Recently, as part of my day job, I was on a management training course. As part of that, we were divided into teams and asked to produce a short presentation on a management-related theme each team was given. The team I was in was given ‘Teamwork’. We decided on a metaphorical approach, using bees and…
Category: Designing
Tropical Blooms parasol
Time for a new project! I’m still keen on the tambour beading idea, so I’m starting a proper project using it, rather than just experiments and practice pieces. Tambour beading is commonly used to embellish (very expensive) clothing, but my dressmaking skills aren’t good enough for that, so I’m tackling something a bit simpler: a…
Plantagenet Wreath

I am something of an amateur history buff. I’ll happily read books or watch TV programmes about just about any historical period, though there’s something fascinatingly ghastly about the Middle Ages, and I recently read The Plantagenets by Dan Jones, which I can very much recommend. I’m also a big Shakespeare fan. Last autumn, I…
‘Jungle Book’ slip case

I love books. I also love book illustration, and over the years have collected quite a few illustrated books. These are often children’s books, though not always, but they’re beautiful objects whoever their intended audience. I’ve made a few slip cases – a cover to protect a book that it can slide in and out…