It's official Belle & Boo have now moved. Our new home is in Bristol & it's fabulous, the girls (Tracy & Helena) did such a good job finding the space. I am super jealous I won't be able to work from there all of the time. My studio space in London is looking very bare, when I have some time I need to lavish it with some serious love and attention.
It's such an exciting & slightly scary time. I have always loved packaging up orders, but lately it has taken up ALL my time & I haven't been able to create. Even though I can't wait to start drawing again, I know I am going to miss all the boxes and bubble wrap...but one thing I know I WON'T miss is queuing at the post office ! Tracy & Helena both have young children at primary school, so working for Belle & Boo a few days a week is such a great set up for them, it seems my dream of having a cottage industry run by friends, that accommodates family and lifestyle is slowly but surely coming true. Kate & I will both mainly still work from our homes in London, but will be visiting Bristol ALOT especially when there is coffee & croissants involved !
This is the entrance, it doesn't look much now, but with a lick of paint & some plants we can imagin, Belle & Boo private views, out here.
This is the space, very much a work in progress at the moment, we need LOTS of storage units & of course some pretty pictures on the wall.
Desks & stock.......
Tracy's daughter Rose, very kindly let me stay in her bedroom for a couple of nights, whilst we organised the studio.
I have always had a thing about dolls houses & when I looked in the window of Rose's I wasn't disappointed there were two fairies reading and drinking tea !
