DUCKS!

How have I never made a Duck?!?! Well I have now, this is my very first one, the Ringed Teal.

He'll be the first of many I can assure you! Whilst the large size means my patience is really tested, they're beautiful birds and I've got a growing list of ones I want to make so I expect you'll be seeing more pretty soon.

Find him here!

Press

The current issue of Homemaker Magazine features an article on my work...

You'll find a higher res version on my Facebook page

Little Bird Making Workshop

I've been asked for another Little Bird workshop before Christmas and am trying to see if I can make it work. It would be Saturday November 2nd, one full day, 11am - 5pm.

I run them from my studio in central London and here's a little course outline:

Make a Little Bird

From my London studio I will show you how to make your own little bird using a selection of colourful fabrics and Liberty prints.

I'm not wonderfully skilled at talking to great numbers of people so they will each be a limited number of 5-6 people making for a cosy, intimate afternoon amongst the stacks of fabric boxes and nestling creatures that inhabit my studio.

All materials are supplied to make one little bird for you to take away with you.

Tea & biscuits provided (and I like biscuits so expect good ones!!) but bring your own lunch.

£125 per person, 6 people per workshop.

To book email: abigail@abigail-brown.co.uk

100% deposit required at registration. Refunds on cancellations can only be offered if enough warning has been given and a replacement found.

GIVEAWAY!

After a very nice break in the sunshine of southern France I felt like sharing, so here's a little giveaway for you to win a walnut and gold leaf bird brooch, I designed and made.

To enter please go to my Facebook page and leave a message with your favourite bird by Friday 23rd August, winner drawn at random after 4pm.

Birds Arrive at Liberty - London

Delighted to say my birds can now be found in the Gift Room at Liberty. The collection comprises of: Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch, Ponsenby Owl, Flamingo, Sun Parakeet and Peach faced Love Bird. It's such an honour to have them in such a beautiful store, I'm so pleased with how they look under the domes.

Birds & Butterflies - Brooch Making Workshop

The very last workshop of the season will take place on Saturday July 6th. This one is a half day workshop making Fabric Butterfly Brooches and tiny Matchbox Tweeters (miniature birds in matchboxes).

Birds & Butterflies - Brooch Making Workshop

Saturday July 6th

A 4 hour/half-day workshop in my London studio creating your own beautiful fabric butterfly brooches and matchbox birds, using a selection of pretty pastel fabrics and liberty prints. Make a Butterfly to wear or a little group to frame, or a little tiny bird brooch hidden away in his matchbox home. You are welcome to make as many as your hands can manage!

All materials provided, although you are encouraged to bring your own scraps if you'd like to make it in your own colour theme.

£50 per person, 6 maximum per workshop.

11am - 3pm

To book email: abigail@abigail-brown.co.uk, thank you!

Open Studios Weekend - come see me!

It's all action at the Holborn studios today as we clear out the rubbish and lay out our wares. I'm finishing up a whole new line of paper maché heads and having a great time doing it!! I've got a tapir, a sloth, a lion, a fennec fox and some strange monkeys as well as the previous range: bear, wolf, fox, hare and deer. Hoping to find time for few new little fabric things too but it's flying by a bit too fast. I'll post up photos of all the new work after the weekend... best get back to it!

Our open runs from Friday 6-9pm, then Saturday through till Sunday, 11am - 6pm. Delicious food, competitions, ceramics workshops and beautiful treats to buy from over 100 makers here at Cockpit Arts.

Really hope we will see you!