The Woolsmiths are here!

Hello one and all,
I'd like to point you in the direction of woolsmiths.etsy.com and woolsmiths.folksy.com - a marvellous new venture for our knitted and crochet goods.

GoodHomes Magazine

One of my 'London Clay Birds' Birdboxes is featured in this months May edition of GoodHomes magazine! Page 57 people, check out the glorious array of bird homes. Nice.

Mine is the one in the centre left.

Christmas Craft Fairs

Hello one and all, just thought I'd post a few flyers for upcoming fairs we are attending, please do come and find our stall - my sister of thequietrevolution and my good self. Very excited, can't wait!

Of Cabbages and Kings Christmas markets:

* * * CHRISTMAS MARKETS - ABNEY HALL 2009 * * *
Saturday 12th and Saturday 19th December

Abney Public Hall, 73a Stoke Newington Church Street, Stoke Newington, London, N16 OAS.

Jubilee Carol Singers Dec 12th 12.15pm
Put the fun back into Christmas shopping and come and join us for some festive treats. Hot and cold refreshments will be available from the Of Cabbages & Kings cafe.
Entry is FREE to the public. 10.30am - 5pm on both days.

Nearest BR: Stoke Newington or Rectory Road

Buses 73,393, 476 stop outside Abney Hall.

Autumn fair continued...

Pin cushions.

Cake decorating with Make, Do, Menders.

Behind the scenes.

Cards for sale

New cards for this Autumn. Lots of lovely designs to choose from.

24 Clay Birds

Made using London clay - a marine deposit from the Palaeogene period, 50/60 million years ago, back when a warm tropical sea covered London. The clay is straight from the earth - dug out from where a Victorian Workhouse once stood in Islington. Fascinated by recent local history as well as the clay’s pre-historic origin I sculpt each bird in the image of our city's little birds. I get a variety of effects when firing. The birds turn an almost terracotta red colour, a gorgeous deep dark brown or a mottled combination not unlike tortoise-shell. I also find some turn out smooth and some are textured but each bird has it’s own unique charm. They are finished with a bit of wax. These very tactile objects are lovely to hold and have a calming quality. Every bird is different and comes in its very own handmade bag.

Walnut Brooches

Oak brooches

New Product

Brand new shiney brooches. This lot are made using walnut, also made some oak brooches and birch-ply too.

Spring Fair

London Clay Birds and the quiet revolution half of Sanctuary of Wilderness will be at this lovely fair at the weekend, come and find us.

Paleogene birds

London clay is a marine deposit from the Paleogene period - 60/50 million years ago. London was, back then, covered by a warm tropical sea.

Bird in a bag

Each bird comes in its very own handmade bag.