Hats in a Pandemic

My Mary Poppins is a bit daring don't you think? The sun has temporarily gone behind the clouds but the...

Lost at Sea I made this hat at the beginning of the pandemic when all the distraction stuff about toilet...

I've got the key, but where is the door.

Owning it. There will come a time in the life of every white woman when she has the courage to...

Burning with desire. Time to create a better world. Our hearts must burn with desire to change what is, our...

Break the chains. If we don't, who will? See Hat 50.

Reminder! As weather conditions weirdly change from extreme hot to extreme cold it creates ideal conditions to catch the flu....

After navigating a lot of strange hats they unexpectedly came to the edge of the table. It was all rather...

Freedom for humanity. Out of all 50 hats this is the only one I was asked to make and was...

Nothing like wearing a giant clog on your head to start up Sunday,

Pot pourie in the making. Petals picked at the right time and left to dry. It's a twice daily ritual....

None of them had ever seen a chicken before.

Nutkins listened to Grandpa's stories with amazement.

Captain Nut's (hat 38) mum was worried about the hat maker. "Hmmmm" she said, gently stroking her pet Nutkins. ‘She...

The Second Wave. Learning to surf the fear. Some of these hats take time coming from the initial idea into...

The Problem with Plastic. Single use plastic disturbs me. Throwing it away doesn’t feel right, even though its supposedly recycled....

Look Who's Been Lying Again! It's hat 23 again with additions. Also called "Am I just a puppet on a...

The Quantum Factor. Because Mr. Mischief dropped in (two hats back) and provoked me, I started to see that rascal...

A Soft Touch Out of all the hats I have made I think this one is really brilliant. I love...

Bird Woman This hat draws your attention to the amount of birds killed on the main route from Dover to...

King Lear. 'I am old and foolish and understand it not. The art of our necessities is strange that can...

The Magic TV2 Hat / Forest Dancer When the TV guys came to interview me they asked if I could...

Singing for the chickens in captivity. My chicken kept winking at me when I passed it. Then I remembered the...

Barking Up The Wrong Tree 40 days of hat making has got me thinking!

Something Exotic That fern just begged me to put it on my head. How could I refuse?

Captain Nut. Here to serve and save nuts world wide.

Don't you go messin' with Mizz Lizzy. I'll be darned if it ain't Mizz Lizzy down from the ranch. What's...

Enlightened. I must not let the hats and all the praising go to my head. I remind myself daily amidst...

Love Sushi. Years of saving the little sauce fishes one used to get with sushi has finally paid off, their...

I've got my eye on you. These days when our personal freedom is being discussed there is much talk concerning...

Anyone for a nice cup of tea?

Being Played As my life moved on, it became more and more apparent I was part of a game.

Disappointed. There was no crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Pineal Activation Finally, after a lot of focused effort, her pineal gland burst into flames. She was one step further...

The Enchanting Spin Doctor. The ugly bug ball was full of surprises. Maybe she should have stayed at home and...

The bonnet she wore to the ball. Nothing could hold her back, her resilience was strong. With the help of...

A piece of pink plastic 'I've got a present for you', he said excitedly, handing me a large wodge of...

Just another brick... We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom...

Gardener's Nightmare. Undercover agent Dizzy Lizzy in disguise. Gardener's Nightmare is a code name for an international operation. Don't be...

Needle Therapy After 24 days of the Hat Attack and all the associated symptoms..an over-inflated ego, exhibitionist syndrome, exposing myself...

The Ultimate Lie Detector

Detective Daniels on the case. By the time I was 14 I had read every Agatha Christie book available. There...

Head in the Clouds   Getting my head above the clouds was no easy task.

Taking a Break

Hunting for truth, looking for traps

When in doubt eat fruit Wishing you all a fruitful Sunday. I am delighted that my submission for this book...

3D Life certainly looked better through the 3D glasses.

Powerless

Anything for a quiet life.

The Brain Train This one had to be a video for obvious reasons. I sent it to my grandson who...

Caught up in the net The bird on top is a hat in itself. Made from an old covered butter...

Easter Bonnet Happy Easter everyone wherever you are. May your day be fluffy and light.

Numbness Earlier today I posted a nice little hat called The Garden Party. I was avoiding my feelings. I actually...

The Garden Party Reinventing plastic waste. This is part of my collection of Easter bonnets, of which I have many....

Plain & Simple Good morning lovely people. Thank you for your kind words about my hats. Your enthusiasm has spurred...

All Tied Up What with one thing and another I got all tied up. Art piece no.9 is transforming all...

Dicey Times Thinking caps. Hat no 8. Dicey Times. This hat has a strong connection with hat 6. It's all...

The Garlic Eater Eating garlic was one of her favourite pastimes. She loved it.

It's All Between My Ears My Thinking Caps are small ‘captures’ of how I relate to our current adversity and...

No Escape As I paint, I ponder. My mind runs over all the books I have read, the films I...

Hope for the Future Actually this hat was made by Lisbeth Finch and Morton for my birthday. It seemed a very...

What's Going On? From the moment I was out on my sun rise balcony at 6.45 it felt different. Instead...

Dancing with Death I am using creativity and humour to process my inner life. I purchased this very good mask,...

Subversive Granny At school, we spent quite some time studying George Orwell’s 1984. He was a popular talking point in...

I’m documenting my response to Covid-19 in a series of hats for a pandemic. From my safe and comfortable perspective in a...

Winter is long. When spring arrives, bringing with it new life in the garden, I can feel my heart leap....

My Mother and Child piece continues to be a work in progress. Even though I painted it a year ago...

2019 was a year that shook me.... I'm looking forward to 2020 and allowing the disparate parts of me to...