Pottery and Glass

Karen Atherley’s range is selling well it looks great in the window reflected in Anna Tilson’s mirror. Her new shapes, cup and saucer, teapot, jug and vase are strong. We have two colour-ways turquoise, green and red which look fabulous with her painted nudes and black lace. Every piece has a different combination of colour making it individual.
Prices start £23.95





Louise Nelson’s glass bird jewellery is lovely. The colours are varied and meld together to make a beautifully subtle mix of colour. She makes pendants and earings that can be worn separately or as a set. The detail particularly on the owls gives each one its own personality every one is completely different from the next.
We sold Louise’s work twenty years ago so its great to have her back with such great new ideas.
Prices start £21.95

Brighton Festival

The Brighton Festival is here and as usual we have lots of new stock Karen Atherley has expanded his range of pottery we now have teapots, jugs, cups and saucers as well as vases and mugs. Her painterly nudes combine with a black lace pattern, they have a Bloomsbury feel but with a modern twist. David Pantling’s blue and cream pottery has a naïve blue all over pattern. The shapes are great, some overtures to Art Deco but much more folksy in feel. His teapots are very popular and the jars with lids in the shape of jelly moulds are fun and quirky. Ken Eardley has delivered his mugs so we now have the round and oval shapes in his Leaf, Bird and Flower design. His jugs are on their way.

John Dilnot has delivered his Bird Boxes we sold one today so I hope we’ll get another before the end of the month.

Anna Tilson back from her travels in India has brought in new mosaic mirrors again we sold one today but we should have them in stock consistently now she’s home.

Being busy attending events in the festival means I’m a bit behind with posting new work. I will get down to it next week…..promise.

Britain's Next Big Thing

We’ve had a delivery of Catherine Gray’s brooches. Her modern interpretation of the cameo. The strong black images are taken from Catherine’s photographs of her daughter. The vivid colours combined with the high gloss glaze and the domed shape make them both stylish and tactile. She has been recently featured on the television program Britain’s Next Big Thing it was fascinating to see the making procedure of her vases and hear the development of her ideas. We may stock her vases in the future so let us know if you’re interested. You too can be seen to be cutting edge when you wear one of her brooches.



Catherine Gray’s cameo brooches have a surrealist quality. They can be worn on a jacket or coat perhaps used to hold a wrap cardigan or cape together.
Price £39.95

The Royal Wedding...and the chairs

Although I’m not particularly interested in the Royal Wedding we do have a new print by Alice Pattullo who recently designed a postcard for us. The print based on the wedding is both irreverent and humorous. It’s an addition to the range of her prints we already have in stock.

Pick up one of Alice’s postcards next time you visit the shop.

We have two fabulous chairs as part of our window display. The chairs are by Lizzie Rose She re-upholsters vintage chairs in lush, vibrant, colours and fabrics. They have the ‘wow factor’ and would make a fantastic focal point in a room. Its been a while since we’ve had big pieces. A customer came in last week and reminded me she bought two grandfather clocks about ten years ago, one of which she still has and loves. Perhaps its time to l look again for bigger statement pieces. Watch our windows!



Alice Pattullo’s Royal Wedding print has a very British humour. The free crown is perfect for your wedding celebrations!!
Price £50.00





Lizzie Rose’s chairs are wonderfully eccentric due to her use of colour and fabric. They really are show stoppers. The swivel pod chair is upholstered in a turquoise and green floral and the swivel rocker is a patchwork of zingy colours.
Prices start at £395.00

We have a SPECIAL OFFER on Jan Constantine’s cushions all her Union Jack heirloom cushions have fantastic reductions.
Prices start £39.95

More Birds

We’ve had a new delivery of Hannah Turner's ceramic birds and owls. Their quirky shapes and details are so appealing. The birds come in turquoise, green, red and orange and the owls come in pink, blue and yellow. They each have their own individual personality and work well singly or in a flock. We also have a set of three flying birds that are Hannah’s interpretation of flying ducks. Her coasters have four designs and are useful presents.

Prices: coasters £3.95. Birds start £28.95. Owls start £34.95.




John Dilnot has developed a series of MINI PRINTS there are eleven in total including birds, bird houses and woodpeckers. At £15.00 each they are a great price so you could frame a group of three or four and they’d look fantastic.

Birds... Birds… Birds and Dogs

We are now moving into spring… at last! So this month is all about birds. A new set of prints by Amy Hope will be the focus of our window display. They combine paper cut with print, birds with foliage. Bring spring into your home, a new range of hand painted ceramic birds by Sarah Rickard to hang from a vase of spring blossom. We should have more of John Dilnot’s collectable boxes soon, flocks of tiny birds surge over the Sussex coastline. His prints and cards are in stock and always popular with our male customers. Lush bird tea towels cheer up the kitchen and their fuchsia and white cotton bags make your daily shop more fun. Then there are Diane Hipkin’s needle felted dogs. We’ve nearly run out but will get more stock this month. Our customers love them, new and a great success. Lots more birds in different materials... come and see!

  Ruth's felt brooches make a bold statement on a dull winter coat or jacket. Choose from the wide range of colours. Price £11.95 Ken Eardley’s bird jugs make a bold statement, there are various sizes in green, turquoise and bitter chocolate. Perfect for a posy of spring flowers. Prices start £18.95 Louise Ashton’s glass jewellery is given a contemporary look with her graphic bird images. Her range includes pendants, rings and necklaces. The strong colours are easy to wear throughout the year. Prices start £28.95 Sarah Rickard’s ceramic birds are coloured with painterly brushstrokes and the wire legs could be drawn in black ink. They could be hung from foliage or against a wall or window. Price £13.95

Louise Traill’s glittery owls are an eccentric addition to your brooch collection the detail is fab. We also stock her large exotic, paper,wire and feather birds that are fabulous in an adult or child’s bedroom. Prices start £14.95 Diane Hipkin’s neeedle felted dogs are fabulous, she captures each individual personality. There are a range of colours and sizes always one to fall for. Price £59.95

Spring opening

From Sunday the 3rd of April we will be open from 11.00 to 5.00pm. Look forward to seeing you.