Getting back on the printing horse..

So I haven't done any new artwork since December 2010... i feel immensely guilty about this fact. I found printing with a bump too much for my back and gave up and though i'd be back printing a few months after Silas was born. How naive was I?! I had even had the most exciting offer of a solo exhibition with Nina Sagt Gallery in Dusseldorf, but the exhibition was meant to take place when I was heavily pregnant and so was put on hold. I think it might be too long a hold now, and I regret not being more pro-active and getting back on the printing horse sooner.

My website has been down for the last week, and I've finally got it back up and running. Looking through all my old work has reminded me that I do love printing, and I think I'm alright at it too! So as of August I'm going to try and get back to printing at Spike Print Studio and get back into making work. I'm thinking more pattern based work like one of my last prints I did for Snap Studio (which is sadly no longer open)... what do you think?

Sharon Van Etten @ Rise Bristol

On Tuesday I rushed up to Rise Bristol to catch Sharon Van Etten's acoustic in-store show. It was brilliant and i'm so glad I got to catch it. I was meant to be going to her gig that night with my boyfriends band Empty Pools supporting too, but Silas has been struggling getting back into UK bedtime and I thought it would be too mean to leave him with a babysitter!! Check her out: Sharon Van Etten- Serpents

Holidays!

So once again i've been slacking with the blog! We've just got back from an amazing two weeks in Canada. We have always loved traveling and thought having a baby wouldn't stop us. We decided to test the water with a trip to a familiar place- Canada. We've been to Canada quite a lot over the years on our travels, so it was an easy choice for us. Plus we have friends and family to stay with too (bonus!) so we could do the trip on a tight budget.

Silas was a trooper and dealt with the long flight so well. This was our first morning in Toronto, having the first of many pancakes and maple syrup! Yum!

The view from our hotel room!!!

Hanging out on one of the islands off of Toronto, trying to escape the heat (so british!).

Meeting Keats for the first time.

Our friends Linda, Allen & Keats. They put us up on previous travels!

My good friend Matt who I met at uni, he's from Berlin but recently moved to Montreal for his girlfriend Luise's work. They came down to Toronto to meet Silas for the first time. It was lovely to hang out with them all weekend. 

We spent the majority of our holiday at my Aunt & Uncles cottage on Lake Huron in a place called Kincardine, about 3 hrs drive from Toronto. We were spoilt- yummy dinners were cooked for us, access to an always full beer fridge, and this view! We went swimming & kayaking everyday, bliss.

Watching the sunset with my Aunt & Uncle

Silas loved the freedom, he's a real water baby and was either in the lake or in the paddling pool.. or eating his ice lollies trying to cool down!

and a few more sunsets...

Now we're back trying to get over the jet lag and trying not to miss the guaranteed sun.....

(p.s most of the photos were taken by my lovely other half, i hardly took any pics!)

It's been a busy few months!

Well i've failed with keeping up this blogging malarky! Oops! It's been a busy few months.....

We moved house (very stressful with a baby we found out!)

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what a difference a year makes :)

Silas turned 1 (where has that year gone!)

I turned 30 (eek!) and became a proud owner of this Donna Wilson cushion, among many other things I will show you soon!

Time flies

I cannot believe that Silas is nearly a whole year old. Where has that year gone?! Silas' birthday list is almost as long as mine, he has such good taste for a baby :)

POSTERS FROM SWEDEN

by Ingela P Arrhenius

170 g uncoated paper paper, 50x70 cm

http://marmarco.com/shop_posters.html

Every baby needs a wooden truck, right?!

moovertoys.com

one of these will look so good in his new room!

Bears by Karin Soderquist

somagallery.co.uk

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone enjoys their long weekend of unashamed chocolate eating! I'm off back to my parents in East Sussex. Looking forward to checking out the new Jerwood Gallery in Hastings... is Hastings finally 'up and coming'?!!... 

jerwoodgallery.org/

Also looking forward to some walks on Pett Level beach with the dogs. Gotta walk off some of that chocolate!

Where has the sun gone?!

Well it's back to scarf, boots and.... rhubarb crumble weather! Any excuse for crumble & custard. Yum.

I wish the monkey agreed, but he wasn't sure of his first try of rhubarb!

We'll miss our lovely garden

I'm going to miss the mass of blossom on our neighbours tree, and our apple tree and the endless apple crumbles we got out of it!

Our new garden is just as big, but lacks any character or height. There are no trees in our garden or any of the neighbours. We'll have to change that once we move!

Happy Weekend!

Hooray its the weekend! Fingers crossed for more warm & sunny weather. We're going to be mostly decorating our new house though (well Ben is!) and i'll be adding to my wish list of things to put in our lovely house....

www.somagallery.co.uk

like this Donna Wilson 'badger' cushion.

Silas would like this for his new bedroom..

http://varpunen.bigcartel.com/

I came across the lovely blog of Susanna Vento http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.co.uk, so many inspiring things on there. I especially love these though. The most stylish toy box ever?! Her home is also featured in this months Elle Decoration.

Pick Me Up, Somerset House, London

Wish I had the chance to go to this years Pick Me Up in London. My favourite gallery Soma Gallery www.somagallery.co.uk is there with some of my favourite illustrators- Crispin Finn & Andy Smith. I'm lucky enough to own one of each of their works:

www.crispinfinn.com

www.asmithillustration.com

Quilts

My mum is quilting mad and lucky me is next in line for one yay! This is what I've requested... You guessed it... TRIANGLES! Here are some of the materials I've chosen so far too.

keeping with the triangle theme

i love the colours of these art block magnets by Carrie Buller http://www.etsy.com/people/carriebuller

mmmm triangles

You can't beat a good triangle

I might just have to go ahead and treat myself to one of these lovely prints by Kerry Layton. Beautiful! http://theseventytree.blogspot.co.uk 

and i'm sure i could make good use of her tape too!

Happy Mothers Day!

Hooray for Mothers Day! This was my first one and boy does Silas have good taste for a 10 month old! Check out my new Bonbi Forest Scarf (another one to add to the collection!)

www.bonbiforest.com

Yes please!

I think i may have expensive taste... I've been looking for a pouffe to rest my tired legs on for ages, i think i may have found my dream one! 

Pi Pouffe by Eleanor Young at http://www.howkapow.com

I'm liking the swallow design too...add it to long wishlist!

on my mothers day wishlist..

I got my boyfriend a cushion of his favourite biscuit for his birthday by the brilliant Nikki McWilliams (www.nikkimcwilliams.com) ....

Maybe for my first mothers day he'll return the gesture with mine?!

Getting in the swing of it

Well as you can see my work is pretty old. I haven't printed since end of 2010!! I do have an excuse though, and his name is Silas Pip. Silas was born 07.05.11.


Now spring is springing and I'm getting used to never having a full night sleep ever again, I've decided to get my arse in gear! It's time to start blogging. I'm going to try and blog about stuff I like and things I see as a way of getting me back into the swing of it all.


Hopefully I'll even get the chance to post some of my own new work!

Untitled, Mexico 2010

Snap mini print exhibition

My print for the pack 'Tiles'

A selection of my favourite prints

limited edition screen printed cards