What’s New Tulips by Thanatos Tsingos 1960, perfect for a sunny Easter weekend #easter #springflowers #tulips #art #artist #thanatostsingos #1960 #spring56618647_2669063206497248_3323251007968912290_nJust had to do emergency repair to a favourite jumper I'm wearing as I caught the sleeve (no hole 😊). Looking for a wool needle in the long unused sewing box I found my grandmother's beautiful needle case! She was a seamstress/dressmaker and had a workshop on Regent St a very long time ago. I'd forgotten that I'd found this amongst my mum's things. Made me happy - and jumper repaired #emergencyrepairs #needlecase #forgottentreasures #sewing #dressmaker #familytreasures #savedtheday #mademehappy57294342_658399447912220_6187231639847647588_nOverwintered in the greenhouse and flowering already! #nasturtium #summeriscoming #spring #easter #greenhouselife #orangeisbest #flowers #garden56189754_571143926740899_2436315429000538841_nLove this painting of Spitalfields rooftops by @nicholas1_borden part of the exhibition of his new work here that opens today and runs 15th - 24th March. #spitalfields #art #exhibition #newwork #eastend #gallery #townhousespitalfields #rooftops54277301_2219606298252076_6220041981364545429_nOn a quick gardening visit to Normandy and spent yesterday afternoon making room for more rhubarb in beautiful warm sunshine. #normandy #gardening #rhubarb #eveninglight #turfcutter #potager #rhubarbforcer #vegetablegarden53179256_587787348355875_4901105822062616213_nFor everyone who liked the post about Ellen Ternan and Dickens here's a watercolour of the outside of the house where Ellen lived. The previous owners commissioned the painting in 1990, but left it with the house and I'm going to give it to the new owner to keep the tradition going! #newchapter #newtradition #dickens #ellenternan #teaparty #invisiblewoman #watercolour52720532_1005145623009975_7403519275132617562_nJammie Dodgers! Just the thing for a cold winter's day #jammiedodger #homebaking #coffeeshop #spitalfields #winterwarmer #timefortea #winterdays50107718_2297606370561510_7733939706718395086_nTo celebrate the Doreen Fletcher retrospective @bowarts here's Doreen's Mile End Park with Church (1988). It's one of my favourites as it has a Georgian feel about it #doreenfletcher #exhibition #bowarts #eastendlondon #mileend #georgian #1988 #painting #spotthelight #losttime50100436_144911939839223_1002271245192514558_nsunshine - spot the rainbow 🌈 #spitalfields #shop #wintersun #sunshinethroughthewindow #persephonebooks #rainbow #bookcase #spottherainbow49616207_2242079552520881_5338689238121169466_nHappy to find that I had taken this shortly before most of them sold a couple of days ago #colour #artistscolours #pigment #paint #bottles #inkbottles #collection49851792_552896035216398_2012755081079771461_nJust for you @fgoakley here's one of the rainbows taken here in the shop a couple of days ago when the sun was shining! #shopwindow #catchingthelight #chandelierdrops #refraction #shoprainbow #rainbow #wintersun #spitalfields #driedflowers #honesty47693762_352130465606549_434657796832093218_nKeeping some of the decorations up in the window... #winter #window #spitalfields #icicles #shopwindow #stone #chandelierdrops #catchingthelight50026709_384980518716339_2024826052108800878_nAUCTION FOR DESIGN FOR TODAY If you saw my last post you'll know that @designfortoday lost his stock and wonderful collection of books in the terrible Croydon warehouse fire on New Year's Eve. @alicepattullo and @beck_loren have set up an @gofundme page to help and many illustrators and publishers have started auctions on Instagram too I'm offering for auction a framed 'Brick House' by Alice, published by Design For Today in May 2015. It was very popular, so is long out of print and originally sold at £14.95. I'm starting the bidding at £75, place bids in the comments below and the auction will end at 6pm on Monday 7th, when I'll announce the result - the winning bid to be paid directly to the gofundme page. #helpsavedesignfortoday #independentbusiness #designfortoday #brickhouse #collectible #auction #illustration #edwardbawden #ericravilious47585600_215934265955742_9136800724427946390_n@designfortoday has been an inspiration since I joined Instagram, a pleasure to work with and an amazing support for artists and illustrators. As a business owner and collector I can't imagine how it would feel to lose everything I've worked for in an instant. Please help Joe get back on his feet in whatever way you can www.gofundme/help-save-design-for-today #designfortoday #purleywayfire #independentbusiness #help47586494_1960509490919837_4157185984719694731_nYour favourites of mine this year, thanks for all the likes and follows and to everyone who's visited the shop and said hello. Happy New Year! #bestnine2018 #happynewyear #thanks #favourites #mostliked47581216_1838073112967907_2902749933314163713_nSupposed to be working, but lighting a fire in the study proving a good distraction. Trying not to sit down in the chair by it... #sunday #firesidechair #temptation #distraction #workavoidance #logfire #yuletide #betweenchristmasandnewyear47581794_123736678664925_1455623814097601170_nChristmas morning... Best wishes to everyone x #morninglight #christmasmorning #seasonsgreetings #happychristmas45414140_510816016095249_9214385980813630892_nReflections in the shop window on a beautiful (but cold), sunny day #reflections #shopwindow #throughthewindow #spitalfields #christchurchspitalfields #xmaswindow #witchesball #silversphere #decorations47094030_322249198504938_1554224070117419921_n
