Esther Waite

22/05/2026

Out and about across the moor this morning - skylarks, caterpillars and a proper good scolding from the lapwings (sound on for that!)

08/05/2026

Recent mixed media experiments. No prizes for guessing which one of these was inspired by a very muddy run.

01/05/2026

One from the latest clutch of small mixed media experiments. More to follow (when it's not Friday and nearly cold pint o'clock)

19/04/2026

Saturday's moorland escapades, looping past Warland Reservoir and home via Withens Clough Reservoir, with a fair few different weathers on the way round. Grateful for wine gums and a windproof layer.

10/04/2026

More mixed media experiments, playing with colour and texture

03/04/2026

With Storm Dave paying us a visit over Easter weekend, here are a few reminders of how lovely early spring can be... when it's not blowing a hoolie.

27/03/2026

Some recent mixed media experiments, playing with colour and texture

16/02/2026

Saturday sunshine, snow and Stoodley Pike monument

12/02/2026

My 'Peatland Charm Bracelet' project draws out different facets of my relationship with the Calderdale upper moorland. There are eight charms in the set and each one has a companion piece of writing.

These four are included in the Peat Appreciation Society exhibition hosted by Hebden Bridge Town Hall (until Thursday 5th March).

If our Town Hall selection box whets your peat appreciation appetite, trundle along to our Gibson Mill exhibition where there's plenty more to feast on (until Sunday 26th April).

See the full set via www.estherwaite.com/peatland-charm-bracelet

11/02/2026

Out and about on Midgley Moor - Greenwood Stone, Miller's Grave, lichens and exceedingly wet feet.

30/01/2026

Fancy a walk, a brew (perhaps cake) and some art?

The Peat Appreciation Society exhibition will be at Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, until 26th April.

It's been a fascinating process making work for this. More via
www.estherwaite.com/peatland-charm-bracelet

This peatland project was inspired by being part of the Peat Appreciation Society (PAS), an art centred collective working to raise awareness and celebrate peat. The charms symbolise different face…