It has been quite a while since I last posted and so much has happened in the last year, I … Read More

This Autumn it is has been all about the colour blue for me.  We had such amazing summer this year … Read More

  As it’s Friday and the sun is shining I thought I would produce a little freebie for you to … Read More

I was thrilled last week to receive a mention in a blog post about Pinterest and Home Decor from AKAMATRA … Read More

What a crazy year 2017 has turned out to be.  I’ve been fortunate to be busy with lots of freelance … Read More

Hi  What started out as a sensible conversation with friends about the best foods to aid hydration, soon became a whole … Read More

What a month March turned out to be.   I launched an online shop with the lovely peeps over at … Read More

  It’s amazing how evocative a colour can be.  Designing this swimsuit in a geometric pattern in turquoise for my … Read More

After many, many hours of work. Several pots of coffee and tonnes of support from my friends, family and customers … Read More

It’s been a while since I last posted on a regular basis.  So what have I been doing with my free … Read More

Earlier this month I took the plunge and opened a little shop unit in The Emporium in Wellington.  Housed in … Read More

So the 100 Day Challenge got rudely interrupted by real, actual work.   This in turn has made me refocus … Read More

Hi Today I am very excited about the start of the Make It In Design Summer School tomorrow,  As I have … Read More

  Already the experience of New Designers, the ultimate graduate show, seems a long time ago. But it was only a … Read More

Last night was the Preview Evening for our end of year show.  After days of being covered in sawdust, wearing … Read More

Well, my three years at college are nearly over. The last module has been submitted, production of copious cushions, lampshades … Read More

Recently, I was lucky enough to be selected by Michelle Fifis of Pattern Observer to preview her new book on Designing … Read More

And so it is that I find myself recalling the awesome anthem from Europe as I venture into the last … Read More

Things have been a bit hectic in the studio lately but I felt the need for a quick update.  I feel I … Read More

I seem to be spending more and more time in London at the moment and the Business Design Centre in … Read More

We are approaching the last few weeks of our current module and I’m at the stage where I need to … Read More

My third year at Uni is racing along at an alarming pace.  We are now in to our first nine … Read More

Last week I spent a morning at the London Textile Fair. I was especially interested to browse the Print Design … Read More

and I just can’t hide it! I am unable to reveal the details of my excitement at the moment but … Read More

Back in May this year two students from Somerset College, Taunton were commissioned to design a scheme to improve way-finding in … Read More

I’m very excited today to be featured on the Make It In Design blog as an Emerging Designer.  The lovely … Read More

Hi, thanks for visiting my site. Having this blog has been a great learning experience for me but now I feel … Read More

Morning all, It’s been a while since I was this excited on a wet, Monday morning.  Up early, dog walked, … Read More

  This week is going to be busy, busy, busy……. Fresh back from an amazing break walking in the Austrian … Read More

Hi everyone,   As you may remember I was part of a team of students from Somerset College who were … Read More

In response to the first creative challenge of this year’s Make It In Design Summer School I have produced these … Read More

Hi   With the house to myself today I have managed to get cracking on my inspirations for this project.  … Read More

Today is the first day of the wonderfully exciting, motivating and inspiring Make It In Design Summer School.   This … Read More

No this isn’t the latest in the movie franchise Taken!   The recent post from Creative Boom caught my eye … Read More

Hi   I love using my own photographs to inspire my colour palette.   Today I’m sharing the love from … Read More

I hope you have enjoyed exploring Fox Brothers & Co as much as I enjoyed spending time with them. Jan

Hi everyone, Today was the first day of my “mill experience” with Fox Brothers in Wellington, Somerset.  Famous for their … Read More

I have long been a fan of the website Colossal and always find amazing images and stories of creativity from … Read More

Hello,   We have a photographer guy at college – we’ll call him Mark.  Now Mark is a nice chap … Read More

Hi everyone, Suggested listening material whilst reading this post….     Life is about to get a lot more relaxing, … Read More

Here in the lovely county, where I have lived all my life, we are celebrating our first Somerset Day.  May … Read More

Hello!   This week on the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design course we have been looking at Trade … Read More

Hi. On a wet Bank Holiday Monday I’ve been in need of some colour-love.  One of my favorite sites is … Read More

Hello, I came across a useful tutorial from Jason McConnell about Artboards this week and thought I would share it … Read More

Hi I have been absent for a couple of weeks while I updated my website.  It’s a work in progress … Read More

Following on from my post this morning, I have finally found a few minutes to watch and follow the Robin … Read More

This month I have been working on a design competition for a local company to create a new tweed or … Read More

Just browsing through the hundreds of blogs that I follow ( how are you supposed to keep up? ) and … Read More

Module 3 of the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design started today and I rushed home from Uni to … Read More

The second module from the Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design ended several weeks ago and I’m still working … Read More

Our current Uni module is a live brief from Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton to present proposals for their cancer … Read More

Today I am focusing on the amazing students at Somerset College and their stand at last week’s Surface Design Show.  … Read More

Following on from the excitement of meeting Ptolemy Mann at the Surface Design Show  on Thursday I launched myself into … Read More

I spent an enjoyable, if tiring day, in London yesterday at the Surface Design Show in Islington.   As I am … Read More

Repeat screen printed they said, it’ll be fun they said…. and they were right! Drawing on inspiration from my favorite … Read More

Christmas seems a long time ago now, although the next will be here before we know it, I’m sure! Uni … Read More

It is nearly the end of another year and I’m struggling to see where it has gone.  Uni has kept … Read More

A great little site came my way today from the lovely team at Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design. … Read More

The fabulous Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design module series is well under way and I’m trotting along trying … Read More

Last weekend saw me turn 50 and a big thank you to all my family and friends who joined me … Read More

After what seems a very short time back at Uni, it was submission hand-in day today.  I created 3 collections … Read More

Well, life has been very busy with the start of a new term at Uni.  Starting Year Two has definitely … Read More

Although my participation in the Global Talent Search competition with Lilla Rogers ended after the first round I have followed … Read More

Back to Somerset College for a new term which started earlier this week  bringing with it some new faces, lots … Read More

I have never paid to be shouted at but last night that is just what I got! But what fun. … Read More

          Last Christmas I received a voucher to attend a taster workshop with the very talented … Read More

Thanks to Paul at Word Gets Around I have discovered a great site full of royalty free photos to use.   … Read More

The 50 semi – finalists have now submitted their second piece of work for selection and I’m sure will be … Read More

After sending my last post off into cyderspace (I’m from Somerset!) I realised that it was the 25th post to … Read More

I had the opportunity to see the Matisse exhibition at Tate Modern over the summer and found it to be … Read More

After submitting my final design to the Make It In Design Summer School this week I have to admit to … Read More

Thanks to the amazing community of designers that I have “met” through the Make It In Design Summer School and … Read More

Today has been a battle with Illustrator but I finally cracked it and claim victory!  I will not be beaten … Read More

The results are in for the 999 entrants to the first round of Lilla Roger’s Global Talent Search. As expected … Read More

The Beginner brief for the last MIID Summer School is based on a theme of gems so I thought I … Read More

Last week I, along with 998 other hopefuls, submitted our designs to the Lilla Rogers Global Talent Search competition. I … Read More

Before this month I had never heard of Lilla Rogers and her Global Talent Search but there was such a … Read More

I have spent some time today creating colour groups for projects that I am currently working on as part of … Read More

After the fun and games yesterday I am pleased to report that the car has survived and lives to drive … Read More

Yesterday was a very creative day with the painting for Global Talent Search going well.  All the struggles with Illustrator … Read More

I am incredibly impatient whilst painting and hate waiting for paint layers to dry.  To avoid the inevitable “fiddling” that … Read More

…. as the second round of Summer School briefs has just pinged into my Inbox. The theme is tribal / … Read More

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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I started tackling the Intermediate brief for Make It In Design Summer School on Friday but didn’t feel that I … Read More

I have been working on the Make It In Design Beginners brief today.  I know that there are thousands of … Read More

…. the briefs have pinged into my Inbox and they look fab. I now have three design briefs to work … Read More

As I have a very long break from Uni over the summer I thought it might be good to partake … Read More

  I aim to add some of my first year degree work to this blog during the summer break.  First … Read More

Inspired by a patterned roller workshop that I attended recently with Helen from Moorish Idol, I went off to see … Read More

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