I visited Tresco in February this year. The plan was to get inspiration for a range of work to go into the Easter exhibition in Gallery Tresco. Time was already a bit tight to produce a whole new body of work. I have been lucky enough to visit Tresco on a few occasions and I had been a little worried that the colours in February were not going to be that good. Nobody wants a range of work that reminds them of the winter. However the first few days the weather was glorious and the colours were... inspirational. The views to the Eastern Isles were almost breathtaking - and nobody to spoil the view. Fabulous. My brother and his wife joined us for a few days and we happily walked around taking pictures, sketching and marvelling at our good fortune. And me getting... inspired. But then when we tried to get home, we couldn't. The weather closed in and we ended up stranded on Tresco. Now I know that there are worse places to be stranded, many worse places. However I really wanted to make this work and the deadline for the exhibition was looming. I know that I have a cast iron alibi - exhibition in the Tresco Gallery - stuck on Tresco! But gradually over a few happy hours in St Mary's airport a plan coalesced. I would get back in the workshop and spend the whole week just making pieces based on Tresco. The range would just have a single parameter - it had to evoke Tresco and the Scilly Isles. I decided that on the Sunday, I would start and just see where we would go. On the Friday we stopped and had a look at where we had actually gone. Just like sketching. I am really pleased with the result and feel inspired to work like this again. All the pieces below are only available from the Tresco Gallery. They are happy to ship worldwide. If you would like to buy one please phone the Gallery. 01720 424925