Colouring-in-cake

So, a while ago I designed a wallpaper pattern, which came runner up in the Ideal Home Show Wallpaper of the Year Competition.
Here's me on stage talking to the lovely Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen.....

I didn't think anymore of it, until someone pointed out to me that they'd love that wallpaper in their kitchen!! This got me thinking and looking at what is out there at the minute. The idea behind my wallpaper was that kids could colour it in (and it's wipeable!!).

Who would have such crazy wallpaper - turns out no one has, but I really thought this kind of idea would go soooooooooo perfectly with the patterns that you find at Ikea (also one of my favourite shops!!)














So, I got a pic of an Ikea-like kitchen and super-imposed my wallpaper on it.....

What do you reckon?!? Would you have Colouring-in-cake wallpaper?????

And if you know who chooses the patterns that Ikea use, do you think they would use it?????

All this talk of cake is making me hungry.........

Doodle Exhibition

This week is a lot about the Warrington Collegiate Annual Exhibition at The Gallery at Bank Quay, so rather than creating some new patterns this week, I've mostly been printing, gluing, sticking, tiling, sewing new exhibition pieces, using some of the patterns I've been creating over the past few months - here's a sneaky peek at some of the tiles I've done, with my beloved Campervans on....

All I need now are frames for everything - which I intended getting at the weekend, from Ikea. But, as those of you that live near Warrington Ikea will know - getting anywhere near Ikea has proved a tad difficult!!!

So here's hoping I can get there today!! I love Ikea frames - they're not too fussy, and let the artwork do the talking!!

So if you want to get yourselves down to the Warrington Collegiate Annual Exhibition - the opening night is 12th July 6pm - 8pm and then it's there until 24th September (when it will then be getting ready for the Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival - but that's a whole other blog post!)

The Lighthouse Keeper

As a lover of all things by the seaside, these patterns are inspired by Lighthouses. The remoteness of Lighthouses fascinates me, not to mention their 360 degree view of the ocean, and the collection of seagulls that seem to hang out around Lighthouses !

Along with Beach Huts I do have a bit of an obsession with Lighthouses, and would love to live in one. If anyone knows of a Lighthouse that's for sale, with the option to be converted in to a house please let me know! Although it might be a bit of a walk/swim to the nearest local pub!