Category Archives: things I’ve made

Winter Show

A little advance notice of an exhibition I’m having with my friend Aude, who makes beautiful ceramics. I’ll have lots of framed prints, perfect for gifts, and we’ve got two guest exhibitors this year. The show will be in Kentish … Continue reading

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moon bear merchandise

My charity project this year was for Animals Asia, which is devoted to the welfare of wild and urban animals in Asia, and also works towards the conservation of endangered species. Because I love bears, I specifically worked with them … Continue reading

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Sweet Anthology

I love sweets. I’ve always loved sweets, and I’m fascinated by unusual and exotic confectionery everywhere. So when a friend asked me if I’d like to collaborate on a new venture for her sweet company Chorley & Baker, I jumped … Continue reading

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last chance to ‘heart’ my designs

My collaborative T-shirt design project for OuterEdit has just finished, and I’m super happy with the designs I made. I took bits from everyone’s artwork and created something surprising and Mariko-style out of them…My favourite themes that came up through … Continue reading

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Outer Edit half-way through

So far I’ve done 2 new images for this project, making use of several other artists’ bits of artwork. In the first, I directly used Aude’s fox mask and Kahori’s flower to complement my bird branch theme:In the next round, … Continue reading

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Outer Edit starts today!

So, my Outer Edit collaboration project starts today. Please go the website, register, and vote for my artwork! The collaboration continues until October 16th, and then the T-shirts with the most votes get produced, yay! The theme is ‘Flora & … Continue reading

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OuterEdit starting soon!

I blogged about this a few months ago, and now it’s finally here, the collaborative project for OuterEdit is about to start… They came to London and filmed a little video of me and here it is. I’m a little … Continue reading

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canelé bordelais

A canelé is the speciality pastry of Bordeaux, invented in the 18th century. It’s flavoured with vanilla and rum, with a dark caramelised crust and soft custardy centre. I tried as many different ones as possible over one weekend in … Continue reading

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Venice trip

A few days in Venice is enough to make anyone happy! It was hot (so hot!) and sunny every day, and I saw beautiful paintings in churches, famous vistas, and even had time to sit on our hotel terrace and … Continue reading

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happy birthday me!

Yesterday was my birthday, hurrah! Here’s a little sketch of my birthday raspberry and rose cake, made with real rose petals…

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