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My inspiration is the beautiful Yorkshire countryside
Artist Lucy Tomlinson takes over the blog today to talk about her first forays into art and how she came to be a professional artist. I am a self-taught artist, living in Rawdon, and surrounded by the beautiful Yorkshire Countryside, which is where I get most of my inspiration, particularly when out walking my dog,…
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I never intended this to be something for other people to see
Photographer Kelly Marsh takes over the blog this week, ahead of her first appearance at Design@HEART in June. I’m a self-taught photographer. I never intended this to be something for other people to see. It’s always been something I have primarily done for myself. But then it turned into a business! I guess you could…
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“Probably the thing I enjoy most is playing” Liz Samways talks jewellery and printmaking
Liz Samways’ work will be familiar to those of you who’ve been coming to craft fairs at HEART for a while. A jeweller and print maker, her work reflects her love of landscape and the natural world. We caught up with her to find out how she got started and her practice. I’ve always wanted…
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When you give up a successful career
Julie Ashworth is our latest designer-maker to take over the blog. Like many of us, it’s not her first career. Read how she gave up a successful career as an author and created award-winning greetings card company, Yoojoo. Designing and making greeting cards isn’t my first career, I originally trained as a teacher of Art…
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For the love of amigurumis
Gilda Gigi Perez Madrid takes over the blog today to talk about her love of creativity and the Japanese art of amigurumi. Hello! I’m Gigi and I believe in the power of creativity and enjoyment as a way to create our own reality. I studied Literature, art therapy, tarot, mandala meditation and many other creative and inspiring technics. …
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A slightly less cool way of nailing your life long ambition
This week, Paula Perrins of Wychbury Designs takes over the blog to tell us about her textiles business and her passion for stitching. When I was young I desperately wanted to be like the fashion designer Jean Muir, with red hair, black clothes and designing things for a living, I suppose I sort of nailed…
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Old Linen and Cups of Tea Round at Emma’s!
In our latest blog-takeover, Emma Mears explains how she swapped a teaching job for a full time career in textile art. I began making and creating eight years ago, when I left my career in teaching. I enrolled on several short courses, in felting, drawing and painting, embroidery and textiles and ceramics and basically, never…
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I started the business to justify how many tools I’d bought!
Our next fair is only 9 weeks away, and there’s so much lovely stuff from very talented artists and craftspeople. So for the next few weeks, we’ll be handing over the blog to some of them, to tell us about themselves and their work. Today, Helen Drye of Silver and Stone Jewellery Design talks about…
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Summer is Coming – yes it is!
Design@HEART Summer Fair 9th June HEART Centre, Headingley OK, so it still feels like winter, and we’ve been threatened with another dumping of snow this week, but there’s some signs of spring, and here at Design@HEART we’ve got our sights set on the summer. For the first time in a few years, we’re having a…
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Are you GDPR Compliant?
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will be coming into force in just 8 weeks, so it’s time to get your house in order. If you don’t know what GDPR is, here’s a quick overview, with some further reading and listening. Please note this article does not constitute legal advice. You are advised to do…
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