s Day card gradually became a quiet reflection on mothering — not just the role, but the everyday ways care is offered and received. The canal rose motif feels especially personal. My … Continue reading Mothering — A Mother’s Day Art Card →

Full Moon Art Card – When Winter Begins to Break

There is something about this particular point in the year that always feels fragile. We are not fully in spring.It could still snow.There could still be icy mornings and hard ground. And yet… The light is different. This weekend we did something we have both been putting off for months — we cleared and sorted … Continue reading Full Moon Art Card – When Winter Begins to Break →

New Moon — Turning Gently

There’s something about this point in February that feels different. It’s still winter. It’s still damp, and the threat of frost hasn’t quite gone. But the edge has shifted. The light is lingering a little longer. There are signs of movement beneath the surface. I can feel that in myself too. For this New Moon … Continue reading New Moon — Turning Gently →

Robin – Holding Both

This time of year always carries memory for me. Today, on a date that was already marked quietly in my calendar, a robin arrived in the garden. He wasn’t dramatic. He didn’t stay long. He simply landed on the fence while I was planting bulbs — small hopeful things pressed into cold soil — and … Continue reading Robin – Holding Both →

Candlemas

Candlemas falls on the 2nd of February and marks a moment that has been recognised across many cultures as a return of light. While it has Christian origins, the simple act of lighting candles at this point in the year appears again and again in different traditions — a human response to lengthening days and … Continue reading Candlemas →