New Collection, Instagram and my Newsletter

Thank you for visiting this blog- this is a little update to let you know I am no longer posting news on here as I'm finding Instagram and my quarterly newsletter an easier tool for posting new work and launching new projects. If you would like to sign up to my quarterly newsletter you can do so at the bottom of my website. Thank you so much for reading and I hope you head over to follow me on Instagram and check out what I have been up to!

Below is an image from my new fabric collection 'Living Garden'

Gisela Graham Easter

Happy Monday everyone- I've been working hard from home for the last few days and am getting a little bit of cabin fever because I'm not able to work from my studio at the moment! Anyway, it's all good I have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline and I can't wait to share them here. But first (and a little late for Easter) but I thought I would share this image from Gisela Graham where I used to work  as an in-house designer. It's lovely to see some things I designed for sale - they are quite different for me but it's lovely to see them out and about!

Zizzi Banstead Mural

Just thought I would share a few photos of a mural completed a few months ago in Zizzi Banstead! It's been a bit quiet on the blog front recently but that means I've got lots to share! Starting with this wall which was so much fun to draw. I used a black pen for most of it and it reflects the farming history of the area. Alongside the mural was a quote wall and framed drawings of vegetables which I loved drawing. Thank you as always to the wonderful team at Zizzi.

More murals and The Crafty Fax Market

Hello! I haven't posted anything for a while on here as things have been super busy! I have started teaching screen printing two evenings a week to adult beginners and intermediate which has been great fun. I have also been busy developing a little product range for a stand at The Crafty Fox market which I won as part of the Mollie Makes Start Up Award. Throw in two murals and some other deadlines and you have an absent blog! So to start things rolling again here are some photos from my mural in Zizzi Leeds the Light!

This mural in Leeds was based around light and shadows. The design was quite modern in this case, and featured landmarks in Leeds with shadows in bright colours intercepting them. Some of the murals were drawn on painted brick harking back to the industrial history of the city.

South Woodford Zizzi Mural

I spent last week staying in Epping forest near South Woodford painting a mural for Zizzi. This was the sixth mural I have designed and painted for Zizzi and was probably the largest surface area I have covered. It was pretty fitting that I was staying in the forest as that was the theme for this mural- the legend of the white stag, and the royal history of the area. This mural ended up a lot more traditional looking than I intended; it's always really interesting to see how your work changes in both large scale and when replicated again freehand, but I am pleased with how it integrated with the space. 

So there you are! The last image was taken by Zizzi so you can see a good overview and how it looks in the restaurant!

Feature in the Scotsman Spectrum on Sunday

Hello! Last week was a bit crazy for me- I spent 6 long days (and nights) painting a wall mural for Zizzi in South Woodford. It was lots of fun though, and I was staying in Epping Forest which just happened to be the theme for my painting too which was quite fitting. I'll share photos of my forest inspired mural soon. Onto more news, a few weekends ago I had a little Q&A in the Scotsman Spectrum magazine. I had a hilarious and super fun photoshoot for this piece and at one point I had to lie over all my fabrics. I'm very glad they chose this photo!

Photos of my mural and a beautiful hen weekend in the countryside to come soon!

New website in progress

Hello! We have finally hit summer and I'm so pleased the sun has been shining, the sandals have been out and the tights well and truly put away for a few months (I hope)! I have a few updates to share including one thing that is taking up an awful lot of my time at the moment- a brand new shiny website! I am moving website server and also updating my look with fresh branding and layout with lots of new projects to share with you too. Hopefully my new website will be launched next week but I will be sure to do a blog post about it. In other news, Mollie Makes issue 55 is out in the shops and has 8 of my patterned papers on the inside. Two are colour-in pages and the other six can be pulled out and stuck on your wall or used as wrap or card making papers. 

I love this photo of one of my colour-in sheets from the Mollie Makes Instagram here

A selection of designs form Mollie Makes issue 55

I am also currently designing a couple of Zizzi murals which are taking up much of my time, but are so fun to work on. Keep an eye on my instagram/twitter accounts to see updates as I paint these in the restaurants (one beginning next week). My new camera arrived in the post yesterday and I am so excited to play around with it and hopefully in the next few months I will have some lovely photos to share with you on here- hopefully some of Scotland and our adventures in Edinburgh and shots of my new studio too!