Lazy Autumn Days

On my screen last week

Spooktacular - round 2

I designed these last year for Dashwood Studios and your can still get them now. They aren't only for Halloween either as they would make fab kids clothing and fun crafts. Available here here and here

Trick or Treat!

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Once we get past Halloween it will soon be that day in December!!!!!

Baby foxes and friends

Hedgepig, a doggie and circles.

Some things I've been working on this week : )

Monsters and Aliens in space - Playtime Dashwood Studios

Here is another print from the Playtime range designed for Dashwood Studios available from the online shop My Make and do. Link here. I've also put this print into my Red Bubble shop so you can buy some matchy, matchy products too. Link here.

Dancing Robots - Playtime Range Dashwood Studio

When I designed the Dancing Robots fabric for Dashwood Studios as part of the Playtime collection I imagined it on little shirts. Here it is made up into a gorgeous shirt by Prints and Polka Dots and it looks just as fab as I thought it would. You can also get this print on products in my Red Bubble shope. Link here

My latest sketchbook work

Copyright Stephanie Thannhauser

Copyright Stephanie Thannhauser

Copyright Stephanie Thannhauser

Frida Kahlo

I went to the Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up exhibition last Saturday at the V&A. It was beyond fabulous. Full of wonderful photographs, video of Frida drawing, her famous clothes, make-up and even bottles of medicine. It was an intimate portrait of a person who created despite having to deal with immense pain throughout her life.
For me, the most touching exhibit was a pair of her shoes, some beautifully made high heel lace ups with one toe cut out because her foot had gangrene and removing the toe eased the pressure. The toe of the shoe had been so carefully cut out so the shoe still looked immaculate and wearable even though it had been vandalised. That attention to detail illustrated to me how small details in life can help ease the pain, in this case quite literally too. Indeed Frida herself said "As long as I can paint I am happy to be alive."

You weren't allowed to take photos in the actual exhibition so these are some pics I took in the shop of the merchandise you could buy.

Some new wedding cards I designed Cherry Orchard Publishing

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