My commute to work is a few steps across the garden of our lovely Californian home. It’s often buzzing with hummingbirds in the early morning as I walk barefoot across the dewy grass with my first coffee of the day to open the studio windows.
I have worked in many places in my life— London, Cape Town, Brighton and Los Angeles— and can work almost anywhere. Whenever I’m travelling, I always have a sketchbook and pencils in my bag. However, my studio is a magical place where I can bring all of my ideas together and create without interruption. It is full of inspiration and wonderful smells; of oil paints and sharpened pencils. I have shelves of inspiring books and piles of my sketchbooks, fabrics and colour inspiration, which I’ve collected over the years. My vintage plan chest contains handmade papers from Nepal and Japan, coloured samples, design off -cuts and my collection of textile and wallpaper designs.
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