The Difference a Year Makes
It has been quite a while since I last posted and so much has happened in the last year, I … Read More
AW 18/19 Edit
This Autumn it is has been all about the colour blue for me. We had such amazing summer this year … Read More
Freebie Friday
As it’s Friday and the sun is shining I thought I would produce a little freebie for you to … Read More
Home Decor and Pinterest
I was thrilled last week to receive a mention in a blog post about Pinterest and Home Decor from AKAMATRAI … Read More
Surely it can’t be Autumn already!
What a crazy year 2017 has turned out to be. I’ve been fortunate to be busy with lots of freelance … Read More
Vodka Watermelon!
Hi What started out as a sensible conversation with friends about the best foods to aid hydration, soon became a whole lot … Read More
March Madness
What a month March turned out to be. I launched an online shop with the lovely peeps over at Contrado … Read More
Thoughts Turn to Summer
It’s amazing how evocative a colour can be. Designing this swimsuit in a geometric pattern in turquoise for my … Read More
Shop Announcement
After many, many hours of work. Several pots of coffee and tonnes of support from my friends, family and customers … Read More
Opportunity Knocks!
It’s been a while since I last posted on a regular basis. So what have I been doing with my free … Read More
My Little Shop in the Big Shop
Earlier this month I took the plunge and opened a little shop unit in The Emporium in Wellington. Housed in … Read More
What’s Next?
So the 100 Day Challenge got rudely interrupted by real, actual work. This in turn has made me refocus … Read More
Summer School
HiToday I am very excited about the start of the Make It In Design Summer School tomorrow, As I have completed … Read More
New Designers 2016
Already the experience of New Designers, the ultimate graduate show, seems a long time ago.But it was only a couple of … Read More
June is here, at last!
Well, my three years at college are nearly over. The last module has been submitted, production of copious cushions, lampshades … Read More
New eBook for Pattern Designers
Recently, I was lucky enough to be selected by Michelle Fifis of Pattern Observer to preview her new book on Designing … Read More
Always an 80’s girl at heart!
And so it is that I find myself recalling the awesome anthem from Europe as I venture into the last … Read More
The last push towards finishing my degree.
Things have been a bit hectic in the studio lately but I felt the need for a quick update. I feel I … Read More
New Designers 2016
I seem to be spending more and more time in London at the moment and the Business Design Centre in … Read More
Final Year – Work in Progress
We are approaching the last few weeks of our current module and I’m at the stage where I need to … Read More
Work in Progress
My third year at Uni is racing along at an alarming pace. We are now in to our first nine … Read More
London Textile Fair
Last week I spent a morning at the London Textile Fair. I was especially interested to browse the Print Design … Read More
I’m so excited
and I just can’t hide it! I am unable to reveal the details of my excitement at the moment but … Read More
Beacon Centre Commission
Back in May this year two students from Somerset College, Taunton were commissioned to design a scheme to improve way-finding in … Read More
Emerging Designer – it’s official!!
I’m very excited today to be featured on the Make It In Design blog as an Emerging Designer. The lovely … Read More
New Website coming soon….
Hi, thanks for visiting my site.Having this blog has been a great learning experience for me but now I feel it … Read More
Today’s Drawing Challenge
Morning all, It’s been a while since I was this excited on a wet, Monday morning. Up early, dog walked, … Read More
Exciting Week Ahead
This week is going to be busy, busy, busy……. Fresh back from an amazing break walking in the Austrian … Read More
Commission for the Beacon Centre
Hi everyone, As you may remember I was part of a team of students from Somerset College who were … Read More
New Designs
In response to the first creative challenge of this year’s Make It In Design Summer School I have produced these … Read More
Past Modern Inspiration
Hi With the house to myself today I have managed to get cracking on my inspirations for this project. … Read More
Make It In Design Summer School is HERE!
Today is the first day of the wonderfully exciting, motivating and inspiring Make It In Design Summer School. This … Read More
Have you got a very particular set of skills?
No this isn’t the latest in the movie franchise Taken! The recent post from Creative Boom caught my eye … Read More
Free Palette
Hi I love using my own photographs to inspire my colour palette. Today I’m sharing the love from … Read More
Fun and Flannel at Fox Bros & Co.
HelloI have just completed two weeks working along side the design team at Fox Brothers & Co in my home … Read More
Fox Brothers – Day One
Hi everyone, Today was the first day of my “mill experience” with Fox Brothers in Wellington, Somerset. Famous for their … Read More
I Love This!
I have long been a fan of the website Colossal and always find amazing images and stories of creativity from … Read More
Read All About It!
Hello, We have a photographer guy at college – we’ll call him Mark. Now Mark is a nice chap … Read More
School’s Out x Two!
Hi everyone, Suggested listening material whilst reading this post…. Life is about to get a lot more relaxing, … Read More
Happy Somerset Day
Here in the lovely county, where I have lived all my life, we are celebrating our first Somerset Day. May … Read More
Trade Shows
Hello! This week on the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design course we have been looking at Trade … Read More
Colour Palettes
Hi. On a wet Bank Holiday Monday I’ve been in need of some colour-love. One of my favorite sites is … Read More
Illustrator Tutorial
Hello, I came across a useful tutorial from Jason McConnell about Artboards this week and thought I would share it … Read More
New Website
HiI have been absent for a couple of weeks while I updated my website. It’s a work in progress but … Read More
Plaidiction!
