Meadow Hare

I always like receiving commissions and this was from my neighbour.  She already has 'Viewpoint', the print of a goldfinch perched on top of a teasel and she wanted another to go with it, for her holiday house in Norfolk.

Hares seem to be more prevalent in Norfolk than in Cambridgeshire and we often see them when heading back from the coast.  I've been wanted to do a new print with hares for a while, so this spurred me on.  Cow parsley is one of my favourite subjects and I thought it worked well with the hare to create balance on the right of the design.

I made the plate from a special type of coated board.  It isn't very hard wearing so I could only print eight.  For each print, the plate has to be inked individually which wears the lines away.  Once the print is dry, I add watercolour by hand then sign, date and edition the print.

Country Kitchen

I am pleased to say I have another new stockist, a lovely food and gift-ware shop in the pretty village of Haslingfield, just outside Cambridge, called Country Kitchen.  It's very easy to find, just opposite the church. They are now stocking my coasters, tea towels and greetings cards.  However, if today is anything to go by, I don't think I'll be making much profit from supplying them as I will be spending far too much on all the delicious produce they sell.

Cambridge Edition

I am very pleased to be one of the artists featured in the June issue of Cambridge Edition.  Pick up a copy if you are in town.

Cards colour change

I decided to change the colours of two of my card designs.  The 'Bikes' are now black & white, which match the tea towels and most popular of the coasters. The 'Dandelion Clocks' I changed for a different, brighter blue version of the drypoint print.  Both now available from my shop.

Silver Birch Coasters

After a request via etsy from a customer in America I have introduced a new colour into the Silver Birch range.  This zingy bright orange makes a vibrant addition to the set and can be found in my shop.

New stockist - first time in Scotland

It's always very exciting when a new shop or gallery gets in touch wanting to stock my designs.  Sheila Angus from Blackbird Studios in Edinburgh recently contacted me via my Etsy shop.  Today I posted a selection of tea towels, coasters and cards to her.  So look out for them if you are lucky enough to be visiting Edinburgh.  For more details click here.

New Self Published Cards

You may remember that last year I started to produce a small collection of self published cards as I had been asked by several galleries and shops if I had any featuring my designs that they could sell. Four new ones arrived this week, taking the total to nine in the range. They are all printed on lovely matt watercolour style paper.

I'd love to know which is your favourite?  I really like the Bullfinch and hope it will be popular as it is my guide image for Cambridge Open Studios this year.

They are £2.60 each available from my online shop.