We’ve made our new thank you cards handy bookmarks! We always like to say a big thank you for supporting our small business, but wanted to make sure we could do it in that was environmentally friendly. So with every order you’ll now get one of these and we very much hope you enjoy reusing them.
We’re thrilled to be returning to West Elm, Westfield London for another pop up shop weekend. We’ll be in store on the 13-14 July with our range of art prints, fashion and home accessories, and eco stationery.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined up for our Stylised Botanical Drawing Workshop at West Elm, Westfield London! We had a fantastic afternoon experimenting with drawing and watercolour techniques taking inspiration from fresh florals.
The 3 hour workshop included a goodie bag of black fineliners, sketchbook and pocket watercolour set, an ideal art set to take on your travels and creative adventures. We started by exploring various line making techniques for drawing the flowers, experimenting with different approaches and how the pens differed and suited individual styles.
I finally got round to editing our Croatia photos, these things take time when you have 800 or so! Here’s a very small edit from Plitvice National Park from August, knowing how busy it is in high season we opted for the two day pass to get round the park, and definitely recommend it! The queues were a bit mad, even getting there at 7am when it opens, but thankfully a 2 day pass meant we could walk straight in on the second day. Also doing the boats and popular waterfalls super early is recommended to avoid getting stuck in queues during the peak season.
Over the 2 days we walked the perimeter of the main lakes as well as some of the quieter woodland trails and even had a row in a boat!
The turquoise blue of the lakes is striking and unbelievably clear, the colours and reflections are really quite unique.
This one’s come as a lovely surprise! Very excited to announce I’m a finalist for this year’s Midland Fashion Awards in the Accessory Designer category!
After a busy 2 years I’m excited to share I’ve completed my MA in Textile Design at Birmingham City University with Distinction. For the course I focused on Biophilia, the concept that we all have an innate need for nature. This term was popularised by Edward O. Wilson’s 1984 book of the same name, where he proposed our need to affiliate with nature and other living things is part of our biology.
We’re thrilled to be featured in the latest edition of Estila magazine which include previously un-seen shots from our photoshoot at Winterbourne House and Gardens last year and an interview with me talking about my latest developments and Biophilia.
I’m super excited to doing my first Stylised Floral Drawing Workshop at West Elm, Westfield London on Saturday 29th September.
Join me for an afternoon of stylised florals where I’ll be sharing tips and tricks for drawing modern florals and botanicals. As a designer and illustrator my style has evolved over the years from fun doodling to detailed botanical drawing, all the while with a trusty black fineliner by my side. I’ll be guiding you through different approaches to drawing in black fineliner with a splash of watercolours along the way, helping you explore your own style.
It was a great show at Pulse London this year, I was absolutely over the moon to be selected by Sarah Sevier, Head of Retail at the V&A for the runner up award for Best New Product in Fashion at Pulse London in May. Sarah especially loved the print quality and use of colour, so a big thank you to my suppliers for doing a fabulous job!
Read the full article on the Pulse Blog here.
You can also see the latest trade catalogue here and feel free to get in touch if you’re interested in becoming a stockist.
In March I had the pleasure of being a guest expert for the Textile Design Lab at Pattern Observer, where I shared insights in designing for wallpaper.
Last year I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Michelle Fifis on the Pattern Observer blog. READ MORE
Last month we exhibited at Handmade at Kew, as part of Design Factory, to launch the new luxury silk scarves. Thanks everyone who visited and supported us, and a big welcome to new followers!