appliqué patterns

I'm delighted that at last I can announced that I've got going, done some work, and have finally listed my collection of applique patterns. The whole collection of five designs are all influenced and inspired by Cornwall, the coastline, it's seaside and it's countryside lifestyle.
Also included in the range are two gorgeous interior views, one with vases of hedgerow flowers and the other of afternoon tea with cake! There's nothing quite like a good cup of tea and a slice of chocolate cake with sprinkles!
All the patterns can be found and purchased through my website: www.textileillustration.co.uk


The next addition to the webshop will be the lovely Applique Kits which all come come packaged up beautifully in glass kilner jars. They all look too nice to open and use, more like sweeties in a jar than fabric.

splish splash

Some nice cheerful colour for January.

Ooh there's something so satisfying about new painting materials, brushes, paper, paints. It's been nice to sit down and splosh paint about. I've been really drawn to bright colours this week, perhaps that's all to do with the short days of winter and craving a bit of yellow sun!




I've been really inspired by some good old colourful paintings too, above is one of the big disk paintings of Patrick Heron, (Forteen Discs 1963). As well as the gorgeous birds of Artist Barbara Karn (see yesterday's post).

Roll on longer days and spring!

something bright for the month of January

Meet 'Floozy', she's a bright and beautiful bird! Just what's needed for the dark grey depths of January.

Painted by Barbara Karn (www.barbarakarn.co.uk) Floozy has a bunch of equally gorgeous and exuberant feathery sisters and I urge you to look at the full collection on the fabulous website listed above.

I can cope with the bright crisp cold days of winter, just not so well with the rainy ones, but with something as attractive as Floozy on my wall i'm sure the dreary days will just fly by!

all the lights

It's the twelfth day of Christmas and all the decorations have come down and have been packed away in boxes for another year. This also includes some of my fairy lights, but I cannot relinquish them all.
I came across these gorgeous photos of some lights on the very talented Irene Suchocki blog, eye poetry. Her photographs capture the simple beauty of strings of small white lights so eloquently, and far better than my words ever could. So here's a new year's cheer to all things enchanting, and to strings of little fairy lights left up all over the world for yet another year!

yummy things

I've recently bought the most fantastic double sided wrapping paper from a gem of a local gift shop Gift, I've subsequently had a look at the company's website and it's full of truely scrumptious things. Check their blog out here: House Doctor. I can't wait to use the wrapping paper for friends and family's presents this year, I always love wrapping presents up as much as I love making or buying the gift itself.

on the highstreet

This is a picture of me taken on Sunday holding one of my Christmas cards in my local branch of Waterstones, I've finally arrived on the highstreet! You can see some more of my textile illustrated designs along the front row of the display rack (by my knee). The card in my hand is one of my all time favorites, and of course it's a robin! This cheeky chap is stood ontop of an old fashion postcard with a sprig of mistletoe in his beak.

An enlargement of the Post-Robin in question!

More of my Christmas designs are available through my website or through Art Press.

christmas card designs 2010

My Christmas cards have finally arrived, Yipee!

I'm delighted with the way the two designs have turned out. The first is a rather cheeky chappie, a robin sat ontop of his own watering can waiting for the snow to arrive. The second is a delightful stocking stuffed full of parcels, ready to be opened on Christmas morning.

I absolutely love Christmas, spent with family and friends and enjoying mulled wine in front of a roaring fire and these two pictures, made in my usual style with tiny pieces of fabric stitched together, remind of all those things.

Now for the sales bit! The cards are available to buy from my website in packs of ten cards, five of each design or as single cards. I hope that if you do buy a pack you'll enjoy sending them to friends and family as much as I have enjoyed making them.