It always kind of takes me by surprise when I see something out of the corner of my eye and then suddenly know I have to get to the table and create a new composition. The table is the best blank canvas I’ve ever had, I...
It’s been a few years since I first discovered the National Dahlia Collection and wrote about it here and then shared more pictures another year here but basically each time I visit 3 things always happen; I can’t stop taking photos, I can’t stop collecting compost heap...
This week I was invited by Somerset House to experience their current exhibition ‘Perfume’ - A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent and I also had the opportunity to create my own, personal scent with the Experimental Perfume Club. I was really excited as those of...
Last month I visited the new Design Museum in Kensington, London for a look around the ‘Breathing Colour’ exhibition by Hella Jongerius. I didn’t know much about it but knew that it would definitely appeal to my obsessive sense of colour...
I'm staying in Amsterdam for a couple of day with my son as he's just finished his GCSE's and I thought he could do with a post exam treat...
Yesterday I was invited to Henley Royal Regatta to be a guest of Bremont Watches. I’d never been to the Regatta before so I was a combination of really excited and actually a bit nervous...
Chelsea Physic Garden in London was a discovery for me in March and has recently inspired some of my new silk designs. The greenhouses are really wonderful, as are the textures and plants...
Yesterday on my bike, I took a greenhouse detour...
I always like using a sense of abundance and colour in my work but I also have to connect to a calmer simplicity at times...
Last month I was given a tour of one of the most incredible unsung heroes of London; The London Library. It’s situated in St James’ Square and I signed up to become a member immediately. Apart from anything else this is a library which looks exactly like how...