Helen Sanderson Designs​

As September slipped quietly into October, I found myself reflecting on just how different the beginning of autumn has felt this year. September has always felt like a new beginning. For more than twenty years, it meant returning to the classroom: freshly sharpened pencils, carefully prepared displays, new names to learn and that familiar mixture of excitement and nervous energy that arrives with the start of another school year. But this September was different. While autumn

“Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien Sometimes, though, I think we wander because we are a little lost. And perhaps that isn’t such a bad thing. Sometimes it is in the wandering, in walking, noticing, creating and spending time in nature that we slowly begin to find our way back to ourselves. That was certainly true for me this summer. Losing my creative mojo through grief There are times when you don’t realise quite how lost you’ve become until, slowly, you beg

Hello lovely friends, It’s been quite a while since I last popped into your inbox, and I wanted to take a moment to say hello. This year hasn’t unfolded quite as I expected. It began with a broken wrist and surgery on my dominant right hand. As an artist, that felt like a huge setback. Yet, in true nature fashion, there was a lesson hidden in the challenge. I discovered that I could paint with my left hand, and whilst it wasn’t always easy, it reminded me that creativity ofte

Here in the UK, the first signs of spring are emerging—the delicate blossoms, the lengthening days, and that fresh, earthy scent in the air

And just like that, Autumn is here! The leaves are gently releasing their summer hues, transforming into golden crowns before shedding...

Be Still I’m writing this blog from sunny Crete while enjoying some much-needed R&R with my teenage son. It’s been so long since I last...

When life get's blurry, adjust your focus. Finding your mo-jo again. Nature is mine. What's yours?

This thought struck me, on my Sunday wanderings, as I meandered my way through woodlands, soaking up the autumnal beauty around me. I...

Autumn Wanderings.....my favourite season of all! I'm a big kid at heart, walking along and kicking up the leaves, stopping to collect...