Monthly Archives: September 2010

‘Make’ Exhibition – Devon Guild

I will be part of the annual Christmas exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen this year: 13 November – 2 January 2010. The exhibition is called ‘Make’, and quotes: “The exhibition takes in the best contemporary craftwork the UK has to offer from both regional and nationally acclaimed designer-makers. This is the perfect place […]

Featured Interview: Kirsty Elson Designs

Meet: Kirsty of Kirtsy Elson Designs How long have you been making? I started about 6 years ago, after I didn’t get a job as a postman! Now I am very grateful for that!! I just started making driftwood boat cards and taking them to galleries. They did really well and I began to get […]

New Ceramic Bowl Design

This is the first piece I made using my new bowl design. I saw a mirror in a magazine made up of lots of different sized circles stuck together, cut it out and stuck it on the wall of my workshop as inspiration. Then this evolved… Pond Bowl with Spots I made this as an […]

What I’m working on…

Somehow (I’m not quite sure how!), I’ve managed to find some time to make some bits & pieces in my new workshop this week. I love it in there, I’ve got so much more space… although I suppose more space means more mess. These little ceramic shapes are white because they have been glazed. The […]

Homemade Leek & Potato Soup

Since I moved into my new house, my mum has been baking me a few things like bread and cakes. Last week she made me a big tub of home made leek & potato soup, one of my favourites – it was absolutely scrummy!!! It was the first time my Mum had made her own […]

New Stockist: Rosewill Cottage

Today this bunch of ceramic goodies will be winging their way up to Newcastle Upon Tyne to settle into their new home, my new stockist – Rosewill Cottage in Whitley Bay. The lady behind the new shop is Dawn of Rosewill Charms. She makes some beautiful jewellery, and is about to broaden her business by […]

My new Workshop in Action

Last week I showed you what the new garage looked like after it had been emptied and freshly painted. Now that I’ve moved all my stuff in and set everything up, it’s all ready to start making new work! Theres still plenty of room for my car to fit in… I’ve made use of the […]

Featured Interview – Petal Textiles

Meet: Helen of Petal Textiles How long have you been designing textiles and how did it all begin? Since I was little, I always loved drawing, designing and making things. I remember drawing lots of bat winged jumpers in the 80’s. I then went on to specialise in Textiles at college and then did a […]

Molly is settling in

…she’s slowly getting used to the different noises and smells, but likes to wake us up every morning at 5am with her strange meow! She still loves her scratching post, and snuggles up on the sofa in the evenings while we’re watching tv, But she can’t go outside yet. She’s been out in the garden […]

New House

Here are some pictures of our new house… I ♥ the teal in the living room! I think its my new favourite colour. Do you remember the photograph of the beach boulders I bought from Andrew Scoggins? I finally found a frame for it, and it looks great on the wall in the living room. […]

My new workshop

It started as a cold, dirty empty shell full of dust and cobwebs… …but now with a thorough clean from top to bottom and a lick of paint, it is looking fresh and ready to work in. There were some tubs of paint left on one of the shelves in the garage when we moved […]

Featured Interview – Trinket Box

Meet: Sophie Franck – Trinket Box How long have you been making jewellery and how did it all begin? I’ve been making jewellery for a few years now. I’ve always liked making things and being creative – it started off with cross stitch when I was little, then I began making cards and customising, before […]

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