little artists handmade

carly schwerdt, one of the amazing ladies over at nest studio, has had a book published. it's called "little artists handmade" and is about encouraging children in art making and also ways of creating new work inspired by children's art.
as you may know, these are 2 of my favourite things!

quite excitingly, the book has some of my work in it, too! the "tandem" pieces that i made (way back in 2009) with umbrella prints have made their way into the pages of this lovely, encouraging, colourful and you-should-get-it book!

sneak peek of the pages i'm in..... you'll have to buy it here or at nest studio to see the rest!

surveying the post-christmas calm

christmas celebrations have come and gone, thoughtful presents linger.
gifts and the present time.

just before christmas a whole lot of my work made it's way into nest and urban cow.
if you'd known, you would have bought it, right?

here are images of a few of the objects, now sitting on their little shelves, waiting to be discovered and welcomed into someone's home. how lovely.

"kids" beakers H10cm approx.



large "bamboo" vase H20cm approx.
large "bamboo" bowl H10cm approx.



medium "bamboo" vases H15cm approx.

Portrait beakers available for order

Another collaborative effort! Nest Studio spotted these beakers and thought some of their customers might like one (or two!) of their very own. So we've teamed up, offering an opportunity to order a wheel-thrown beaker with a hand-drawn portrait, taken from a photograph supplied by you. See what Carly says about the project here.
You have a few weeks to get your order in, with the final date for orders being the 30th of October.
Contact Nest Studio to get details and fill out an order form.
Photograph by Ryan Pike.