I've been thinking about the sea quite a bit just recently, I'm missing it, and this led me to thoughts of seashells. I've had a few...

Superbly drawn and full of dynamic movement, this is just fantastic! Kimono shaped comforter, Edo period, 19th century, indigo dyeing,...

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." Right time, right place, fulfilling a need and getting a life of it's own, becoming...

Gosh, it's the second week of October and I bet you're all wondering where I've been since my last post ...well I've been...

I love a bit of Bauhaus, and I do so love a bit of ballet, and Oskar Schlemmer embraced both in his costume designs and choreography....

Now and again I buy a magazine, not any magazine but something inspiring like Selvedge, Embroidery, Ceramics Review or Crafts. In the...

I'm sitting in my work room listening to Lark ascending - Vaughan Williams at his most sublime - and looking for inspiring images of...

So picking up the theme of inspiring artists – I still have quite a few to add to my vast and ever growing list – here are two I knew...

Or how I created my latest fabric design for Spoonflower. I read the contest brief – Using at least two of the colors from the palette...

Indulging in more Bootcamp loveliness with Lilla Rogers over at Make Art That Sells, and this month's mini assignment had us...

Bootcamping again with Make Art That Sells, and this months assignment was Suffragettes. I was given Madeline (Madge) McDowell...

Yesterday I went to see the John Piper exhibition at Tate Liverpool and it got me thinking ...what would I put in an exhibition if I had...

Such economy of line and distillation of form - pure genius! To find out more about the man and to see more of his work click on Julius...

Most of you know I love to draw, and a fair few of you know I love pattern, and there are even a few of you know that I love to draw the...

I wrote this some months ago and just found it languishing in the drafts folder! So without more ado I give you Alice and Martin...

I've just discovered Tziporah Salamon via a search for all things related to tea! Tea to reading the leaves, to Tarot, to the Empress, to...

I'm picking out one present from my annual stash for special mention: 'The Illustrated Dust Jacket, 1920-1970'. A very much appreciated...

It's that time of year when my thoughts turn to Christmas cards and in particular designing my own. I've done this for many, many years...

The Little Golden Books are a very popular American series of children's books – first published in 1942, and The Poky little Puppy is...

Olle Eksell Swedish graphic designer, poster artist and children's book illustrator. His illustrations are the epitome of late 40's,...