Thanks to everyone who came to the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair this weekend. Was so lovely to see friends and to meet new people. Really appreciated the support and as a maker, it is so gratifying when the objects you have laboured over find homes with people you like. Was very touched by the gifts I received and a huge thankyou to my colleagues @trinityhammersmith (in my opinion West London’s best charity shop) who turned up en masse complete with the most amazing home made cake. Thanks also to my fellow artists and the organisers @w4artanddesign , who put in so much work to make this event such a success.We had the best time. Xxxx
Nov 17
Thanks to everyone who came to the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair this weekend. Was so lovely to see friends and to meet new people. Really appreciated the support and as a maker, it is so gratifying when the objects you have laboured over find homes with people you like. Was very touched by the gifts I received and a huge thankyou to my colleagues @trinityhammersmith (in my opinion West London’s best charity shop) who turned up en masse complete with the most amazing home made cake. Thanks also to my fellow artists and the organisers @w4artanddesign , who put in so much work to make this event such a success.We had the best time. Xxxx
Some of my favourite things are cats, sculpture and dreadful puns and my Cats in Art tea towel combines all three. I actually made all these sculptures, taking the term “Mad Cat Lady” to a new level. It’s a perfect gift for anyone who loves cats, art and a bit of a laugh. DM me if interested, or come and see it ( and a couple of the original sculptures) today 16 November at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick, W4 5LG 10.30am-6pm @w4artanddesign #teatowel #teatowelsofinstagram #cat #cats_of_world #catsofinstagram #catscatscats #sculpture
Nov 16
Some of my favourite things are cats, sculpture and dreadful puns and my Cats in Art tea towel combines all three. I actually made all these sculptures, taking the term “Mad Cat Lady” to a new level. It’s a perfect gift for anyone who loves cats, art and a bit of a laugh. DM me if interested, or come and see it ( and a couple of the original sculptures) today 16 November at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick, W4 5LG 10.30am-6pm @w4artanddesign #teatowel #teatowelsofinstagram #cat #cats_of_world #catsofinstagram #catscatscats #sculpture
Preparing my jewellery display for W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick W45LG. Friday 15 Nov 6-9pm; Sat 16 Nov 10.30am-6pm. All this Victorian and Edwardian pottery has been mudlarked by us from the canals of West London and painstakingly transformed into genuinely unique pieces of jewellery. Locally sourced, recycled and a little bit of London history. Come and see us xxx @w4artanddesign #artfairs #artfair #mudlark #mudlarking #mudlarks #jewelry #jewellery #chiswick #hammersmith
Nov 14
Preparing my jewellery display for W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick W45LG. Friday 15 Nov 6-9pm; Sat 16 Nov 10.30am-6pm. All this Victorian and Edwardian pottery has been mudlarked by us from the canals of West London and painstakingly transformed into genuinely unique pieces of jewellery. Locally sourced, recycled and a little bit of London history. Come and see us xxx @w4artanddesign #artfairs #artfair #mudlark #mudlarking #mudlarks #jewelry #jewellery #chiswick #hammersmith
This is one of the strangest things I have ever turned into a brooch. It’s a little early 20th C tin plate toy- a miniature cheese grater (5x2.5 cms). After all, what else would a little girl want for Christmas? Curiously it looks fab on a jacket and never able to resist a pun, I have called it my “You’re Great “ brooch. Sorry! Will be on show at The W4 Winter Art & Design Fair, this Friday and Saturday @w4artanddesign
#cheesegrater #vintagetoys #brooch #londonevents #artfairs #uniquejewelry
Nov 13
This is one of the strangest things I have ever turned into a brooch. It’s a little early 20th C tin plate toy- a miniature cheese grater (5x2.5 cms). After all, what else would a little girl want for Christmas? Curiously it looks fab on a jacket and never able to resist a pun, I have called it my “You’re Great “ brooch. Sorry! Will be on show at The W4 Winter Art & Design Fair, this Friday and Saturday @w4artanddesign
#cheesegrater #vintagetoys #brooch #londonevents #artfairs #uniquejewelry
Necklace and matching bracelet made from 19th and 20th C jet and black glass buttons. This jewellery was inspired by a BBC2 TV programme I filmed some years ago called The Antiques Show, for which I had to dress up in a selection of vintage dresses from 1900 to the 1960s. Swipe to see a picture of my Edwardian outfit. I had to change multiple times in a tiny loo in a central London Cafe ( oh the glamour of television). By far the hardest to put on was this Edwardian costume , because every single part of it was done up with what seemed like hundreds of teeny, tiny buttons, and unlike the dress’ original wearer, I didn’t have a lady’s maid. Enjoyed the look though and fell in love with beautiful vintage buttons. Shown with the necklace is a box of Victorian boot buttons, by Kirby, Beard and Co, makers of pins, needles, buttons and inventors of the Kirby hair grip. My button box jewellery will be on show at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair @w4artanddesign 15 and 16 November, St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick W4 5LG. Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 10.30am-6pm. Come and find me for a bit of vintage inspired glamour.
