Delicious UK - (07)July 2020

Food,drink

andothergoodies

madewithloveand

care,thatareworth

theirpricetagand/

orgivesomething

backtothe

community,are

moreimportant

thanever.Hereis

ourchoiceforJuly.

Karen Barnes

MEETTHECRAFTER

HOWDIDTHEBUSINESS

GETSTARTED?Whenwe

movedtotheCotswolds

fouryearsago,I wasinvited

toshowmyillustrationsat

exhibitionsandgivenbook

jacketcommissions,which

wasgreat.Butworkingto

a briefisnevercompletely

fromthesoul,so

I concentratedonmyown

work,andthebusiness

startedtogrow(wehave

threeshopsnow).

HOWDIDYOURDISTINCTIV

LINOCUTSTYLEEVOLVE?

It wasaccidental.I’dalway

donethedrawingsfirst,

thenturnedtheminto

prints,butwhenI had

childrenit wasdifficulttod

screenprintingbecauseof

theequipment,soI started

doinglinocuts– I coulddo

thematthekitchentable.

WHATINSPIRESYOUR

DESIGNS?Weliveona hill

inthemiddle

I gooutever

withthedog

whereI getm

creative

inspiration.

Sometimesit’s

thelandscape,

sometimesa

sheep,birdorplant.

It’sanaccumulation.

I havea studioinour

ArtistandtextiledesignerSamWilsonma

beautifulnature-inspiredapronsandfabric

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do

f

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officeandI needto

immersemyselfandnot

haveanyinterruptions.

I getin thezone,

listen tomusicand

getlostinit...Butthe

kettleisalways on!

Children’sapronsfrom

£16.95;adultaprons

from£21.95;napkins

from£25forfour.

Samalsomakesbags,

mugs, cushionsand

more;samwilson

studio.com

SAVE

10%

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STAR

EDITOR’S CHOICE

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