Erica
@madelinart.bsky.social
Artist, painter, jeweller, coppersmith, miniatures and any other medium that doesn't have the good sense to run away fast enough.
Nature is my happy place but I have a soft spot for Whitby so here's a rare pic without crowds of tourists. #whitbyharbour #Yorkshirephotos
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nature is my happy place but I have a soft spot for Whitby so here's a rare pic without crowds of tourists. #whitbyharbour #Yorkshirephotos
The reservoirs of the Peak District are overflowing again following the summer's drought. #winterwalks #winterscene
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The reservoirs of the Peak District are overflowing again following the summer's drought. #winterwalks #winterscene
Metal bashing is good for the soul, if not neighbourly relations. I have been making lichen and brackets and am wondering if I can remain enthusiastic long enough to decorate a load of books, decorate an entire book case or create a jewellery collection. #fungilove #fungiart #coppersmithing
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Metal bashing is good for the soul, if not neighbourly relations. I have been making lichen and brackets and am wondering if I can remain enthusiastic long enough to decorate a load of books, decorate an entire book case or create a jewellery collection. #fungilove #fungiart #coppersmithing
It's been raining for what feels like weeks and even when the sun does come out, there is mud everywhere. January however brings the possibility of beautiful, clean snow. Nothing cleans muddy boots like stomping through snowdrifts!
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's been raining for what feels like weeks and even when the sun does come out, there is mud everywhere. January however brings the possibility of beautiful, clean snow. Nothing cleans muddy boots like stomping through snowdrifts!
Oyster mushrooms have nothing you can mistake them for, making them a safe bet when it comes to picking. I prefer to leave them though because they are so beautiful. #fungifriends #fungilovers #fungifoto
December 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Oyster mushrooms have nothing you can mistake them for, making them a safe bet when it comes to picking. I prefer to leave them though because they are so beautiful. #fungifriends #fungilovers #fungifoto
I'm done with the grey days and mud of early winter! I hope we get some snow in January like we did last year when it lingered in the Peak District for over a week. The memory of this day bouyed me up for weeks.
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I'm done with the grey days and mud of early winter! I hope we get some snow in January like we did last year when it lingered in the Peak District for over a week. The memory of this day bouyed me up for weeks.
Yesterday I taught a friend to make a spinner ring. She did a beautiful job, as you can see, and it was so much fun.
December 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Yesterday I taught a friend to make a spinner ring. She did a beautiful job, as you can see, and it was so much fun.
I do believe I might be Sheffield's leading maker of copper jellyfish bookmarks. 🤣
I can't compete against factory made goods so all I can do is relax into my weird space and hope I can find other strange people. #findyourniche #coppersmithing
I can't compete against factory made goods so all I can do is relax into my weird space and hope I can find other strange people. #findyourniche #coppersmithing
December 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I do believe I might be Sheffield's leading maker of copper jellyfish bookmarks. 🤣
I can't compete against factory made goods so all I can do is relax into my weird space and hope I can find other strange people. #findyourniche #coppersmithing
I can't compete against factory made goods so all I can do is relax into my weird space and hope I can find other strange people. #findyourniche #coppersmithing
It feels like cheating, to use a photo from October, but on a grey stormy day, it's good to remember a beautiful season and to hope that the winter will also bring its own beauties.
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It feels like cheating, to use a photo from October, but on a grey stormy day, it's good to remember a beautiful season and to hope that the winter will also bring its own beauties.
As we go into another incredibly soggy winter, here's your reminder that beaches are magical at any time of the year!
December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As we go into another incredibly soggy winter, here's your reminder that beaches are magical at any time of the year!
And who doesn't love a Sulphur tuft? They glow, you know? Under UV. Honey fungus and candle wicks do as well.
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
And who doesn't love a Sulphur tuft? They glow, you know? Under UV. Honey fungus and candle wicks do as well.
And amanitas as far as the eye could see!
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
And amanitas as far as the eye could see!
The colours were amazing this year.
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The colours were amazing this year.
My favourite fungi to photograph are the ones that look like band pics, you know the ones, a lead singer at the front with the rest slightly in the background looking bored? This one looks like a choir though.
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My favourite fungi to photograph are the ones that look like band pics, you know the ones, a lead singer at the front with the rest slightly in the background looking bored? This one looks like a choir though.
I forgot my log in and so have no record here of a glorious autumn of the best fungi I have ever seen. Here are some cute wood ears. I feel like they should have some folklore attached to them, something like whispering in your troubles which then magically vanish. Does anyone know of any?
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I forgot my log in and so have no record here of a glorious autumn of the best fungi I have ever seen. Here are some cute wood ears. I feel like they should have some folklore attached to them, something like whispering in your troubles which then magically vanish. Does anyone know of any?
It's raining and dull outside but inside, my ginger lily is flowering. I have had it nearly 10 years and it breaks all my rules for a good plant by sending up modest leaf spikes and then, and only if I have looked after it well! , produces a single flower head. It smells heavenly though!
September 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It's raining and dull outside but inside, my ginger lily is flowering. I have had it nearly 10 years and it breaks all my rules for a good plant by sending up modest leaf spikes and then, and only if I have looked after it well! , produces a single flower head. It smells heavenly though!
Behold the rolling fields of the Damflask Reservoir and take your showers and baths accordingly. 😬 I suspect de silting is another area neglected by the UKs privatised water industry. #hosepipeban #emptyreservoirs #savewater
September 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Behold the rolling fields of the Damflask Reservoir and take your showers and baths accordingly. 😬 I suspect de silting is another area neglected by the UKs privatised water industry. #hosepipeban #emptyreservoirs #savewater
Enjoy every bit of sun as summer slips into autumn.
September 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Enjoy every bit of sun as summer slips into autumn.
We didn't walk today as the met office predicted rain at 1pm. At 1pm they predicted it at 3. At 3pm, they said it would come at 5pm. It never came. I gave up at 4pm and went to the botanic garden anyway and found autumn crocuses popping up in the rose beds. #flowerphotography
August 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We didn't walk today as the met office predicted rain at 1pm. At 1pm they predicted it at 3. At 3pm, they said it would come at 5pm. It never came. I gave up at 4pm and went to the botanic garden anyway and found autumn crocuses popping up in the rose beds. #flowerphotography
August 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Green all eliminated now. Just decided my little pine tree looks like it's going, "ta-dah!" I may have to have a think before I continue this one.
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Green all eliminated now. Just decided my little pine tree looks like it's going, "ta-dah!" I may have to have a think before I continue this one.
I'm glad I abandoned the green but now I'm worrying it looks like it was done with, "paint by numbers" 🤣
August 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I'm glad I abandoned the green but now I'm worrying it looks like it was done with, "paint by numbers" 🤣
I started a painting a while back and then it just sat there..... I have decided the problem is the colour. It was just really dull so I'm now taking it in a totally different direction and I'm feeling happier about it already.
August 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I started a painting a while back and then it just sat there..... I have decided the problem is the colour. It was just really dull so I'm now taking it in a totally different direction and I'm feeling happier about it already.
A moment of quiet at the end of a busy day.
August 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A moment of quiet at the end of a busy day.
We're moving house and everything in life is now jobs and worry. Dopamine is in perilously short supply so even five minutes in the Hillsborough memorial garden yesterday really helped. Nature is the best medicine.
August 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We're moving house and everything in life is now jobs and worry. Dopamine is in perilously short supply so even five minutes in the Hillsborough memorial garden yesterday really helped. Nature is the best medicine.