RHS Malvern Spring Festival 9-12 May 2019
I'm busy preparing for my biggest show of the year, the 4-day RHS Malvern Spring Festival. It's a fabulous event, just down the road from me here in Malvern and offers a great day out for gardeners and home lovers alike. It takes place from 9am on Thursday 9 May to...
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Elmslie House Contemporary Craft Fair 24 March
My first show of the year is just 3 weeks away - at the lovely Elmslie House in Great Malvern. I have lots of new lamps and shades to show. The line-up of makers will change from one day to the next, so I am there on the Sunday - 24 March from 11am till 4pm. Do pop...
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Winter Trees and Linocut Designs
We're lucky to have some great dog walking routes on our doorstep and several times a week I head up the hill behind the house and walk through the woods. I love the peacefulness, just me, the dog and the wonderful sounds of the birds. I'm often inspired to take...
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New ArtShades Gift Vouchers
Every time I take part in an event, I meet visitors who say 'Ooh, what lovely lamps, X would love one of these, but I don't know which colours they'd like', or 'She is very particular and I wouldn't dare choose for her!'. If you know someone special who would love one...
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Designed for Christmas 4-15 December 2018
To round off the year I will be returning to the lovely market town of Ledbury in Herefordshire for Designed for Christmas, now in its 11th year. It's a super mixed exhibition in the upstairs Weavers Gallery in Church Lane, where I combine my lamps among the...
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Craft Works Worcester 9-11 November 2018
My next event is at the newly restored Royal Porcelain Works in Worcester with the Worcestershire Guild - Contemporary Craft. Craft Works is 9-11 November 2018, 10am till 4.30pm at The Henry Sandon Hall, Royal Porcelain Works, Severn Street, Worcester WR1 2NE Some...
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New Linocut Lighting Collection
The linocut lampshades I have been developing over the past few months have proved very popular with customers old and new. It's been fun adding a little variety to my creative process and I've enjoyed creating a new collection which sits beautifully alongside my...
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h.Art – Herefordshire Art Week 8-16 September 2018
I'm busy making new work for h.Art open studios, inspired by a creative weekend with fellow makers in Cornwall. I'm enjoying combining linocut printing with stitch. Here's a few images of work in progress. Come and see the finished lampshades from next weekend....
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Worcestershire Open Studios 25-27 August 2018
Bank holiday weekend sees the return of Worcestershire Open Studios. 170 artists setting up at 81 locations throughout the county for three days, from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 August. I'll be back at the Pump House in Worcester's Gheluvelt Park with friends from the...
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