Claire Hunter Creative

14/10/2026

What a lovely Over the Garden Fence meet up. My visits to Ripley St John's school go back to my time as an Arts Award advisor when I worked in school and it's always a pleasure to go back.

This time I got to talk about the work I'm doing exploring what environmental action means to children and young people. I'm looking for groups to connect with both in schools and in the community, so please let me know if you'd like me to visit your setting.

And, cherry on top 🍒😊, I got to spend even more time with Lise Bennett Artist making a gorgeous paper lantern. It's always beautiful to get the opportunity to create and connect with others, but extra special with Lise leading the way.

Huge thank you to Sam and Katie of Platform thirty1 for creating this space for us. ❤️

11/10/2026

Sunday walk with down by the brook.

11/10/2026

06/10/2026

Strangely, had the most amazing two hours in the cemetery today! I always take the opportunity to take a detour through as it's so peaceful and is a haven for nature. Today though, I got the opportunity to really slow down and notice what's really there. The Alfreton & District Heritage Trust have used some of their National Lottery Heritage Funding to put on a series of macro photography workshops. Today was the last one and the first time I'd actually been able to go along. Alongside a lovely group of fellow nature enthusiasts (including and ), I learned how to make better use of my phone camera, using light and composition to capture intricate fungi, insects and other organisms. is a talented natural history photographer who has travelled the world capturing stunning images. Even so, he shared our excitement and joy about our photographs, taken in a little corner of the cemetery in Alfreton. I'm so happy with the photographs that I took under his guidance. Expect even more close-up nature from me from now on!

16/09/2026

Someone ask if I made the grapevine wreaths that I use for circular weaving. No, I explained. but it got me thinking....
Now I have circles made from my garden cuttings: privet, willow and ivy. I've a huge pile of privet to work at, I wonder how many I could make?

03/09/2026

Lovely to work with Grow Outside CIC and Lise Bennett Artist on the 'Nature's Treasure Art' event last week.
We had a whole variety of creative activities on offer that kept children and families busy and connecting with nature. What could be better?

03/09/2026

Last chance to be part of the first Alfreton CAN public gallery.
The Alfreton CAN campaign came out of my work as a Neighbourhood Creative Agent and I'm excited to round off the project with the creation of banners and a telephone box sleeve displaying the creativity of the Alfreton community.

01/09/2026

Getting ready to weave some connections with Platform Thirty1 . Inspired by the and , I'll invite participants to create a woven hub reflecting their own positions with their networks.

24/08/2026

My modest flax harvest seems to be dew retting nicely in this cooler weather.
Can't wait to be able to process it by hand. So satisfying!

23/08/2026

A day in the life of the bottom of the garden caught on the wildlife camera.