My cards in Cambridge Contemporary Crafts

Here's a nice image of my new 'With Love' cards on display in Cambridge Contemporary Crafts, nestled amongst some other very nice designs.

Hand-printed cards

I delivered some more of my hand-printed cards to Cambridge Contemporary Crafts today as the first batch sold out very quickly.  They are very time consuming to print but I love the fact that they are all slightly different.  I use rubber stamps that I have hand carved and ink them up individually to create the design.  I particularly like the new With Love design, just in time for Valentines Day.

Writng Set

First new product of the year published by Phoenix Trading.  It's actually an old design that's been repackaged in a fancy new folder.  You get 20 sheets of A5 paper and 10 matching envelopes for £4.50.  There's nothing nicer than receiving a proper letter in the post - email just isn't the same.  So dust off your fountain pen and write someone a letter this month!

Happy New Year

It's the start of a new year, with lots of creative potential ahead...but first to tidy up my working space which has become a dumping ground for piles of paper, the recently taken down Christmas decorations and old photograph albums which I have started to scan for a digital project for next year.

Things I know about so far for 2014 are Cambridge Open Studios in July.  I am very excited to be part of the Cambridge Original Printmakers show at the end of September and hopefully the very enjoyable Cambridge Christmas Show will be returning in November.  I will also be continuing to design for Phoenix Trading and I'd love to do some more card designs for Green Pebble.

Printed Tree Decorations

I made a few of these for the Christmas Show last year and they sold out in a flash, so I've made a few more for Cambridge Christmas on Monday 25th November.  I particularly like the new birds and stars and hope I have enough to last as we are open for longer this year from 1pm - 8:30pm.  They are made my painting birch wood shapes and then hand-printing them with my own carved rubber stamps.  Then I varnish them and hang them with festive silver twine.

Perspex Pictures

So here's the finished framed pictures I was talking about a couple of posts down the page.  In case you missed it; I sometimes think that the perspex printing 'plates' I use to make my drypoints are as interesting as the finished prints. So, taking that idea further I made four special 'plates' that I've had framed in box frames.  This creates a shadow on the backing board.  I am really pleased with how they have turned out.  They are tricky to photograph though, so please excuse the rubbish photos.  The designs feature vessels inspired by Katharina Klug, who I will be exhibiting with as part of Cambridge Christmas on 25th November.

Cambridge Contemporary Crafts

I'm very lucky to have Cambridge Contemporary Crafts selling my framed prints and tea towels in their lovely gallery in Bene't Street.  Their Christmas show is now up and running and here is what they have to say about it: "CCC is celebrating the festive season with All Wrapped Up, featuring a selection of stunning pieces by artists working locally and nationwide. The show is on from 2nd November until 24th December. All works exhibited in the gallery are hand-made and hand-picked from the best of British craft, making for truly individual gift ideas. Set in a beautiful 16th century building, All Wrapped Up will indulge your festive spirit; come along and find your hidden treasures!"