#buttons #button #edwardian #edwardianfashion #goth #vintage #vintagefashion #vintageclothing #jewelry #chiswick #hammersmith
Nov 12
Necklace and matching bracelet made from 19th and 20th C jet and black glass buttons. This jewellery was inspired by a BBC2 TV programme I filmed some years ago called The Antiques Show, for which I had to dress up in a selection of vintage dresses from 1900 to the 1960s. Swipe to see a picture of my Edwardian outfit. I had to change multiple times in a tiny loo in a central London Cafe ( oh the glamour of television). By far the hardest to put on was this Edwardian costume , because every single part of it was done up with what seemed like hundreds of teeny, tiny buttons, and unlike the dress’ original wearer, I didn’t have a lady’s maid. Enjoyed the look though and fell in love with beautiful vintage buttons. Shown with the necklace is a box of Victorian boot buttons, by Kirby, Beard and Co, makers of pins, needles, buttons and inventors of the Kirby hair grip. My button box jewellery will be on show at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair @w4artanddesign 15 and 16 November, St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick W4 5LG. Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 10.30am-6pm. Come and find me for a bit of vintage inspired glamour.
#buttons #button #edwardian #edwardianfashion #goth #vintage #vintagefashion #vintageclothing #jewelry #chiswick #hammersmith
I couldn’t resist making this brooch in response to the fact that this November Sotheby’s New York are auctioning Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’- a banana duct taped to a wall - for an estimated figure of US$1m-US1.5m. The successful bidder will receive a banana (real), a roll of grey duct tape, a certificate and instructions of how to stick the banana to a wall and presumably replace it as it rots, which they will do at their own cost.
If this doesn’t appeal, can I suggest my brooch which looks exactly like the original in miniature form and has several advantages. The banana is lovingly crafted from clay and won’t rot, the wall is included in the purchase price (there’s a selling point) and because the brooch measures 5cms square, it is portable and wherever you wear it, you can demonstrate your commitment to contemporary art. Don’t know how much to charge for it yet , maybe I should ask Sotheby’s, but I am happy to throw in a certificate of authenticity and it does have a title. “Have a Banana”.
Will be on show at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair 15,16 November. @w4artanddesign . Oh and swipe to see the emperor’s new clothes?
#banana #bananas #sothebys #sothebyscontemporary #sothebysnewyork #brooch #brooches #contemporaryart #conceptualart
Nov 11
I couldn’t resist making this brooch in response to the fact that this November Sotheby’s New York are auctioning Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’- a banana duct taped to a wall - for an estimated figure of US$1m-US1.5m. The successful bidder will receive a banana (real), a roll of grey duct tape, a certificate and instructions of how to stick the banana to a wall and presumably replace it as it rots, which they will do at their own cost.
