Great news ... I'm featured in the June issue of Country Living Magazine in their new series focusing on women 'who get creative in their sheds'. There are lots of great pics of my studio (and one or two of me!) to give you a real feel for what my workspace is really like. If you have a copy, put your feet up and enjoy!
It's some time away, I know, but I just wanted to get a date in your diaries for this year's Tent London Show where I will be exhibiting along with over 200 international exhibitors. Tent showcases the very latest in contemporary interior design including lighting, furniture, ceramics, textiles, materials and accessories. The show runs from 20-23 September 2012 at Old Truman Brewery, London E1. For more information on opening times, tickets etc go to:http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/
Spring has most definitely sprung these past few days - we have had day after day of beautiful sunshine and even some heat!It makes you start to think there might be a proper summer in store for us all. Before that, of course, we have Easter and what better way to show off your Easter treats than on one of my cake stands. I think this one, 'Countryside', is particularly pretty with its dainty, spring coloured pattern. All it needs is some pastel coloured eggs and cupcakes and you've got a gorgeous centrepiece for your table.
I am delighted to have had my 'English Heritage' cake stand selected for inclusion in this quarter's Heart Home Magazine. For those of you who have not yet discovered this publication, it is an online magazine which celebrates all that is unique and good about interior design and, specifically, champions the work of independent British designers such as yours truly! So why not make yourself a cuppa, sit back and take a few minutes to browse through the latest edition at http://hearthomemag.co.uk/
Are you a keen knitter? Would you like to make a personal contribution to this summer's Olympic celebrations? A great group of people I have previously run mentoring workshops for, DAD (Dover Arts Development), are running a project called "Bunting Forever" aiming to make a mile's length of woolly bunting to welcome the arrival of the Olympic torch in Dover on 18 July 2012. Since the project's launch back in July 2011, over one hundred individuals have made thousands of pennants from donated leftover balls of wall or felt from unwanted jumpers etc.
The weather has been so crazy these past few days; we had torrential rain, driving snow and then glorious sunshine all within a few hours of each other at the weekend. It's a miracle that any plant dare peep out from beneath the earth! I thought that you might enjoy seeing some images of the beautiful area where my studio is based in Micheldever, Hampshire. In January our churchyard comes alive with large swathes of dainty snowdrops, which are quickly followed by golden daffodils.
We're planning a christmas "works outing" to visit the recently opened Lucian Freud exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery - a little late but better late than never, as they say! It promises to be a great treat with more than 100 paintings gathered from museums and private collections across the world. Here's a very small sample of what's on show ... if you're in London with time to spare before 27 May 2012 then pop along.
Whilst waiting for the latest addition to our family to arrive (still not here at the time of blogging!), I've been busy working on several commissions including these images of London buildings. It's been a real luxury having time to focus exclusively on a project and work away at it until it's just right. I'm delighted with the end result and thought I'd share a sneak peek with you all ...
I am thrilled by the way my latest collaborative project with High Tea of High Gate has turned out. I have drawn lots of product labels and commercial illustration for them over the years but I think these two mugs and their matching loose leaf teas are super. I am selling all four products in my Etsy shop - a pack of tea (£4.95 each) and matching mug (£9.95 each) would make a lovely gift for a special tea-drinking friend and if you buy them together you get the tea shipped for free!