Sewin Studio banner at Brixton Market

My Sewin banner had it’s inaugural visit to Brixton Market today. I made the banner to fit the width of the stall which is 2 metres (6ft +) It is made with raw edge applique, machine stitching on white organza. The pink buckram is dyed with cochineal and it has faded nicely to match theContinue reading “Sewin Studio banner at Brixton Market”

Sewin Studio launch November 1st

Sewin Studio is launching on Etsy on November 1st 2012 ! This is my first online shop !  It opens with a new collection of Affirmations, this time applied to handbags. This series  comes under the banner name of ‘Hope in Your Handbag’™ a phrase I coined to encompass portable optimism . The Affirmation seriesContinue reading “Sewin Studio launch November 1st”

Art and the *day job*

I informed the ‘day job’ of my Sewin Studio art business today in response to the Working Time Directive. The Working Time Directive is a health and safety measure to monitor hours worked and makes sure ample rest is taken between periods of work. It is the company’s duty to ensure workers manage their periods ofContinue reading “Art and the *day job*”

Radio Presenting and a Festive Invitation…

  Generation Radio became neighbours this summer and it is proving to be a positive relationship. They are a community radio station, broadcasting over the internet they deliver a wide range of shows and radio training, so to great surprise I find myself in the radio studio operating mixing decks, monitoring levels, learning how to present! It isContinue reading “Radio Presenting and a Festive Invitation…”