Designed for Christmas – Ledbury 2-13 December 2025
My final event of the year is the wonderful show I do with creative friends at the Weavers Gallery in Ledbury. We’ve switched it up this year as 3 members have moved onto other things, so we’re welcoming three new artists. Two of us will be there to...
Opening My Studio for h.Art 6-14 September 2025
In less than 2 weeks I will be opening my ArtShades Studio to visitors on the h.Art (Herefordshire Art Week) trail. Just once a year I open the doors and welcome you into my working space. All my current lamps and handprinted shades will be on display, together with...
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 8-11 May 2025
My first big event of the year is fast approaching. RHS Malvern starts the gardening season and is always a hugely popular show, with show gardens, floral marquee, trade stands, food halls, theatre stages where you can meet your favourite TV gardening and food...Map Shades make the perfect personalised presents
I use vintage Ordnance Survey maps to make lampshades which are perfect as personalised presents. Here’s a short slideshow to give you an idea of the variations. See which ones are in stock in my shop or email me to commission your own. ...
Open 3-14 December Designed for Christmas
Final preparations take place this weekend for our final show of the year – Designed for Christmas at the Weavers Gallery in Ledbury HR8 1DW. Ledbury is a wonderful town to visit in the run up to Christmas, with its specialist independent shops (Tinsmiths and...
Designed for Christmas, Ledbury 3-14 December 2024
My final exhibition of the year is at the Weavers Gallery in Ledbury – the perfect place to shop for special Christmas presents. This will be my 16th year at this lovely, welcoming show and it’s great to share it with my creative friends. Do come and...
Craftworks at Elmslie House, Malvern 19-20 October
ArtShades Studio featured in Living Magazine Sept 2024
Delighted to have a 3-page feature in this month’s issue of Herefordshire and Monmouthshire Living magazine. I was interviewed by the Editor, Sue Bradley and I’m very grateful for the lovely article she wrote about me and my work. To read the full article...
h.Art Open Studio
Two weeks today my studio will be transformed from a chaotic frenzy of creativity, works in progress and miscellaneous lampfittings into an uplifting studio of delights, ready to welcome visitors. It’s the only time in the year that I open my studio to visitors...
h.Art Open Studios 7-15 September
Save the date! I’ll be opening the doors to my studio again in September, more details to follow, but for the moment block off 7-15 September for the much-loved free, 9 day festival of all things art and contemporary craft. 470 artists, 134 venues –...
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 9-12 May
I’m busy getting ready for my biggest event of the year at the Three Counties Showground Malvern, the RHS Spring Festival. This four-day events opens on Thursday 9 May and runs through till Sunday 12 May. Open daily from 9am till 6pm. I’m joining 41...
