Blog - Tales From The River & Workshop

On the sides of the Canoe are scenes depicting the wildlife you might see around our rivers in the UK. There is a fabulous otter at one end.

After leaving the paint a few days to dry my next task was to load up the canoe and take it to my Sister, Artist Sarah Burt for the artwork.

When using Zinsser Watertite to fill a canoe it doesn’t take as long to dry as with traditional fillers but it is still best to leave it...

With the canvas covering the canoe and closed at both ends the next stage is to fill it. On close inspection the weave of the canvas has...

The canoe is sitting in its canvas envelope but the ends of the canvas must be closed and sealed to prevent water getting in. You may...