Thursday 30 April 2009

Escaping from the front garden...


Acid green and more signs of Spring


Time to stand and stare...


I so loved this flower bed in town yesterday that I started taking photos with my mobile phone like a paparazzi in a frenzy! I have digitally manipulated some of the shots and they look like delicate watercolours.

Tuesday 21 April 2009

Polka Dots and Vespa

My Mom Giulia and her friend Anna on a Summer day.

Late 1950s Chic


My Mom Giulia is striking a pose, modelling her latest creation: a light wool coat, ideal for early Spring. The photo was taken in Nervi, (Genoa), Italy

Saturday 18 April 2009

Perfume and Symmetry

At Harvey Nichols I simply had to take this photo: I love perfumes, and this display is so chic and ethereal,...I could live in such a setting!

This week's vintage

Yesterday morning I walked into this wonderful vintage shop in Manchester, I looked around and I saw this great view onto the windowdisplay and quickly reached for my mobile phone, what a wonderful combination of patterns, colours and vintage furniture!

Wednesday 8 April 2009

Looking at the Sky...


I took this photograph this morning, a chilly and windy morning,...I was walking, looked up and saw the branches of this tree reaching out towards me. Beyond them racing clouds heading west...

Tuesday 7 April 2009

Floral Repeat on Magenta

This is one of my most recent surface pattern designs,...I think it could be a great silk scarf or a cushion...

Saturday 4 April 2009

1950s Packaging: silk threads

This is a cute little box that contains colourful silk threads. These threads were used to mend nylon's tights. The word "nylon" is not spelt correctly.