If this doesn’t appeal, can I suggest my brooch which looks exactly like the original in miniature form and has several advantages. The banana is lovingly crafted from clay and won’t rot, the wall is included in the purchase price (there’s a selling point) and because the brooch measures 5cms square, it is portable and wherever you wear it, you can demonstrate your commitment to contemporary art. Don’t know how much to charge for it yet , maybe I should ask Sotheby’s, but I am happy to throw in a certificate of authenticity and it does have a title. “Have a Banana”.
Will be on show at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair 15,16 November. @w4artanddesign . Oh and swipe to see the emperor’s new clothes?
#banana #bananas #sothebys #sothebyscontemporary #sothebysnewyork #brooch #brooches #contemporaryart #conceptualart
New Mudlark crab made from Victorian pottery and other finds salvaged from the canals of West London. It is wall hanging, though this was photographed on the floor much to the pleasure of one of our cats (please swipe). If you shop on EBay, you will often see things described as coming from a “pet-free” home. Every thing I make has been inspected by a cat! Crab (not cat) will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, St Albans Church, South Parade, Chiswick W4 5LG. Friday 15 November 6-9pm, Saturday 16 November 10.30am-6pm @w4artanddesign .
#crab #crabs #mudlark #mudlarkingfinds #mudlarks #beachcombing #sculpture #chiswick #hammersmith
Nov 10
New Mudlark crab made from Victorian pottery and other finds salvaged from the canals of West London. It is wall hanging, though this was photographed on the floor much to the pleasure of one of our cats (please swipe). If you shop on EBay, you will often see things described as coming from a “pet-free” home. Every thing I make has been inspected by a cat! Crab (not cat) will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, St Albans Church, South Parade, Chiswick W4 5LG. Friday 15 November 6-9pm, Saturday 16 November 10.30am-6pm @w4artanddesign .
#crab #crabs #mudlark #mudlarkingfinds #mudlarks #beachcombing #sculpture #chiswick #hammersmith
Just finished this necklace, part of my TikTok collection made from antique pocket watch accessories. Come and see it at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair.
When: Friday evening 15 Nov 6-9 pm
Saturday 16 Nov 10.30am-6pm
Where: St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick
W4 5LG
Short walk from Turnham Green and Chiswick Park Tube stations, E3 and 272 bus routes. @w4artanddesign
#chrismasfair #artinlondon #exhibitionlondon #antiquewatch #pocketwatch #jewelry #jewellery #uniquegifts #londonevents #w4artwinter24
Nov 7
Just finished this necklace, part of my TikTok collection made from antique pocket watch accessories. Come and see it at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair.
When: Friday evening 15 Nov 6-9 pm
Saturday 16 Nov 10.30am-6pm
Where: St Alban’s Church, South Parade, Chiswick
W4 5LG
Short walk from Turnham Green and Chiswick Park Tube stations, E3 and 272 bus routes. @w4artanddesign
#chrismasfair #artinlondon #exhibitionlondon #antiquewatch #pocketwatch #jewelry #jewellery #uniquegifts #londonevents #w4artwinter24
Yesterday sticking snowballs on the window of the Royal Trinity Hospice Shop in Hammersmith @royaltrinityhospice_london @royaltrinityhospice . This is without question my favourite clothes shop in London. If you need a new outfit for Christmas, I recommend a visit. There is a great selection of items, prices are reasonable and given that everything is recycled and all the money goes to the charity you can avoid that sense of guilt that can accompany shopping. All the pleasure, and none of the pain, that’s we want for Christmas 🤶 #charity #charityshop #recycling #recycledclothing #funfashion #christmas #christmasshopping
Nov 6
Yesterday sticking snowballs on the window of the Royal Trinity Hospice Shop in Hammersmith @royaltrinityhospice_london @royaltrinityhospice . This is without question my favourite clothes shop in London. If you need a new outfit for Christmas, I recommend a visit. There is a great selection of items, prices are reasonable and given that everything is recycled and all the money goes to the charity you can avoid that sense of guilt that can accompany shopping. All the pleasure, and none of the pain, that’s we want for Christmas 🤶 #charity #charityshop #recycling #recycledclothing #funfashion #christmas #christmasshopping
Madeleine says it with flowers! Necklace and earrings decorated with roses, leaves and butterflies. It was inspired by seeing a glamorous production of the opera Carmen and by Dutch 17th century flower paintings, which typically include insects. Butterflies symbolised the spiritual growth and the flight of the soul. And of course they look pretty. Will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair 15 /16 November @w4artanddesign
#rose #flowers #flowerstagram #butterfly #carmen #flowerfashion #jewelry #jewllerydesign
Nov 4
Madeleine says it with flowers! Necklace and earrings decorated with roses, leaves and butterflies. It was inspired by seeing a glamorous production of the opera Carmen and by Dutch 17th century flower paintings, which typically include insects. Butterflies symbolised the spiritual growth and the flight of the soul. And of course they look pretty. Will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair 15 /16 November @w4artanddesign
#rose #flowers #flowerstagram #butterfly #carmen #flowerfashion #jewelry #jewllerydesign
Save the date. Come and see us at the W4 Winter Art & Design Fair.
