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Artist in Residence – Whole School Ceramic Tile Project

Following on from my last post featuring some primary schools I have visited and worked with this year, I have since completed a huge tile project with a whole school! 218 tiles later… my kiln is now resting and I am very excited to share the results of this project. It took two sessions, two […]

Wedding Flower Preservation for Charlotte & Matt

When Matt dropped some of the flowers from his wedding to my studio a few days after their special day, I was excited to find out that him and his new wife Charlotte were married at Dodmoor House in Northamptonshire – the same countryside barn wedding venue that I got married at in 2017. Charlotte […]

Rebecca & Mitchell’s Preserved Wedding Flowers

How would you describe your wedding day? “It was amazing, honestly you hear people say “it was the most amazing day of my life” but it really was, the people, the atmosphere- everything. I suffer with quite bad anxiety but I feel like I floated through the whole day. We just feel so lucky to […]

Preserved Wedding Bouquet for Anna & Ben

Mr & Mrs Booth were married in December 2022 at Woodhill Hall, Otterburn, Northumberland, just one week before Christmas and they had snow on the day! Anna has very kindly shared photos and some details about their special day, as well as the flower preserved ceramic pieces I made for them. “My wedding day was […]

Søren & Amy’s Preserved Wedding Flowers

Søren & Amy were married in July 2022 at Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Amy has kindly shared some details and beautiful photos from their special day. “Our wedding day was everything we hoped for. It was an intimate wedding which we celebrated with 48 guests in the most beautiful, idyllic setting. The best moment was […]

Rowan & Darren’s Preserved Wedding Flowers

Rowan and Darren got married in December 2022 at GG’s Yard, Gatehouse of Fleet, in the South West of Scotland. Rowan said: “We really did have the best day ever! After a 3-year engagement and one postponement due to Covid it was completely worth it. We are both international teachers with friends literally all over […]

Primary School Nature Tile Project

At the start of this year I stepped foot into my first ever primary school as an artist and had an extremely enjoyable afternoon working with a class of children on a nature inspired tile making project. Being a Mum of a three year old, I wasn’t used to slightly older children but they all […]

Mollie & Joe’s Preserved Wedding Flowers

Mollie and Joe got married at Owlpen Manor in Uley, The Cotswolds in November 2021. “Deep in the heart of honey-stone country, Owlpen Manor oozes charm and history” – The Guardian Mollie has very kindly shared some details and photos about their special day, including about her experience with using my flower preservation service. “We […]

Heather & Will’s Preserved Autumn Wedding Flowers

I met the lovely Heather & William at an artisan baby fair I was exhibiting at in 2019, when they ordered a personalised ceramic wall hanging tile from me, with twine & little wooden pegs attached to hang family photos. The couple got married at Bridge House Barn, Kibworth, Leicestershire in October 2021 and asked me […]

Gjendine & Fredrik’s Preserved Dried Wedding Flowers

As with all of the brides I work with, I was so honoured to be able to create an everlasting keepsake from Gjendine & Fredrik’s wedding, preserving their flowers forever. The couple got married at Jordberga Castle in Sweden, July 2021. Gjenni has kindly shared some details about their wedding day: “Our wedding day was […]

Leah & Nic’s Preserved Wedding Flowers

Like many others, Leah & Nic’s wedding day was postponed due to Covid but they were finally married in September 2021 at Emmanuel College in Cambridge. Leah got in touch with me nine months before their wedding date to discuss the possibilities of preserving their wedding flowers. We chatted on email back and forth and […]

Mollie & Andrew’s Preserved Wedding Flowers

Mollie and Andrew were married in October 2021 at the absolutely stunning venue Paddock Barn in Town Yeat, Kendall. I asked Mollie how she would describe their special day, and she said: “Gorgeous, chilled and happy!! After 2 cancelled weddings it was so nice to be able to go ahead without any restrictions with our […]