Hello from a very Autumnal hued Devon
And welcome to the launch of this years Christmas collection, I love to create a group of products fresh for the festive season, and the process generally starts in July, but with preliminary sketches sometimes started over the previous Christmas. Its always a treat in the slow days in between Christmas and New Year to pick up pen and paper and play with ideas swirling around. After the frenzy of the days, weeks and months leading up to the Solstice, when I usually down tools and shut the door on the studio - there is usually a bit of a creative itch that needs to be scratched. And whilst the house is looking festive, its good to put some ideas down on paper and flex the drawing muscles, after many, many paint days.
The Folklore Angels were originally designed last Christmas, with a few tweaks along the way, and only recently have they had their printed and painted details finalised. And that is what I inherently love about these pieces, I have had time to sit with them, and feel that they are the best that I can create for this coming season. So with out further a do, I hope you love them too! I hope that you enjoy them in your own home, or that you gift them to your loved ones. And that the quality of the materials mean that they can become part of your Christmas traditions for this year, and many more to come. Each piece is crafted from UK sourced FSC Birch Plywood and MDF. The MDF is a byproduct of the wood industry and has a lower use of formaldehyde glues, to make it safer for the environment but also for laser cutting. I work using water based inks, for easy clean up in the studio, a safer working environment for me, and kinder on our natural world. This ethos is incredibly important throughout my whole business, I don’t want to create items that perpetuate waste and harm the planet, I want to make things to be kept, savoured and loved.