Where:
St Albans Church, South Parade, Chiswick W4 5LG. When:
15 & 16 November, Fri 6-9pm, Sat 10.30am-6pm.
What:
Art, jewellery, ceramics, live music and much, much more…..
@w4artanddesign #hammersmith #chiswick #shepherdsbush #londonexhibition #originalart #originalartworks #londonevents #uniquejewelry #uniquegifts #christmasfair #londonevents
Nov 2
Save the date. Come and see us at the W4 Winter Art & Design Fair.
Where:
St Albans Church, South Parade, Chiswick W4 5LG. When:
15 & 16 November, Fri 6-9pm, Sat 10.30am-6pm.
What:
Art, jewellery, ceramics, live music and much, much more…..
@w4artanddesign #hammersmith #chiswick #shepherdsbush #londonexhibition #originalart #originalartworks #londonevents #uniquejewelry #uniquegifts #christmasfair #londonevents
Mudlark earrings made from Victorian and Edwardian pottery mudlarked from London’s canals and set with freshwater pearls. It is very satisfying unearthing these vintage shards and very challenging making them into earrings. Finding, cleaning, cutting, grinding, wire weaving- it is astonishing how much work ( both from myself and my husband) goes into something so small! Still each pair is unique, recycled and locally sourced. This virtue signalling is only slightly dented by the fact that the making process can involve a lot of swearing! Will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, 15 and 16 November @w4artanddesign. #mudlark #mudlarking #mudlarkingfinds #recycledfashion #recycled #recycledart #recycledjewelry #recycledjewellery
Oct 31
Mudlark earrings made from Victorian and Edwardian pottery mudlarked from London’s canals and set with freshwater pearls. It is very satisfying unearthing these vintage shards and very challenging making them into earrings. Finding, cleaning, cutting, grinding, wire weaving- it is astonishing how much work ( both from myself and my husband) goes into something so small! Still each pair is unique, recycled and locally sourced. This virtue signalling is only slightly dented by the fact that the making process can involve a lot of swearing! Will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair, 15 and 16 November @w4artanddesign. #mudlark #mudlarking #mudlarkingfinds #recycledfashion #recycled #recycledart #recycledjewelry #recycledjewellery
Mudlark fish, made from finds mudlarked from the canals of West London will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair @w4artanddesign 15 and 16 November, St Albans Church , South Parade Chiswick W4 5LG. Friday 6-9 pm, Saturday 10.30am-6pm. Contemporary Art, ceramics, jewellery, live music and much, much more …..
#mudlark #mudlarkingfinds #mudlarking #fish #recycledart #hammersmith #chiswick #shepherdsbush #londonexhibition
Oct 29
Mudlark fish, made from finds mudlarked from the canals of West London will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fair @w4artanddesign 15 and 16 November, St Albans Church , South Parade Chiswick W4 5LG. Friday 6-9 pm, Saturday 10.30am-6pm. Contemporary Art, ceramics, jewellery, live music and much, much more …..
