Tribute to Mary Fedden

Mary Fedden is one of my favourite contemporary artists and I felt that I wanted to do some pictures which were inspired by her lovely paintings. I always love her stripey curtains so I had i

to include them - Alie says the pictures make her think of Aldeburugh which makes me glad. Her work will be greatly missed! 

...Another ice cream cart.

...A lavender picture. 

...Preparing for christmas.

Ice creams & Summer!

I didn't realise how long it had been since I last blogged... Hope you like them.... These are just a few of several pictures I've done lately.

An expression of my love of old boxes and crates with flowers in.

Just a collection of wild flowers from particularly lovely bits of fabric!

This was based on a Mason's Iron Stone jug & bowl.

This is a design for my lovely friend Carol's wedding invitation.

Last summer we tool Delilah to Wivenhoe one day & there was a lady selling delicious home-made ice cream on the quay - it inspired this picture & a few others that are being created at the moment!

Spring is nearly here...

I was very happy with my christmas sheep picture so decided to do a non-winter version. 

While munching on a slice of bread & honey the other day, I thought it was time to do another honey & bees picture. I couldn't quite fit all the picture onto the scanner but hope you get the idea!

As I've been thinking about & watching flowers coming up in the garden & all around, I felt like doing a kind of flower sampler showing different shapes of the way flowers grow!

I love gardens with bold buckets, bread bins, pots etc., being used to put flowers & plants in so here are two old buckets with a variety of flowers in them. - Hope you enjoy them x

Happy Christmas!

Thanks to everyone who has taken an interest, said lovely things & encouraged me throughout the year. Hope you all have a wonderful christmas & a lovely new year. Love Sharon xxx

Late summer designs...

Here are some more pictures for you to look at among others waiting! These first two are designs for a new baby card inspired by our beautiful new grand-daughter, Celeste Berry.

 We bought Delilah a crab from the Early Learning Centre & it led me to do this picture!

Another seaside picture - I love seagulls when I'm by the sea.

The next two pictures are inspired by thoughts of  Scotland.

Hope you've enjoyed this little batch - there's definitely a christmas Scottie on its way!

Daisy Workshop...

This is mine & Helena's next workshop - you get to make a lovely daisy pin cushion (the kind you've always liked the look of but never quite known how to make!) & a Folk Art picture of a pot of daisies - it could be a watering can, a bucket etc... Look forward to seeing you there!

Summertime & the living is easy...

A gingham shirt from the charity shop has inspired some new pictures! I remember from long ago trips to Italy how delicious their ice cream was - hence the 'Il Gelato' picture. 

I think that a Roberts Radio is a thing of great beauty & I felt the need to put one in a picture!

Just thinking about summer gave me the idea for this white washed wall with terracotta pots.

April thoughts...

As Alie is preparing her floristry skill for the wedding season I've been looking at lots of posies of roses resulting in these 2 pictures. 

Delilah & I have been looking at bees collecting pollen recently...

You probably all know by now that I have to do an apple picture on a regular basis!

This candy colour fabric made me think of sugar mice!

Le moustache...

Here are a few new designs including this rather quirky moustache!

Me & Helena have a 'French Style Lavender bag' workshop at Writtle Village on Tuesday. 9th of April    from 7.30 onwards. - Come & create something beautiful using vintage embroidered table cloths whilst drinking in a bit of the French good life! To book a place give us a ring on the number below! Look forward to seeing you there!

Wellington boots etc!

Rob & I bought our girls beautiful Wellingtons for christmas & this inspired the following 2 pictures.

The wellington fabric in this picture is a piece of a much loved dress of Georgia's which became too worn to wear anymore - she still misses it! ... but at least it lives on in a picture!

... In Alie's case, the more roses the better - you can't really get too many!

 A nice cup of tea...

... & chocolate cake

This is one I started before christmas - a slighlty chunky, lovely christmas dancer!

Looking to warmer weather - a cottage in a meadow. 

Where the tree tops glisten...

Merry Christmas everybody! Alie's search for an ice skate  christmas decoration led me to do this picture & I have to say I'm really pleased with it - I really love blue & brown together! 

A continuation of this was thinking about the nutcracker & how I loved the ballet!

This is my winter wonderland picture. I hope you all have a really special christmas & a lovely new year. Lots of love Sharon  xxx

Hello Mr.snowman!

Here's a few new christmas designs .... 

Hello, Mr.snowman....

 snow scene in gold

Also, a couple of LOVE designs. This first one is called' lots of love'....

and this one is called 'love is all around.'

Don't forget my seasonal gift evening is on tomorrow from 6-9 pm at Writtle Village Hall. Including lovely work from Helena, Sally, Jayne, Nastaissia & Jo & inspiartional, seasonal arrangements by Alie to order for christmas. Look forward to seeing you there! x