I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to teach creativity through making art, and it is something I love to do. The balance of studio work and teaching workshops means I keep active, get time out of the studio, and have the pleasure of encouraging others to get creative and have time out from their hectic lives too.

I am a strong believer in there being a time and place for everything. I wasn't ready to tackle this difficult subject until I had done the 30-day challenge. But there is more to it. I have featured nests in previous works like a tiny nest in a tree or a textured nest in a bird painting. But solo nests have to have impact to be successful as a piece of work.

The first idea I had for this series was in the night when I was staying in hotel in Norwich. It was during that short period between being awake and drifting off to sleep. This time, known as hypnagogia, is a special time and is well recognised as being a highly creative "twilght zone". It doesn't happen to me often, but when it does it results in a creative solution or creative new idea and it's amazing! On this occassion I leapt out of bed and sketched my idea and wrote it

This year I am concentrating on capturing the wildness of landscapes. From the air movement to the busy life of growing plants and...