I like Banksy; his art makes me think and sometimes it makes me laugh.I was reading about his latest art exhibition Dismaland which is currently set up as a ‘Bemusement ‘ park in Weston-super-Mare. Comedy gold on one hand, philosophical treatise on the other. It led me to consider why it is I think […]
Friday, Friday. After a hectic week spent fine-tuning designs and artwork and ordering supplies, packaging etc etc, I am now in the space where I have literally done everything that needs doing. This is that period which is well known to all designers everywhere when you are waiting, waiting, waiting for samples and finished product […]
Another exhausting day dealing with the seemingly endless minutiae of running a business. I need a PA. My PA would probably also need a PA at this point. So anyway, I was in full whinge-mode as I walked to the High Street to get a newspaper. The roads leading to that street were all blocked […]
This is a picture of some of the 5 million apples given to me by my neighbour. Home-grown fruit and veg, what a wonder of nature. Today’s post has been sponsored by Maxine whose marvelous garden produce is pictured above. I woke up on Monday to find these goodies on my doorstep.The difference between fresh […]
Another day of EU directives, toxicological reports and Pantone colours. The glamour of the skincare business just never stops. In one of the few minutes I managed to snatch, just to rest my poor brain from all this fluff ( heavy sarcasm), I was reading about a woman who hand-makes trugs and furniture from steamed […]
