Glenmore Arts & Wellbeing

Glenmore Arts & Wellbeing Creating space to breathe, make and belong.

Nature-inspired workshops, sea glass creations, reclaimed art and creative wellbeing from Glenmore on the Isle of Bute.

Today my sister and I started with a blank canvas, a few colours, some big brushes and absolutely no plan.The idea was s...
17/06/2026

Today my sister and I started with a blank canvas, a few colours, some big brushes and absolutely no plan.

The idea was simple: paint feelings, not things.

The canvas began as drips, bold marks, circles and layers of colour. At one point it looked like a complete mess. Then slowly, shapes began to emerge. A vase appeared. Flowers followed.

What I love most about this painting isn’t the finished picture.

It’s that the finished image didn’t erase the journey.

Beneath the flowers are all the experiments, mistakes, changes of mind, drips and moments of uncertainty that helped create them.

Perhaps we’re a bit like that too.

The person we become doesn’t erase where we’ve been. Every experience, every lesson, every stumble and every triumph remains part of the story.

Sometimes the beauty isn’t just in the finished piece.

It’s in having the courage to begin with a blank canvas.

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✨ An afternoon of simple creativity ✨There is something special about gathering together to make things with our hands.J...
16/06/2026

✨ An afternoon of simple creativity ✨

There is something special about gathering together to make things with our hands.

Join me in the beautiful Bute Yard Tipi for a gentle afternoon creating with herbs, botanicals, natural textures and candlelight.

You’ll make:

🌿 A fragrant botanical sachet

🕯️ Decorated pillar candle

Along the way there will be refreshments, conversation, creativity and a chance to enjoy a few hours away from the rush of everyday life.

📍 Bute Yard Tipi

📅 Sunday 28th June

⏰ 2–4pm

💷 £40 including all materials and refreshments

Limited spaces available.

To book, simply send me a message 🌿

For years I thought the Scottish midge was the undisputed champion of annoying flying insects.Then I met the tiger mosqu...
16/06/2026

For years I thought the Scottish midge was the undisputed champion of annoying flying insects.

Then I met the tiger mosquito.

The midge turns up with all its pals and nibbles you to distraction.

The tiger mosquito arrives alone, silently, and leaves a bite the size of a small county.

It’s like comparing a pickpocket to a professional hitman.

As an experienced survivor of Scottish summers, I thought I was prepared.

I was not.

🦟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷😂

Under the shade of an old fig tree in the south of France, I found myself thinking about connection.Not the kind measure...
16/06/2026

Under the shade of an old fig tree in the south of France, I found myself thinking about connection.

Not the kind measured in phone calls, messages or miles travelled, but the quieter kind.

The connection between sisters sitting together after years of different journeys.

The connection between hands that create and minds that finally slow down.

The connection we feel when we stand beneath a tree that has weathered decades of sun, storms and seasons, and realise we are part of nature, not separate from it.

Later today we’ll sit with paints and canvas. No masterpiece required. Just colour, conversation and the simple pleasure of making something with our hands.

Perhaps that’s why art is so powerful. It helps bridge distances that words sometimes can’t. Between people. Between memories and the present. Between ourselves and the natural world around us.

Sometimes connection isn’t found in grand gestures.

Sometimes it’s found in the shade of a tree, a paintbrush in your hand, and someone beside you who shares a piece of your story. 🌿🎨💚

While the cigales provided the soundtrack, this little grasshopper sat quietly in the evening sun. Nature reminds us tha...
15/06/2026

While the cigales provided the soundtrack, this little grasshopper sat quietly in the evening sun. Nature reminds us that not everything needs to make a noise to be noticed. Some things simply belong, exactly where they are 🌿

15/06/2026

The Sound of Summer… and a Lesson in Patience ☀️🍇

The chorus you can hear in this video comes from the cigales (cicadas), one of the true sounds of summer in southern France.

What fascinates me most is their life cycle. A cicada can spend years hidden underground as a nymph, quietly growing and developing out of sight. Then, when the conditions are right, it emerges, sheds its old shell, unfolds its wings, and fills the air with its song.

It feels like a gentle reminder that not all growth is visible. Sometimes the most important changes happen beneath the surface, long before anyone sees the results.

Perhaps we are a little like the cigales. We spend seasons learning, healing, growing and preparing before finding our own voice.

Nature always seems to have something to teach us. 🌿

14/06/2026

French sunshine, grapevines and loquat fruit. 🍇🌿

Everywhere I go I seem to come home with new ideas, new inspiration and an even greater appreciation for the natural world.

Nature really is the best teacher.

🌿 208 followers… thank you. 🌿A year ago Glenmore was simply a dream taking shape in my mind. Today it’s becoming a place...
12/06/2026

🌿 208 followers… thank you. 🌿

A year ago Glenmore was simply a dream taking shape in my mind. Today it’s becoming a place where people can pause, create, connect with nature and find a little breathing space from busy lives.

Thank you to everyone who has followed the page, attended a workshop, bought a piece of artwork, left a review, shared a post or simply encouraged me along the way.

Every follower represents a person who believes in what we’re creating here at Glenmore, and for that I’m truly grateful.

Here’s to creativity, community, nature and whatever comes next.

With gratitude,
Jane 🌿

💚 Can we reach 250 followers by the end of summer? If you enjoy following along, please invite a friend to join us.

12/06/2026

🐬⛴️ A special send-off from Bute this morning.

As the ferry turned away from Rothesay and we began our journey to France, a pair of dolphins appeared in the bay.

Unfortunately, by the time I’d stopped admiring them and remembered I had a camera, they had vanished without a trace.

Some moments aren’t meant for social media—they’re simply gifts to enjoy in the moment.

What a lovely way to say goodbye to home for a little while. 💙

A small favour to ask…Glenmore Arts & Wellbeing has now reached 174 followers. 🌿My next milestone is 200, and I’d love y...
11/06/2026

A small favour to ask…

Glenmore Arts & Wellbeing has now reached 174 followers. 🌿

My next milestone is 200, and I’d love your help to get there.

If you’ve enjoyed my posts, workshops, artwork, gardening adventures, ducks, chickens, or simply following life at Glenmore, please consider inviting a friend to follow the page or sharing one of my posts.

Every follower helps this little Isle of Bute dream grow a little further.

Thank you for all your support so far. It means more than you know. 💚

Jane x

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