Christmas preparations!

It has been a very busy lead up to the holidays, but now there is a little more time to make presents for friends and family. And the 'card', which I did not do last year and though I DID survive and the world did not end, I did do one this year and am pleased with it. I also designed a free downloadable one for the Christmas Newsletter. But here are some photos of what I have been doing, and enjoying myself in the doing ....

NEW WEBSITE!

Please take a look at the new website, and with ... very exciting a shopping basket!
http://www.nancynicholson.co.uk/

Dear Papa!

A dear freind has just sent me this which she found as she says

"This is an exhibition catalogue of 1955. Inside the cover it says "Cover design by Roger Nicholson adapted from No. 20 in the Exhibition". No. 20 says "River and Garden Scenes. Plate-printed in red. About 1785." I found it in rummaging around in my collection of old catalogues while helping one of the V&A's archivists"

Does anyone happen to have similar or the same catalogue? I would so love to hear from you.

Little City

Little City. I can't wait for the new website to be ready ...

Sam Smith

I was prompted recently to look at the work of an inspiration from my college days and on whom I wrote first first year thesis ... Sam Smith. His surreal figures, so beautifully executed, depicting his own world of myth and fantasy completely blew me away as a first year art student. It fed my own deep seated love of toys and play which has not left me to this day.

Threads

The first order packed and ready to post!

Wonderful threads

Finished framed 'Cat' embroidery, and packs.

Well the stranded cotton came today and it looks wonderful in such a huge quantity ... not sure if I have enough but this is still a steep learning curve. Now the kits can be assembled at last. Though it is lovely to do now, I suppose the novelty may wear off after the 200th kit!

Lion Street Store Rye

The display of  the 'Little City' in Lion Street Store today

I am building up to Top Draw, showing the cards and kits, but also trying to finish some prototypes of the new range of colouring sheets. I am really hopeful for these ... but I can't share images just yet, frustrating though that is!

Photos taken by Sarah

My favorite mugs .. I won't say vintage but they are

I also had a great afternoon with Sarah from Lion Street Store in Rye the other day and we had a satisfying time exchanging ideas and dreams ....  her little girls were so, old fashioned word but they just were, enchanting, and had fun making blackberry mush with heaps of sugar and trying out the colouring sheets which looked amazing, so good to see it working.

Back again ...

It has been a long time, but in real time I have just been whirling around, and doing much including designing a new range of sewing kits, of which the first orders are going out now ... more on that soon. But thanks to Emily for all your help, heaving me into the 21st century ...

But here are some photos of ...  a recent trip to The Weald and Downland Museum 

Shepherd's hut on wheels

Interior

Perfect little wood burner

More from Letou ...

I know , I know, I am proud mother of two amazing sons ... both of them doing so well, and here is my Will's latest music video and his best track yet ...

Article

After a long silence ( I have been working!) here is an article in this months Wealden Times, about the cottage etc.