Do you dream of a fairy tale life? Are you disappointed when things aren’t perfect? What is perfect? The original fairy tales give us...

Just think of a world without colour, unimaginable! Think of the blessing we have in the seasons, the colours, the beauty and variety,...

Nature gives us clues all the time, but in this busy world do we give it time? That is why I am so passionate about taking time to be...

This January ritual of looking forward and backward is fitting for the first day of a month named after Janus, the Roman god of...

Patterns in nature can inspire on so many levels, to a designer for a new print or how it connects with our own life journeys. Recently I...

I was delighted to be able to open the studio again and to host a creative block printing workshop for a very special occasion....

Monday meditation On the day of the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, in my mediation this morning something came through...

Hello and welcome, I am Astrid Blake, creative consultant, mentor, founder of Alice & Astrid and creator of the Take Time to Dream space....

Often things come to me in the early hours of the morning, this morning the word FULL was it. Being Dyslexic, my mind plays around with...

Our internal world is very much key to our wellbeing, just because some parts of us are not visible, this does not make them any less...