Walking for Well-being
A good walk is certainly a lovely way to spend some time in the great outdoors, whether alone with our thoughts, or accompanied with friends and family. But it is also a valuable and oftentimes overlooked way to easily increase stamina and improve our mood. Many of us will be familiar with the feeling of having ‘blown away the cobwebs’ after a walk along the coast or may even have needed to ‘walk it off’ when trying to shift feelings of anger, sadness or frustration.
Mothering Sunday and Women's History Month
Since 1987 March has been a month dedicated to celebrating the (often overlooked) contributions of women to history, society, and culture. Its beginning can be traced as far back as 1909 to the first Women’s History Day in New York, when it commemorated the anniversary of the thousands of women who marched in the garment workers’ strikes against low pay, long work hours, and the lack of voting rights.
Sam Toft Original Painting + FREE Limited Edition Print
We are delighted to have added this colourful painting, "On a Street Where You Live" by Sam Toft, to our collection of original artwork...and are offering a FREE limited edition print with its purchase.
For the Love of Dog...
The antics of our canine companions, and the outpouring of love we have for them is a joyous thing to behold, as are the many depictions of our puppy pals the art world has to offer.
From Pablo Picasso’s delightful depictions of Lump, a frolicsome Daschund with whom he had a wonderfully fond friendship, to more contemporary compositions, our pampered pooches prove just as popular on canvas as they are in our homes.
Colour Favourites for the Year Ahead
With the globe’s leading brands each recently announcing their ‘color of the year’ for 2023, its looking as though we are going to be seeing a shift away from 2022’s calming green and lilac themes and a move towards a selection of warmer and more invigorating hues.
The popularity of the ‘maximalism’ decor trend could have something to do with this. It is set to continue into 2023, and its focus on bold patterns and highly saturated colours seems to have influenced the colour choices for this year ahead: taking a walk on the more wild and vivid side.
Artwork to Match Your Favourite Books
If you know that your loved one is a book aficionado, especially one who dotes over the cover artwork of their favourite book (or even one who pick books based solely on its design), then why not get creative and buy them a piece of art that matches their literary sensibilities? This blog will give you a few pieces to help inspire and excite you for the holiday to come!
