Monday…with Reds and Yellows
I woke up today needing, or maybe just feeling, something of the reds and yellows...
21 Aug
19 Aug
Saturday…with Turkish Delight ( and an Online Creative Course Teaser )
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...
17 Aug
Thursday…with The National Dahlia Collection
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...
04 Aug
Friday…with ‘Perfume’ at Somerset House
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...
01 Aug
Tuesday…with ‘Breathing Colour’ by Hella Jongerius at The Design Museum
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...
10 Jul
Sunday Night & Monday…in Amsterdam
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...
02 Jul
Sunday…with Henley Royal Regatta and Bremont Watches
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...
21 Jun
Wednesday…with Greenhouse Textures ( Part 2 )
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...
20 Jun
10 Jun
Saturday…with Japanese Aesthetics
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...