Wild Midlands

16/10/2026

I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted as a new member of the Association of Animal Artists. Please take a look at the talent and gallery of beautiful artwork on their website.
I’ve missed the autumn exhibition but i’ll definitely work on something for the spring event next year. I’m just so thrilled to be on this creative journey and sharing it with you.

10/10/2026

If you are stuck for something to do, lots of lovely artisan and makers here today. Just £4.00 to enter and you get to walk around the lovely house and gardens.

🍂 TODAY - AUTUMN MARKET! 🍂

The Autumn Market is set to be our best yet with 58 stalls in attendance - it's not too late to attend, you can buy tickets on the door!

📅 Saturday 10th October
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 Middleton Hall & Gardens, Middleton, Tamworth, Warwickshire, B78 2AE

With unique artworks jewellery, w**e, homewares, artisan crafts, gifts for pets, children's toys, and even garden sculptures - you're bound to find something special just for you and your loved ones at the Autumn Market! Go ahead and treat yourself to a day of shopping in the beautiful surroundings of Middleton Hall & Gardens.

Why not make a day of it and enjoy:
🛍️ Peruse and enjoy 60 stalls, including hot food and drinks!
🏛️ Free access to hall and gardens included
🫖 Take some rest and refreshment in our tearoom - Willughbys
🌷 Enjoy our stunning gardens
🛍️ Visit our shopping courtyard

10/10/2026

All set up ready at middletonhallgardens. 2nd event ready! Autumnal theme for this one. Opens 11am. £4.00 pp entry

09/10/2026

I’ll be at this event tomorrow. My second ever event. Very excited about it. Been working on christmas cards!

🍂 TOMORROW - AUTUMN MARKET! 🍂

The Autumn Market is set to be our best yet with 58 stalls in attendance - we'll see you there!

📅 Saturday 10th October
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 Middleton Hall & Gardens, Middleton, Tamworth, Warwickshire, B78 2AE

With unique artworks jewellery, w**e, homewares, artisan crafts, gifts for pets, children's toys, and even garden sculptures - you're bound to find something special just for you and your loved ones at the Autumn Market! Go ahead and treat yourself to a day of shopping in the beautiful surroundings of Middleton Hall & Gardens.

Why not make a day of it and enjoy:
🛍️ Peruse and enjoy 60 stalls, including hot food and drinks!
🏛️ Free access to hall and gardens included
🫖 Take some rest and refreshment in our tearoom - Willughbys
🌷 Enjoy our stunning gardens
🛍️ Visit our shopping courtyard

Take a look back at our socials to see the traders who'll be attending and get a sneak peak of their products on their socials.

🎟️ Click link in bio for tickets - just £4 each - every ticket purchase goes to the upkeep and renovation of the hall and gardens!

08/09/2026

Looking forward to this. 😃

05/09/2026

I’ll be there showcasing new christmas card designs of my artwork and some new designs featuring spooky critters of the season 🕸️🕷️🦇🦉🍄🍁🍂

🍂5 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL MIDDLETON HALL'S AUTUMN MARKET!🍂

We cannot wait for you to join us at our next seasonal market this October!

📅Saturday 10th October
⏰11am - 4pm
📍Middleton Hall & Gardens, Middleton, Tamworth, Warwickshire, B78 2AE

With unique artworks jewellery, w**e, homewares, artisan crafts, gifts for pets, children's toys, and even garden sculptures - you're bound to find something special just for you and your loved ones at the Autumn Market! Go ahead and treat yourself to a day of shopping in the beautiful surroundings of Middleton Hall & Gardens.

Why not make a day of it and enjoy:
🛍️Over 40 stalls to peruse and enjoy! Including hot food and drinks!
🏛️Free access to hall and gardens included
🫖Take some rest and refreshment in our tearoom - Willughbys
🌷Enjoy our stunning gardens
🛍️Visit our shopping courtyard

Traders will be announced on socials weekly, starting next week! Watch this space! 👀

🎟️Get your market tickets here - just £4 each - every ticket purchase goes to the upkeep and renovation of the hall and gardens! - https://www.middleton-hall.co.uk/event-details/autumn-market-2026

05/09/2026

Seems too early for Christmas but i’ve been working on some Christmas cards to sell at my next market on 10th October. Here’s a sneak preview of afew of them. What do you think?

01/09/2026

Thought i’d work on a willow tit as part of the collection. It is often confused with a marsh tit. The only real way to be certain is listening to their call as the differences are very subtle and not reliable. I enjoyed doing this. It is coloured pencil drawing on watercolour paper.

28/08/2026

I’ve been working on a retirement gift for a colleague. I’d asked what his favourite animal was and he said a lion as it represented Jesus. So i did some googling and found that the lion and lamb had important symbolisation in christian faith. So i had a think, found some free reference photos and created my own artwork for him. I hope he likes it.

31/07/2026

We have been visited by a small flock of young starlings over the last few weeks. They are very efficient at emptying the bird feeders and I love the social chat they make. I think the ground is so hard, because of drought conditions, the feeders have been really important. The parent birds are so beautiful and colourful. I hadn’t really appreciated how exotic looking they are until i started drawing one🎨. It has been really challenging to mimic the pearlescent shine on their feathers.

Starlings have declined in recent decades and are now listed as a red listed species of conservation concern. I’m happy to help them out during this difficult summer. I hope they stay and put on a mini murmuration for us. ☺️🐦‍⬛🪺