#mudlark #mudlarkingfinds #mudlarking #fish #recycledart #hammersmith #chiswick #shepherdsbush #londonexhibition
Following yesterday’s post about the amazing sculpture on Annabel’s in Berkeley Square, I just had to post my own little flirtation with 18th fashion. Milady is made from clay (Miclaydi? Sorry can never resist a dreadful pun!). Her job is to display jewellery. Her inner skirt is filled with rings and her outer skirt supports an arch, currently hung with my flower basket earrings. Since childhood, when my dressing up box contained a hooped petticoat, I have always loved a big skirt. If I can persuade her to leave the house, Milady will be on display at the W4 winter Art and Design Fair in Chiswick 15/16 November @w4artanddesign
#annabelsmayfair #winterfashion #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturycostume #jewellery
Oct 25
Following yesterday’s post about the amazing sculpture on Annabel’s in Berkeley Square, I just had to post my own little flirtation with 18th fashion. Milady is made from clay (Miclaydi? Sorry can never resist a dreadful pun!). Her job is to display jewellery. Her inner skirt is filled with rings and her outer skirt supports an arch, currently hung with my flower basket earrings. Since childhood, when my dressing up box contained a hooped petticoat, I have always loved a big skirt. If I can persuade her to leave the house, Milady will be on display at the W4 winter Art and Design Fair in Chiswick 15/16 November @w4artanddesign
#annabelsmayfair #winterfashion #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturycostume #jewellery
One of the many reasons I love London is that you never know what you are going to come across. We were in Berkeley Square going to the @lapada_association antiques fair on Tuesday evening, when we saw this giant 18th century lady sculpture being installed over the entrance of a grand private members club. The head was still missing but I loved the smiling face of the man waiting to affix it. Swipe to see how high up he was. #london #londonlife #berkleysquare #18thcenturyfashion
Oct 24
One of the many reasons I love London is that you never know what you are going to come across. We were in Berkeley Square going to the @lapada_association antiques fair on Tuesday evening, when we saw this giant 18th century lady sculpture being installed over the entrance of a grand private members club. The head was still missing but I loved the smiling face of the man waiting to affix it. Swipe to see how high up he was. #london #londonlife #berkleysquare #18thcenturyfashion
Pendant and earrings made from Victorian and Edwardian pottery mudlarked from the canals of West London. China with a dense, all over floral pattern such as this is known as chintzware and was inspired by period textile designs. It is one of my favourite finds and these pieces will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fait, 15th/16th November , in Chiswick @w4artanddesign . #blueandwhitechina #blueandwhiteceramics #victorianpottery #jewellery #jewelry #tecycledfashion #mudlark #uniquejewelry #unique
Oct 22
Pendant and earrings made from Victorian and Edwardian pottery mudlarked from the canals of West London. China with a dense, all over floral pattern such as this is known as chintzware and was inspired by period textile designs. It is one of my favourite finds and these pieces will be on display at the W4 Winter Art and Design Fait, 15th/16th November , in Chiswick @w4artanddesign . #blueandwhitechina #blueandwhiteceramics #victorianpottery #jewellery #jewelry #tecycledfashion #mudlark #uniquejewelry #unique
Necklace made from Victorian and Edwardian buttons. Before the advent of the zip fastener in the 20th century, buttons were a principal way of securing clothes and mirrored the elaborate decorative fashions of the day. These vintage buttons are made from cut steel and lustre glass and were designed to sparkle like diamonds, and to catch the sunlight and the candle light. If you fancy being a button queen, Madeleine’s Button Box jewellery will be in display at the W4 winter Art and Design Fair in Chiswick 15 /16 November @w4artanddesign . Join us for art, music , drinks and a bit of sparkling glamour.
