Surprise: A visit to Wallington

Wallington is one of two National Trust properties which are practically on our doorstep. The other is Cragside, which I'm sure I'll post about at a later date, but today we decided to visit the former. Our first surprise was the weather, which was supposed to be grey and overcast, but which was warm and …

news from the workshop: tulips

Spring is all around us now, and it's finding its way into my designs. This matching pendant and necklace, for instance, are a design based on tulip flowers. They're slightly more abstract than many of my designs, and I was influenced by the art deco style, which was popular during the 1920s and 1930s. The …