A big change is on the horizon for Hannah Kate Makes. But fear not! The essence of my art will remain untouched; it’ll just be a little more… me. More about that later, once I’ve caught you up with what’s been happening here at Hannah Kate Makes HQ since I last wrote.

This instalment of my art journal comes just one week into my social media break and I'm prioritising daily art practice and applying for Open Calls. Check out my Ozzy tribute artwork, find out where and when my next event is taking place and see what else I've been up to in the background.

In last week’s blog I talked about the year so far, the ups and downs, creative choices that had been made and events that have impacted Hannah Kate Makes as a business. I decided to pause on the threshold of July and spend time noticing what the first half of 2026 had taught me, allowing myself space to recover properly from June’s illness and to review how I wanted the rest of the year to look. Luckily this pause has coincided with yet another record-breaking heatwave so sl