Jonathan Armigel Wade creates distinctive curvy pictures of the countryside. Sara Walker interviews Jonathan about his inspiration, subject matter and why it’s so important to have fun. If you’ve ever seen one of Jonathan Armigel Wade’s countrylife pictures, you’d remember it. The subjects aren’t uncommon – country scenes, landscapes and…
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Sara Walker talks to artist and sculptor Michelle Pearson Cooper about travel, learning to sculpt and the inspiration for her work. “I never really thought of any other career but that of being an artist,” says Michelle, who lives in Oxfordshire. “When I was seven years old, I was drawing…
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Harrogate-based business The Knitter’s Yarn is a joint venture between mother and daughter Sue and Alice Rutherford, offering wool, patterns and knitting knowhow. Sara Walker speaks to Sue to find out more. “The Knitter’s Yarn launched in September 2017 so we have been going just two years. Both Alice and…
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Set up in 2014, Artisanne is the brainchild of Elizabeth de Vise and her sister Emma. The company imports beautiful, traditional, handmade Senegalese baskets, trays and platters directly from the artisans, offering unusual, simple and elegant storage for the home. Sara Walker spoke to Elizabeth to find out how it…
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Fed up with searching for a stylish wallpaper suitable for her young boys’ bedroom, Victoria Cramsie decided that the only way to find what she wanted was to design it herself. There were lots of designs for girls (mostly around the pink/princess theme), but apparently a bit of a gap…
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I’m a little at a loss as to how to describe Natalia Willmott, owner of the eponymous L’Atelier Natalia Willmott. Interior designer, retailer….her business seems to sit on the line between the two, with a good dollop of French je ne sais quoi thrown in for good measure. Growing up in France,…
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Poppy’s job title defies attempts to categorise it. Technically she’s a ‘freehand machine embroiderer’, but that seems too banal a description for the adorable, quirky, funny and individual products of her work. Living in Cornwall, Poppy’s work is inspired by the bright colours of sunshine and sea, by seagulls and…
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Inchyra Designs sells fabrics. Behind that stark statement, though, there’s a wealth of detail. Founder Caroline Inchyra not only set up the company, but also had the original idea to design this range of environmentally friendly fabrics, inspired by original archive patterns. Her plan was to find a way to…
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