a trip to the palace

 

On Sunday I visited the new Oxfordshire crafts gallery at Blenheim Palace to see my work on show along side other local artists.

The new gallery is a lovely space full of inspiring pieces, from textiles, ceramics and jewellery. I'm sure it will be a success.

 

We also had a wander around the grounds, which looked beautiful in the hazy afternoon sunshine. Still to early to see any spring flowers, but the box hedges and trees looked serene amongst the statues and fountains.

saturday stuff

How's your weekend going? I've been at home working on some new pieces for a brand new gallery opening up in the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock. The Oxfordshire Crafts Gallery, as it will be called, will sell work from local artists and they have asked me for a collection of my handmade accessories. How lovely!

So I've got until the end of the month to get sewing, as the gallery opens on the 9th February.

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

sunday sketchbooks

 On Sunday I packed up all my sketchbooks, patterns, fabrics, samples and buttons and headed off to Waterperry Art gallery, where I spent the day chatting to lots of lovely people about my work and what inspires me to create my handmade accessories. One kind lady offered to send me some of her vintage handmade lace which I am very excited about.

 I have a collection of my bags and purses on show as part of Artweeks along with five other artists until the end of May.

 

 

escape to the city

Last week my boyfriend and I went to the National Portrait Gallery in London.
I hadn't been there for years and there was something amazing about walking through room after room full of grand portraits, all these famous men and women throughout history looking down on you. Some of the paintings were enormous, the size of the room, with elaborate gilt frames. I came away with a few postcards, the lady in black 'Lady Colin Campbell' was one of my favourites, painted in 1897.

We thought we'd check out Mishkins for lunch, after reading about it on 'Miss Pickerings' lovely blog. It was exactly as she had described it. I recommend the Brick Lane salt beef with Colin's and pickles, with a Gin Rickey served in a jam jar.

I always make a quick stop at the Cloth House haberdashery on Berwick Street. I love their displays and they have a great selection of trims and buttons.

I also saw some beautiful furniture in Liberty's, but completely out of my price range, so now I'm on a mission to find something similar....