ArtShades Wallpaper at Loomwell
Exciting news this month as three of my pattern designs are now available as wallpaper at Loomwell in the US. Their Peel and Stick wallpaper is perfect for textured or painted walls and is popular with renters as it can be hung with no mess and removed without any...
Malvern Autumn Show 28-29 September 2019
My next event is this weekend at my local showground – the Malvern Autumn Show, which takes place at Three Counties Showground, Malvern WR13 6NW from Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 September 9am till 6pm. Find me alongside the Worcestershire Guild –...
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...
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...
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...
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 10-13 May 2018
I’m busy creating new work for my first big show of the year the well-loved RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Once again I’ll be exhibiting alongside fellow makers of the Worcestershire Guild – Contemporary Craft in the Wye Hall. Book your tickets for...
Snowdrops at Rococo Garden Painswick
I love snowdrops and try to visit The Weir Gardens in Herefordshire each year to marvel anew at the riverside slopes carpeted with white petals. Today I visited another hillside garden renowned for its snowdrop display – The Rococo Garden in Gloucestershire. ...
International Photography Show at Kew
I said that the outdoor exhibition of photography we discovered at Kew Gardens warranted its own post….. There were so many fabulous images, but I snapped my top five favourites. Garden Tiger Moth (taken in Amersham, Bucks) by Paul Keene (finalist) Fieldfare in...
A trip to Kew Gardens
We squeezed in a visit to Kew before heading back home from London on Sunday. It is years since I’ve been there in person, but really enjoyed watching ‘A Year in Kew’ – the TV series the BBC ran a couple of years ago. I love the Victorian...
Stourhead NT Garden in Wiltshire
On our way back from Studland recently we stopped off at a National Trust garden in Wiltshire for lunch. What a discovery! We stumbled upon ‘one of the finest landscape gardens in the world’ and I confess I had never heard of it. Stourhead was designed...
National Nest Box Week 14 – 21 February
You may have noticed I really enjoy watching the birds in my garden, particularly when they choose to nest here and especially if they choose one of our nest boxes. They have been pairing up over the last month or so and I am keen to find out who is nesting where. ...
