welcome new artists

we're delighted to welcome three new artists @ Art House Licensing; the colourful & fun imagery of South African's talented Olivia Villet, bright & bold layered designs by Lorna Siviter and for those who frequent Brighton Open Houses, the excellently executed water-colours of Kate Osborne...which one's your favourite?

Lorna Siviter @ Art House

Kate Osborne @ Art House

Olivia Villet @ Art House

Jehane - photography shoot

Thanks to Gareth Iwan-Jones for sending me copies of all his shots from the photo shoot for SHE magazine last year, it's great to have as a memento! Here I am outside the Yellow House with my bird-head lady by Jane Muir & Sarah Jones prints. Also inside the house with my Framed prints, Sarah Jones' land-scape prints & Janine Partington enamels...oh! and some of my cushions have crept into the shots too...

2012 yellow house artists

Welcome to our guest artists for 2012! Featuring old favourites Mary Fellows (prints) & Jane Muir (ceramics) we love the work of new artists to Yellow House for 2012 -  Este MacCleod's vibrant still-life paintings, Gabi Wolf's jewellery & Carl Pendle's photography 

Este MacCleod

Carl Pendle

Mary Fellows

Jane Muir - birdhead butterflies

there's more than one way to be a girl

First post for 2012! What better way to start a positive & happy new year than celebrating Pink Stinks 'There's more than one way to be a girl'. An award-winning campaign which "targets the products, media and marketing that prescribe heavily stereotyped and limiting roles to young girls. Pink Stinks believe that all children – girls and boys - are affected by the ‘pinkification’ of girlhood. Their aim is to challenge and reverse this growing trend, also promoting media literacy, self-esteem, positive body image and female role models for kids".

An important message for all of us, whether parent or uncle, retailer, consumer or designer. The images we create have a huge impact on the educational & emotional development of children and indeed, of all of our roles whether child or adult. Retail currently benefits hugely from the narrow classification of this increased 'non-choice' for each gender; anything which challenges this trend is refreshing, thought-provoking & necessary. You can support PINK STINKS by visiting their shop here

Pink Stinks - great logo Cosima Dinkel!

There's more than one way to be a girl - badges

best-selling gifts 2011

Jane Muir - garden - ceramics

Mary Fellows - It's a Beautiful Day print

 

Ruth Green - Fin - print

Janine Partington - seedhead - enamel

Judith Rowe - storage jar - ceramics

as a round up for 2011 - we've created a gallery of our best-selling gifts - which one's do you #love? here are a few of my all-time favourites, i love the way Jane Muir's garden flowers jingle and tinkle together to create a lovely sound when they move...

On Christmas Day...

Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you for all your good wishes & a Happy New Year 2012. Here's a shot I took of a beautiful traditional wreath on Christmas day 2011, it looked so great on this 15th century door :)

Jehane Boden Spiers - christmas wreath

MBE congratulations to Leigh Spiers

Leigh & John Spiers at the palace

A big congratulations to Leigh for collecting her MBE today for services to the ARTS, as Director of Volunteering for The Art Fund for 10 years. Here she is looking fabulous at the palace :) The Art Fund is a key national charity which helps museums & galleries buy art, to date they have helped save 860 000 pieces of art...

Leigh & Lorna - happy in hats