Borough Market

Love Borough Market, especially food sampling, but this umbrella installation caught my eye

Oil bar play

I learnt how to play with colour on the west coast of Sweden last year, at Eta Hedman's art workshop. She showed us a fantastic way to be immersed in colour, without thinking rationally about product and design. It's a technique I sometimes bring into my teaching now with amazing results.                                                                   I went Top Drawer today with a designer friend, then on to Designer's Guild on the King's Road (a long time favourite) and loved looking at all colour combinations and textures. 

Dior, Ballenciaga, etc

Looking at designer clothes in the V & A puts me in a good mood:)
So does going to Harvey Nichols and stocking up on Scottish oatcakes

Ghostly image projected on dome

Castle Ward

I had a wonderful weekend at Craft Fest in Castle Ward, meeting other designers in a fabulous setting. Looking forward to more NI shows next year!

SpaceCRAFT Gallery, Belfast

Silver Spoons and necklace now on show at the Spacecraft Gallery, at the Fountain Centre, Belfast.

Idea Store Whitechapel

 I put up a fabulous display of fans and books of brush painting made by my students in Tower Hamlets. If you're in Whitechapel over the summer, drop in to the Idea Store and have a look!

New Branch Cuff

One of my newest pieces is nearly ready for my next show. 

The delicate cuff has twisted branches with tiny pearls and a pair of butterflies on fine chains.

The Meeting Place

I was in St Pancras Station last week taking these pics. Love the gigantic embracing couple and the lonely windswept Sir John Betjeman. 




Although the station is back in the headlines this week, I still love the art and atmosphere in this stunning space.  

Ink Play

Just having fun playing with ink on rice paper

Week of Private Views

Check out the Private View at Treasure last week  - what an amazing show in an incredible venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYomu_sh_uo&feature=youtu.be

Now getting ready for Private View number two at our very own Flux Studios in Camberwell this evening - call in to Vanguard Court for a glass of wine! 
We're open all weekend

Artist's Book

I've just finished making an artist's book for Treasure: my sketches, silver and some pics from China. I've added these two from a trip some years ago just because it was a stunning sight: from a remote area outside the great city of Chongqing. 

Treasure Check

Great coffee in Tom's Kitchen, Somerset House

I stopped by at Somerset House to check out the venue for next week. So exciting to be exhibiting in such a beautiful place. I loved the two exhibitions there: 'Kokoro' by internationally renowned Japanese Tatoo artist and Wendy Ramshaw's House of Dreams. So inspiring to look at these prolific artists' works and see how they create.

I've now left my studio behind - where I've spent huge numbers of hours creating in the past few weeks -  as my work is all safely in the Assay Office to be hallmarked for next Thursday's Treasure. 

it was work in progress - now complete!