My Studio...

Wow 2 posts in 2 days...very unlike me. Just wanted to post a couple of snaps of my studio, so you can see where I work. I love being nosey and seeing where people live, work, garden etc. One of my favourite books is Spaces by Frankie Magazine, such a major source of inspiration...you can buy a copy here (so worth it).
Anyway I think perhaps everyone loves a little nose every now and again so here you go...

E N J O Y !

A Couple of Doodles...

Here are a couple of snaps of what I've been up to over the last few weeks...

1. More arrow making.

2. Puns.

3. Drawing my cat.

4. Taking advice from the Gramps.

I've also booked a flight to Perth, Australia in November for my birthday to visit my best friend...woo!

The first of many posts...

It's definitely been a while...I have decided to put more effort into this little blog, and as I am currently redesigning a brand spanking new website i thought that this would be the perfect time to start afresh on here. I'm not very good at writing so I hope you"ll forgive me...I guess this will be more of a picture space. I'm terrible at updating my website etc so I thought this would be an easier way of showing off my new work. I'll warn you now...there may well be photos of my cat, Ned Kelly, along with pictures of food...these, along with drawing, and two of my favourite things!

So for now here is a sneak at what I've been up to over the last few weeks...

 1. Gocco printing some wedding invitations for Jenny and Tom...a LOVELY couple.

2.Making arrows...a new passion of mine!

3. Exploring the cathedral grounds.

APRIL

what a great couple of months. The Curious Wedding Fair was a huge success...the london fair brought lots of lovely people and i had a fantastic day chatting with you all, trying my first oyster and getting acquainted with my lovely next door neighbour belinda!
off the back of this ive had some great features, Time Out London, popped a little piece into their easter edition and Unique Bride have an article about the amazing wedding fair, along with mentions of all my favourite gals...HOH...more to be announced soon...for now check these pics out!

welcome back

wow its been a long time since i have posted anything on here. lots of things have happened, some goo some bad, but i am going to start blogging on a regular basis from today!

on saturday i exhibited my wedding stationery at a most curious wedding fair at york hall in london. it was an amazing day and i met a lot of great people. i am really loving the direction that my work has taken towards the wedding side of things...here are a few pictures of my weddingy things!

sorry...

hello, i have been so so busy since christmas that my illustration work has taken a back seat. cherry cherry is moving to its very own shop so i have been frantically painting, wallpapering, cleaning etc! if all goes according to plan cherry cherry will open at 20 lower goat lane on april 3rd, so if you're about pop in and say hey. take a look at the cc blog for progress updates and general delights...

in other news i forgot to post a little pic of the work i did for harrods...there is now quite a range with my cupcake design on...great

christmas cards...

i have christmas cards for sale in my shop now...with only 2 months to go its time to get buying...

guten tag

i have just come back from a few days in munich. ive never been to germany before and it was amazing. i went to a cute little village on the border of germany and austria, saw houses that looked like cockoo clocks and drank some really good beer! i also ate some excellent cake and saw lots of sausage dogs. i will post some pictures in the next few days.
i have been so so busy with cherry cherry that my personal work has been put on the back burner. however i have some interesting projects in the pipeline so watch this space. my notebooks are to be featured in the financial times, how to spend it magazine, sometime in november...this is pretty darn exciting.

i have been extremely busy since i last blogged, and it doesnt seem to be slowing down...which i guess is good but i could really do with a holiday! so ive been doing some work for Harrods, and my notebooks are now being stocked in Liberty...which is unbelievably exciting. i also have a few more new stockists in the shape of Welcome Home in Glasgow and Babahogs art cafe in Falmouth...they have budgies so go check it out!

Bust craftacular...

finally ive got round to adding some images from the Bust fair that took place the other week in London. Twas a lovely day, and i managed to meet lots of ace people...

Love To Print...Obsession Zine

Me and the folks in Love To Print have made this ace zine. It's called Obsession and it features the work of Karoline Rerrie, Gemma Correll, Jess Bradley, Kate Seaward (me), Claire Lynch, Sarah Lynch, Sarah Ray, Ruth Green & Yee Ting Kuit.
It's limited edition so pick one up over in my shop...here sharpish.

busy times...

hello! I've been very busy lately...doing a design for a Harrods shopping bag, which, after a lot of amendments, is finally finished. Once I get pics I will post them for the world to see!
I have also been busy with Cherry Cherry, which is going well, busy with my after school art club...kids are so funny, and busy looking after my new cat ,Ned, who is a mega pest! Also look out for some new cards coming soon:)

Me and the Fine City gang will be making some appearances at a few craft fairs over the next few months...the first one being the Candy Floss fair in Sheffield on July 18th, see the website for details, and the second one is the Craftwerk fair in London on August 1st, so pop along to either, or both if you're a fan, and buy some fabulous goodies!

introducing...ned kelly

i got a cat last week...hes called ned kelly after the australian outlaw! hes a bit of a tear away but tres fun...ahhh ive never had a cat before, its funny!

Cherry Cherry...open for business

finally cherry cherry is open for business...me and gemma (correll) have set up shop within th eperfect pad, norwich. we sell handmade contemporary craft items made by very talented folk, such as kelly robb, julia pott, beth morrison as well as lots more...if you're about in the fine city pop in and have a rummage! or look at our blog here

woop woop first day of summer

well it's officially the first day of summer today...however I don't know about anyone else but I'm still feeling a little chilly!

anyway to brighten up your days i have some cute new notebooks for sale over in my etsy shop...take a look HERE

hellooooooooo....the fine city friends tootled off to london on saturday for 'a little bazaar' held at the amersham arms, new cross. there were cakes and clothes and half price food which was nice!

carrying on the flow of craft fairs we will be having our usual stall at clutter city this saturday at the arts centre, norwich. it's clutter citys 1 st birthday...yay so treats all round.

cherry cherry

yay so me and miss correll are setting up shop...Cherry Cherry will open in 5 weeks time and i can't wait. we'll be selling a lovely selection of cool crafty bits 'n' pieces so keep your eyes peeled for more news and info.

i got samples of my house's for artforum yesterday and was so excited...as it was the first time i had actually seen them. look at them here

Love To Print

Please take a look at this lovely limited edition box set of prints...either gocco or screen printed by 7 wonderful artists:

Sarah Ray

Kate Seaward

Karoline Rerrie

Claire Lynch

Yee Ting Kuit

Sarah Lynch

Gemma Correll

you can buy one of these little beauts on my etsy shop...www.ilikepens.etsy.com

love is in the air...

not long until valentines day now so best get prepared...head over to my etsy dawanda shop for some lovely goodies that won't break the bank. and get a hand printed card card with budgies on too!

...and its february

not that i want to wish the months away but im pretty glad that january is over...although its snowing i feel that we are a wee bit closer to seeing some sun and feeling warmer!

its been a weird start to the year but i have been keeping busy...im working on a card range at the mo and me and the correll that is gemma, are doing a little business venture so keep your eyes peeled for info on that soon!

my artforum work is done and dusted and is being launced at the spring fair today in birmingham so fingers crossed i get a good response from that...see the pic above and let me know what you think!

also new stuff for sale in my shop...www.ilikepens.co.uk including valentines cards and pocket mirrors...woop