I’ve made five more ScrapEeps and they’re in my store now. Happy weekend, all! The sun’s out this morning – let’s hope it lasts.
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ScrapEep! again
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The early years…
I was doing a tidy-up and sort-out at my studio yesterday, where I came across a suitcase full of my very early print experiments, when all I had was a knife, some acetate, a sponge, and a lot more free time than I have now. They’re not brilliant, but I enjoyed seeing them again. I …
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I’ve been taking photos
I’ve been taking photosI’ve finally updated my Flickr page with some recent photos of our place.
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The keys ride again
So, remember the keys that Beryl gave me? Well, I still haven’t got around to using them in a design, but my studiomate Medina Morphet has been eyeing them for a while now. Outside of her work as a painter, Medina teaches art to little ones, and this is how she got the kids to …
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What I’ve been making on Making Day
What I’ve been making on Making DayFor the last four or five Fridays (Making Day, as many of you know), I’ve been cut cut cutting away with the very tip of my sharp little knife, and now I’ve finally finished. I didn’t make this papercut for any reason or purpose (although I’ll probably find a …
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Oh Deer!
Oh Deer!Spruce is a fab design studio in Austin, Texas, doing wonderful upholstery projects. They gave me a big thrill when, not long after releasing my Sevilla Rock collection, they asked for samples, and not long after that, they placed the first yardage big order I received. It’s so exciting now to see what they …
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A ray of sunshine
A ray of sunshineAnother thing that arrived in the post recently was this lovely Gocco print by UK Etsy seller Dee Beale. It’s been a lovely reminder of the sun behind those clouds on a dreary winters’ day. I’m waiting for another yummy Etsy thing to arrive in the post soon. I hope all of …
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Things about Stig
Things about StigDear, sweet, kind Janne of Whats blogging my view hunted down a rare copy of this book on Stig Lindberg for me, and I’ve been poring over it all weekend. The text is all in Swedish, so I’ve had to use key words gleaned from captions and the internet to open up some …
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Tricks of the trade
Tricks of the tradeSo finally I found a solution to making up swatch books for my Sevilla Rock fabrics. It was pretty simple really. I went to a bookbinders and gave them specs for making up 25 plain card headers with a loop for hanging and holes for interscrews. Then I made up a vinyl …
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