Upstairs Gallery - Textiles Exhibition

The beginning of this year has been busy preparing for the first exhibition of 2012 at Upstairs Gallery. The exhibition runs from next Tuesday 17th January - 18th February. There is a range of fabulous textile artists taking part using a variety of mediums. I will be showing some wall pieces which have been a departure for me and not an easy one! it's one thing putting your designs onto a cushion but another experience entirely presenting it as a piece of art to stand entirely on it's own merits.
I will post photos of a couple of the pieces I have printed once I have had a chance to photograph them properly.

My available blogging time is being sorely tested as I travel with Laura to interviews for her degree course applications, combined with keeping up with orders from my shops and my increasing involvement with the gallery.

Screenprinted cushions are back!

There are now some new cushions in my shops both on Etsy and Folksy,

also a different colourway of my Elderberry cards, just for xmas and printed on a canvas textured card.Also new in my shops are these purses in Skinny laMinx Cloudbirds, the Orla design is still available and proving a huge seller this xmas!!

I'm currently working on exciting new projects for next year while also still getting orders out to xmas shoppers. Hope to share news of this with you soon ;)

It's beginning to feel a lot like .....

uh huh! no denying it now is there? I had a great time printing some festive reds last week for the More than a Mama xmas fair and despite selling really well I was pleased to be able to bring some home to put in my shops.
These are gradually being listed in my shops both on etsy and folksy.
UK folks really should check out the newly relauched Folksy site, new graphics and lots of nice features are really making it a smart shopping venue.

Local Press

Local magazine Berkhamsted Living have one of my purses in their Xmas Gift Guide, thanks to The Upstairs Gallery.

Note cards

New note cards available individually or in sets, £2.50 each or £9.00 per set and free uk P+P
Find them now in my etsy shop

Printing and vintage Conran

I have managed to cram so much into one day, this morning first thing I packed up a huge box of work to send to The Shire Hall Art Gallery for their Chistmas Craft Show. Then got on with printing some Elderberry teatowels in a festive red colourway. The photo above shows some of them drying on the middle landing, I love seeing them en masse. How is it though that the one misprint is right in the centre of the picture?
A custom request had me rootling through my fabrics today and I was thrilled to find another length of this Terence Conran designed fabric. The width being just 41cm it means covers are just under 40cm but can still take a 40cm inner so they are available again! but in my etsy shop only.

New purses

I've altered my Mod Flowers design a little and been printing some new colours. When the light improves for me to get some better photos these will be in my etsy shop, but local folks can get them now from Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamsted