Category: General News

Midsummer

June 16th, 2018 by

The Broadway Arts Festival  .  .      The Broadway Arts Festival was amazing and taking part in the Art Beat weekend a great experience – I have made new friends and caught up with old.  I am never sure how much stock to take with me so although I sold well I have lots of […]

Featured Illustrator at SCWBI

June 5th, 2018 by

I am delighted to be the featured illustrator for June in Words and Pictures the online magazine for SCWBI (The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators)   “   “This month’s Featured Illustrator is Catherine Hyde. A fine art graduate of Central School of Art, Catherine has crafted a career in painting and, latterly, award […]

Broadway Arts Festival

May 30th, 2018 by

Broadway Arts Festival   I am very much looking forward to The Broadway Arts Festival next week. I will be showing and demonstrating my work at The Art Beat weekend 8 – 10 June and giving a  talk and demonstration of Clayboard painting on Sunday 10th June at 2.30-3.30pm. Alongside my work I will have […]

My birthday treat

May 27th, 2018 by

15% off everything in The Mistletoe Tree Shop until 29th May with code Catherine28   It is traditional in my family that I begin mentioning the fact that my birthday is at the end of May at least a month if not more in advance.  This year I have been very lax about this self […]

Framed prints

May 13th, 2018 by

Lightfast Framed Prints I am very pleased to be able to offer small lightfast prints in a crisp white box frame.   At £30.00 each they are affordable to collect as well as being lovely readymade and long lasting gifts for friends and family. Over the next weeks I am going to be adding lots of […]

May

May 1st, 2018 by

Beltane: The beginning of Summer 1st May: Beltane: my favourite month, my birthday month.  The month of the Hawthorn and Flora Day. This months featured image of a glowing May Tree is called ‘The rising moon’ is a new print in the shop and on offer for £65  

April Offer

April 11th, 2018 by

To celebrate the blue skies, nest building, leafing and budding all around this month everything in The Mistletoe Tree Shop  has 15% off with this code: SPRING15   We have had some glorious weather here in Cornwall and the lengthening days mean that the sun is filling the garden from mid morning.  Everything is budding […]

As the days grow lighter

March 5th, 2018 by

The end of February brought spectacular weather to Cornwall – we haven’t seen snow for years so the blizzard winds that transformed the landscape were even more special.  We lit the wood burner, made warming soups and stew and played in the snow like children.  Two days of magic gone overnight under the onset of […]

Crows, trees and plans

February 17th, 2018 by

We are half way through February already! The year, as so often it seems is galloping away like the seasons pursuing the hare.. After many weeks of mists and cold, rain and hail today has dawned, like yesterday, softly pink. The air is still glacial but holds a scent that is murmuring about Spring edging […]

At the end of January

January 31st, 2018 by

At the end of January January has raced away: a month of fierce winds and rain, sudden rainbows and shafts of sunlight.  In the garden the eggy yellow crocus’ and fragile snow drops are growing in to the lengthening days.  I am enjoying the quiet and sitting snug in my studio enjoying exploring new mediums and […]