I initially took the reality of lockdown 2020 hard, all my amazing experiences out in the events world painting, decorating and accessorising people, dancers, models… life was so good and I didn’t want to say goodbye….

BUT in the depths of the melancholy, what has emerged is the realisation of a dream… to print my paintings as fabric. My art has turned a corner… and it looks like this new venture will be successful. Selling out my first batch in 24 hours, these face masks have been designed from beginning to end. The first stage was to great bright and colourful designed patterns with watercolour paints. I am including henna elements and motifs in every design, henna designs run in my blood thread through my dreams…. I put these paintings into #photoshopcc and transformed them into large blocks that could be repeated over meters of fabric. You can see the designs I created on instagram @tropicalbirdbird

Very exciting!!

This has been an interesting entrance into a new world, I have had all sorts of things to think about….. labels, posting, orders, pre-orders, marketing, sourcing, various messaging platforms… it has been intense, but I love it…

Patiently waiting for new labels, today I will be cutting out the pattern ready to send to my lady that sews…