Its been a week of amazing sales and new steps. Since I started back on this art adventure many years ago, it has been a dream to have work in a gallery. This week that dream came true. In June I received an email on my Etsy shop asking me if I would like […]

A couple of days late – but I made it in the end
September 10th, 2017 by Anita MurphyLast week I vowed to write a blog post each week. I’m a little late, but I got here in the end. I’ve been thinking a lot about ceramics lately and specifically about decorating them. Some of the pots I make have pictures painted on in glazes and that is how I started out transposing […]

Revive Your Blog
September 1st, 2017 by Anita MurphyI have been following Alyson Stanfield, Art Biz Coach, for years. Recently she wrote an email about reviving your blog. Her points were interesting on why you should do so. “1 – Blogging adds fresh content to your site” Logical – but also shows the directions your work may be taking. My work is definitely […]

New Year, New Plans
January 4th, 2017 by Anita MurphyI’ve been back in England for the past 4 months and have discovered a new passion. Painting ceramics. I lurched into Christmas baubles and found that they were extremely well received and from that I have decided to give painted ceramics a go, alongside my paintings. I started with doing just a couple of dozen […]

Chasing Moonbeams
September 2nd, 2016 by Anita MurphyI’m quite enjoying flipping between different mediums and styles and am finding that it stops me from over thinking process on more “serious’ pieces. Another in the series of moonlit illustrations. I love the shape of hares as they run, from the stretched out animal to the moment it takes the next racing step.