Slowly the landscape is acquiring new tones of green, silver, pink and white. The trees are finally showing their leaves and new flowers bloom here and there, like a festival of colour. Happy Spring everyone! — Aos poucos, a paisagem vai ganhando novos tons de verde, prateado, rosa e branco. As árvores estão finalmente a…
Gargoyles were designed as a means to prevent rainwater from destroying masonry during the medieval ages. They also represent the craftsmanship of medieval masons who worked on each creature as an individual piece of art, to represent beasts, animals or grotesque figures. Some gargoyles were meant to be a representation of evil and scare worshipers,…
Despite the weather forecast – snow, wind and low temperatures – this morning we took the bus to Anstruther. It was well worth it! Anstruther is a small fishing village in East Neuk with colourful houses facing a small bay and the view of the Isle of May on the horizon. It is very easy…
Although it snows quite often in Scotland St. Andrews seems to go through most of the Winter without a white coat. In the rare occasions that it does snow the landscape becomes magical and impressive. From the snow falling upon the shore cliffs to the golf greens covered in white and suddenly transformed in a…
A few weeks ago I got an e-mail from Elvira Krick through Flickr inviting me to take part in the group 12 polymer clay projects in 2013. I couldn’t say no, firstly because I think that Elvira’s work is fantastic and inspiring, and second because it is a great opportunity to challenge myself and share…
Snow has finally arrived to St. Andrews… yesterday it snowed all morning and looking at the window I could see the snow falling upon the fields and the beach. It was magical! I like to go out in this weather, feel the crunch of fresh snow under my feet and the flakes sitting on my…
Although it is not officially winter yet, the temperatures have dropped and I can’t go outside without my gloves and a warm coat. The streets are covered in ice, and in the places where the sun doesn’t reach they keep like this all day. On the other hand, this last week has presented St. Andrews with lovely…
Walking along the coast of St. Andrews it is almost impossible not to notice the large variety of sea birds. Common gulls and herring gulls are an obvious part of it but you can easily find eiders, arctic terns, shags, fulmars or oystercatchers – the list goes on. Watching them makes me want to capture…
I am part of the PT Team, an Etsy group that gathers makers with some connection to Portugal. It is amazing how much you can learn and grow when you share and during this year it has been an honour to be part of this community. Today the team blog features a post about St.…
Fall has definitely arrived to St. Andrews. The trees have gone from green to beautiful shades of red, yellow and brown while some birds, such as the black headed gulls and the eiders, have already changed their plumage into winter coats. It feels good to go for a walk in the sunny afternoons and to…
