by Kate Miller | May 18, 2026 | inspiration, prints
I’ve now been spending time getting to know Gosforth Nature Reserve as their Artist in Residence for around 6 weeks. My time on site is spent walking and observing, listening to birdsong, taking photographs and sketching. Most of the sketching has been done in...
by Kate Miller | Mar 17, 2026 | inspiration
In April, May and June this year I will be working as Artist in Residence at Gosforth Nature Reserve, for the Natural History Society of Northumberland. I spoke to them about what I hope the project will mean, both to myself and to visitors to the reserve. Can you...
by Kate Miller | May 2, 2025 | inspiration, prints
It’s a huge privilege to live near the coast. Once you’ve experienced it, it’s very difficult to move away. Whether you like to swim, surf or just walk along the beach, it’s an addictive presence. One of my favourite things to do is to...
by Kate Miller | Apr 19, 2023 | inspiration, prints
I’ve always loved snowdrops – probably because they’re the first flowers to appear in the new year, reminding me that spring is on the way. A few years ago, we dug up the horrible tarmac outside our house and planted a proper front garden, with a wooden garden gate...
by Kate Miller | Apr 19, 2023 | inspiration
For years I’ve been dreaming of owning a proper drying rack. By this I mean one of those vintage wooden racks, beautifully carved, with glass marbles nestled in the holes to hold the paper in place. Up until now, I’ve dried my prints flat – laid out along the table...
by Kate Miller | Apr 19, 2023 | inspiration, prints
In the autumn of 2022, I spent a couple of days in a Lakeland pub with my husband, taking blustery walks during the day with enormous doorstep cheese and pickle sandwiches, and supping beer from the in-house brewery in the cosy bar in the evenings. Our room was out...