#button #buttons #buttonqueen #victorian #victorianfashion #chiswick #jewellery
Oct 19
Necklace made from Victorian and Edwardian buttons. Before the advent of the zip fastener in the 20th century, buttons were a principal way of securing clothes and mirrored the elaborate decorative fashions of the day. These vintage buttons are made from cut steel and lustre glass and were designed to sparkle like diamonds, and to catch the sunlight and the candle light. If you fancy being a button queen, Madeleine’s Button Box jewellery will be in display at the W4 winter Art and Design Fair in Chiswick 15 /16 November @w4artanddesign . Join us for art, music , drinks and a bit of sparkling glamour.
#button #buttons #buttonqueen #victorian #victorianfashion #chiswick #jewellery
Busy making jewellery for the W4 Winter Art and Design fair in Chiswick 15 and 16th of November @w4artanddesign . This is my Naiad jewellery. In classical mythology, the Naiads were the Nymphs of fresh water, presiding over springs, lakes, rivers and fountains . If the Naiad died, the source dried up. As a lover of the Thames and London’s canals, water is a huge inspiration for me and I have tried to conjure it up here with flowing wire, pearls and opalites. Unlike many mythological female divinities, Naiads were typically light hearted spirits, kindly disposed to mankind. We could probably all do with a bit of that at the moment! t #jewellery #naiad #mermaid #mermaids #greekmythology #jewellery #water #chiswick #chiswickmums #hammersmith #hammersmithandfulham #uniquejewelry
Oct 17
Busy making jewellery for the W4 Winter Art and Design fair in Chiswick 15 and 16th of November @w4artanddesign . This is my Naiad jewellery. In classical mythology, the Naiads were the Nymphs of fresh water, presiding over springs, lakes, rivers and fountains . If the Naiad died, the source dried up. As a lover of the Thames and London’s canals, water is a huge inspiration for me and I have tried to conjure it up here with flowing wire, pearls and opalites. Unlike many mythological female divinities, Naiads were typically light hearted spirits, kindly disposed to mankind. We could probably all do with a bit of that at the moment! t #jewellery #naiad #mermaid #mermaids #greekmythology #jewellery #water #chiswick #chiswickmums #hammersmith #hammersmithandfulham #uniquejewelry
Drawing on the Scillies, @trescoisland . Even in October the cosmos are still putting out new flowers . For anyone who loves plants the Abbey gardens are a constantly changing joy, beautifully maintained by head gardener Andrew Lawson and Kate Clement, who runs the kitchen garden. Drawing on Tresco is always an adventure, not least because of the weather. Shortly before this photograph was taken there was a quick rainstorm that was like sitting under a pouring jug of water. Only narrowly avoided my pastel being turned into a watercolour! #tresco #scilly #scillies #flower #flowerstagram #flowerpainting #flowerdrawing #cosmos
Oct 9
Drawing on the Scillies, @trescoisland . Even in October the cosmos are still putting out new flowers . For anyone who loves plants the Abbey gardens are a constantly changing joy, beautifully maintained by head gardener Andrew Lawson and Kate Clement, who runs the kitchen garden. Drawing on Tresco is always an adventure, not least because of the weather. Shortly before this photograph was taken there was a quick rainstorm that was like sitting under a pouring jug of water. Only narrowly avoided my pastel being turned into a watercolour! #tresco #scilly #scillies #flower #flowerstagram #flowerpainting #flowerdrawing #cosmos
Drawing in the Abbey Gardens on the beautiful island of Tresco @trescoisland. I know nothing about flowers but a passer by told me that these were protea, the national flower of South Africa. Flowering beautifully on the Scillies in October. Well done head gardener Andrew Lawson. #gardens #proteaflower #scillies #flower #flowerdrawing #pastel
Oct 3
Drawing in the Abbey Gardens on the beautiful island of Tresco @trescoisland. I know nothing about flowers but a passer by told me that these were protea, the national flower of South Africa. Flowering beautifully on the Scillies in October. Well done head gardener Andrew Lawson. #gardens #proteaflower #scillies #flower #flowerdrawing #pastel
