Hey there, long time no see!
I am finally coming out of Hermit mode and springing to life like a daffodil.
Although you will have only seen me at one market this year, so far, I have been working hard behind the scenes. I have been restocking my products after the Christmas period and I have been creating new artwork with the intension of expanding my product range. As well as this (and general admin like cashbooks and excel sheets), I have been contacting excellent gift shops in Bristol and beyond!
As you may know I have cards in Five Acre Farm Shop situated in the incredible institution that is the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. Five Acre Farm shop is a sustainably focused shop that sells fresh produce and eco homewares; celebrating local suppliers. I chose to sell with FAF because of their ethos and the current catalogue of excellent greetings cards.
I also have an ever expanding range of cards, stickers and badges in the fantastic Paper Tales in Sparks, Bristol city centre. Paper Tales is in the Reuse and Resources department of Sparks Department store; they sell gifts and cards by local artists and books by local authors. They are so friendly, they sell unique gifts and are eco conscious - it is truly a pleasure to stock with them!
However, a new stockist has entered this lovely list, and it is Glass Designs, situated on North Street, Bedminster, Bristol. This fantastic shop sells beautiful decorative glass ware, jewellery, prints, cards and gifts. This shop has been showcasing local artists and makers since 2003 and again, has a fantastic ethos of support, handcrafting and beautiful accessible artwork.
Hopefully in the future I will update you with more stockists, however I am so proud to be stocking my works in these shops and feel very grateful that they'd take my designs on. I only apply to shops that share my values of accessible art, supporting local businesses and being environmentally friendly; luckily Bristol is the place for these values!
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