Greenery - Colour of the Year

I’ve started the year with a focus on new sketches and designs, new plans for Flax Fox and a VERY long list of inspiration to work from (I'm makin...

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A little Lost & Found

I took a trip to the North Coast last week. I find it such an inspiring place, from the landscape to the weather, the people to the landmarks, it’s...

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The John Hewitt

The John Hewitt

"The Craic was 90!" Applying watercolour to the original sketch That's what we call a good night here in Northern Ireland. When I was travelling ...

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I Love Winter

I Love Winter

As crazy as that sounds. I love the bright clear cold skies. I can see plant structures and shapes more clearly. It's the perfect inspiration for ...

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Memories and Gifts

  As I was saying in my May newsletter, memories especially good ones that make us laugh and smile are precious.   When I visit a place that m...

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Memories...

Do you ever challenge yourself to go back into your memories and see how far you can go? I do. All the time. Quite often I go back to when I was 4 ...

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Coasting the Causeway

So, Flax Fox is now a proud stockist for the Giant's Causeway gift shop. I personally delivered it myself - I was itching to get back up the North ...

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New Year, New Designs

2014 has started with a bang. We bought a new house at the end of this year which had just enough room at the bottom of the garden to build an outs...

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