The Walpole
Added by Helen Beard at 12:25pm on Thu 27 May 2010
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Thanks to the help of Iain Foxall and Nate VanderEnde at Foxall Associates, we have produced my first limited edition book.

There are only 100 produced, each is hand bound in a grey canvas - imitating the sketchbooks I carry about with me, the cover is hand painted and also signed and numbered on the inside. ... Read more

Added by Helen Beard at 1:13pm on Tue 16 Feb 2010
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This week I am focusing on my marketing and branding material. I have a big exhibition approaching at Fortnum and Mason, for which I have been commissioned to make a bespoke range of ceramics. It is generating quite a lot of press interest and I want to be ready to create a strong impression.

I am urgently redesigning my website and updating all my images for it. I booked myself in for a photo shoot with Michael Harvey last week.

Here’s a little preview of the Fortnum and Mason project that he photographed… ... Read more

Added by Helen Beard at 4:24pm on Wed 10 Feb 2010
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This time last year, a large, well-regarded company approached me to make a range of ceramics for them. It seemed like an interesting proposition until we got down to contract details and I learned that they wanted the copyright of all the designs that I gave them. This I gathered, would be like signing my business away, once a company had copyright of my designs, they could soon transfer these to all kinds of moneymaking products such as wall paper, stationary, bags and so on, without needing any form of permission from me, the artist. ... Read more