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Martine Cajkler is an ex Staff nurse who gave up her life in the UK to move to the idyllic Greek island of Meganisi in the Ionian Sea and although she misses the job that she loved so much, it was all worth it for the life that she now leads on the beautiful island. She is married with two grown up children and is now a grandma to 2 wonderful granddaughters who like to call her “nanny”. Meikie Designs asked Annie Dixon from Writing and Blogging to find out more from Martine about how her designs are now adding...

What is Silk Painting?   Are you looking to enhance a room in your home with a silk painting that has been designed especially for you in the colours of your choice?   Here we explore what silk painting is and what sets it apart from batik and silk screen printing which it is often confused with.     Batik   Batik originates from Java, Indonesia and is a centuries old tradition involving decorating cloth using wax and dye. The word batik originates from the Javanese tik and means to dot. The art involves blocking out selected parts of the...

So looking forward to showing of my Brand New Original Silk Paintings, they'll get their first outing at the Wisley Show, along with my Brand New Mug Designs, Round Place Mats, Footstools, Kaleidascope Tiles........ and so much more It starts on the 27th April open daily 9am-6pm till the 1st May and is run by http://www.craftinfocus.com/wisley_april_may_17.htmlTo my regulars who live anywhere near Wisley this is must see show on their calendars. For those who live a little bit further afield they make arrangements to meet in the middle there with friends who live further the other way. Understandable as not...

As many you have known me from my very first silk paintings, cushions many with double pointy edges, those cute little make up bags with the pointy edges (had a thing about pointy edges), and purses and greetings cards all of which were hand painted on silk, You all know how much my work has changed and developed over the years and I thank you all for still encouraging me twenty odd years on. So I've finally sorted the new website, I hope you like it and find it easier to use than the old one. I've listed more of...