Following on from my post this morning, I have finally found a few minutes to watch and follow the Robin … Read More
Creating a Plaid Fabric Design
This month I have been working on a design competition for a local company to create a new tweed or … Read More
Design Competition
Just browsing through the hundreds of blogs that I follow ( how are you supposed to keep up? ) and … Read More
Here we go again….
Module 3 of the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design started today and I rushed home from Uni to … Read More
Roll on Module Three
The second module from the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design ended several weeks ago and I’m still working … Read More
Working on a live brief
Our current Uni module is a live brief from Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton to present proposals for their cancer … Read More
Somerset College at the Surface Design Show 2015
Today I am focusing on the amazing students at Somerset College and their stand at last week’s Surface Design Show. … Read More
More From Surface Design Show 2015
Following on from the excitement of meeting Ptolemy Mann at the Surface Design Show on Thursday I launched myself into … Read More
Highlights of the Surface Design Show.
I spent an enjoyable, if tiring day, in London yesterday at the Surface Design Show in Islington. As I am … Read More
Bugs, bugs and more bugs
Repeat screen printed they said, it’ll be fun they said…. and they were right! Drawing on inspiration from my favorite … Read More
It’s January already…
Christmas seems a long time ago now, although the next will be here before we know it, I’m sure! Uni … Read More
Where did the year go?
It is nearly the end of another year and I’m struggling to see where it has gone. Uni has kept … Read More
Pick a Colour
A great little site came my way today from the lovely team at Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design. … Read More
Drawing, drawing, looking and more drawing
The fabulous Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design module series is well under way and I’m trotting along trying … Read More
There is life after 50!
Last weekend saw me turn 50 and a big thank you to all my family and friends who joined me … Read More
What a day!
After what seems a very short time back at Uni, it was submission hand-in day today. I created 3 collections … Read More
Coming up for air….
Well, life has been very busy with the start of a new term at Uni. Starting Year Two has definitely … Read More
Global Talent Search Competition Finalists Announced
Although my participation in the Global Talent Search competition with Lilla Rogers ended after the first round I have followed … Read More
Back to Uni, London Design Festival and Indigo
Back to Somerset College for a new term which started earlier this week bringing with it some new faces, lots … Read More
I survived an evening of glassblowing, shouting and heat
I have never paid to be shouted at but last night that is just what I got! But what fun. … Read More
Glass Blowing workshop with Will Shakspeare
Last Christmas I received a voucher to attend a taster workshop with the very talented Will Shakspeare. Will ShakspeareWell, this evening … Read More
Best Free Photos in One Place – Pexels
Thanks to Paul at Word Gets Around I have discovered a great site full of royalty free photos to use. … Read More
Lilla Rogers Global Talent Search Continues
The 50 semi – finalists have now submitted their second piece of work for selection and I’m sure will be … Read More
25 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
After sending my last post off into cyderspace (I’m from Somerset!) I realised that it was the 25th post to … Read More
Matisse, The Cutouts – Last Weekend
I had the opportunity to see the Matisse exhibition at Tate Modern over the summer and found it to be … Read More
Society 6 – what’s it all about?
Thanks to the amazing community of designers that I have “met” through the Make It In Design Summer School and … Read More
Illustrator vs Me – I WON!
Today has been a battle with Illustrator but I finally cracked it and claim victory! I will not be beaten … Read More
Global Talent Search Results Are In
The results are in for the 999 entrants to the first round of Lilla Roger’s Global Talent Search. As expected … Read More
Peacock Colour Palette
The Beginner brief for the last MIID Summer School is based on a theme of gems so I thought I … Read More
Nervous wait
Last week I, along with 998 other hopefuls, submitted our designs to the Lilla Rogers Global Talent Search competition. I … Read More
My Global Talent Search Journey
Before this month I had never heard of Lilla Rogers and her Global Talent Search but there was such a … Read More
Colour Palette
I have spent some time today creating colour groups for projects that I am currently working on as part of … Read More
The Car Lives
After the fun and games yesterday I am pleased to report that the car has survived and lives to drive … Read More
Highs and Lows
Yesterday was a very creative day with the painting for Global Talent Search going well. All the struggles with Illustrator … Read More
Watching Paint Dry
I am incredibly impatient whilst painting and hate waiting for paint layers to dry. To avoid the inevitable “fiddling” that … Read More
So excited….
…. as the second round of Summer School briefs has just pinged into my Inbox. The theme is tribal / … Read More
Summer School Galleries are Live
This has been the most exhausting and rewarding couple of weeks. I, and thousands of other designers around the world … Read More
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Retro Geometrics
I started tackling the Intermediate brief for Make It In Design Summer School on Friday but didn’t feel that I … Read More
First brief…….done!
I have been working on the Make It In Design Beginners brief today. I know that there are thousands of … Read More
Make It In Design Summer School is here…
…. the briefs have pinged into my Inbox and they look fab. I now have three design briefs to work … Read More
Keeping the Creative Juices Flowing
As I have a very long break from Uni over the summer I thought it might be good to partake … Read More
New Collection
I aim to add some of my first year degree work to this blog during the summer break. First … Read More
Patterned Print Rollers
Inspired by a patterned roller workshop that I attended recently with Helen from Moorish Idol, I went off to see … Read More
First Post Ever
Just a quick post while I play with the layout.