nature table

I picked up this hairy acorn in the park yesterday, never seen one like it before, what a character!

A good prop for Logpile trays and mats which are now in my shop along with the rocking horse tray and cutting mat.

libra

This months illustration for Red magazine - yes, these are my kitchen shelves. Happy birthday libras!

bark cloth

I have got hold of a roll of cotton barkcloth, so it made sense to me to print some log pile!

I don't really have the space or equipment for printing meterage of fabric as my print table is long and thin, so it is quite a slow process. The fabric has a lovely textured, vintage feel and soft finish but needs a lot of squeegee work to get a good even colour which I don't mind as I always feel that I am having a bit of a work-out while I am printing. When I use up my stocks of linen logpile cushions I will have the next batch made in the barkcloth. I am also thinking about having meterage printed for me, could be next years project, I will keep you posted!

delivery

The first batch of trays and cutting mats arrived in the post this morning. Rocking horse in olive and Logpile in black and silver birch. The trays are 28cmx36cm, a great size for coffee and cake or breakfast in bed. I will be putting them into my shop over the next couple of days.

in my shops

City windows cushion in black now in my etsy and online shops.

The white chair is a new junk shop purchase, it's an old school chair painted matt white and very sturdy. There were eight available but as I have an embarrassing amount of vintage chairs I just bought the one, and on a strict one in one out basis I now have to choose a chair to go. I might get rid of an old deckchair from the garden, or is that cheating?

black and white

I have had a break from printing for a while so getting back into it with something simple, City Windows in crisp black and white. A limited edition will be in my shops soon.

in print

roddy&ginger has turned up in an eclectic selection of magazines over the last couple of months, Country Homes and Interiors,  Kitchens Bedrooms and Bathrooms, with nice autumnal styling by Alison Nicholls and a lovely little piece among the patchwork and pom-poms in Mollie Makes where I am mysteriously described as 'veggie grower'. I feel a fraud, can two courgettes and a couple of kilos of potatoes be described as veggie grower?