Roots and Feathers

27/10/2025

We are now on YouTube!

Freestyle painting with Leigh Cripps! - 90 minute challenge.Paint a winter scene.

23/10/2025

A bit wet and windy out there today. 🍁🍂

19/10/2025

Have you ever wanted to learn how to paint?
Join me on our new online art class.

Introductory price £25.
Everyone welcome, suitable for complete beginners.
https://www.rootsandfeathers.co.uk/course-2-1

17/10/2025

Ever dreamed of painting a breathtaking Moorland landscape?

Learn the secrets to textured canvases and mastering materials with Leigh Cripps' online workshop!
Perfect for beginners, art enthusiasts & aspiring artists.
Create your account now and unlock this course + future classes!
https://www.rootsandfeathers.co.uk/course-2-1

12/10/2025

That's the rosehip syrup done!
Just in time to help fight the winter colds.

09/10/2025

Sneak peek into October in the book
‘The Seasonal Alchemist’ written by Victoria.
For every month of the year, there are tips what to forage or harvest, seasonal recipes, astrology and yoga practice.
It’s now also available on Amazon as a kindle edition.
Alternatively, the e-book is available on our website.

https://www.rootsandfeathers.co.uk/e-book

05/10/2025

The recent stormy weather has brought the chestnuts down. A lovely day for foraging about. 🍄🌰

02/10/2025

October arrives quietly and here we have gracefully stepped into the deep, reflective energies of autumn - a sacred time of letting go and gathering wisdom.
We are blessed with serene days that call us to wander through our woodlands, meadows and the land.
As the daylight softens, the longer nights gently cradle us, inviting deep meditation and inner stillness in this precious moment of perfect balance.
🍂

26/09/2025

Some photos from our 'Paint a Golden Hare' art class at Townsend House in Minehead.
I was really impressed with the work produced today.
The drawings of the hares by the students were amazing and they all managed extremely well applying the gold leaf foil.
All illustration work takes time and it's basically all in the planning.
The class was to demonstrate the steps that need to be thought about even before paint is applied to the paper.
How to capture movement in a subject, which areas to mask out before applying a wash. Working down the illustration in order to keep the work clean and smudge free
A simple illustration, suitable for a greeting card or book design, but there's still a lot of work involved.
Well done to the artists attending today, fantastic work 👏 🎨🎨

23/09/2025

Well, would you believe it.
A puffball growing in our garden!
We didn't have to forage far for this one.
That's dinner sorted 😋