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The Father of Botany
Posted by Sarah Jane Humphrey on
If you can imagine a time before tapping a query into 'Google' or reaching for a book in search of answers, how would you have gone about finding a simple answer to a question?
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Our First Birthday!!
Posted by Sarah Jane Humphrey on
Everyone loves a before and after! On November 1st 2018 we picked up our keys to 19a Arwenack Street, excitedly looking forwards to an adventure in retail. Something which I have to admit I had no prior experience, potentially daunting perhaps? Given the Brexit fears that have swept the nation with uncertainty. In the usual Sarah Jane Humphrey indomitable spirit , of embracing life, and tenacity of will to push my visions out there, I took those keys and never looked back. For anyone familiar with the shops history you may have remembered it as a vintage clothing store owned by...
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Meet Naomi Hannam of Creative Roots
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I first had the pleasure of meeting Naomi at the Potager Gardens, in Cornwall, after one of her Creative Roots workshops. Curious as always, I was keen to learn of what she had been making as she packed away her mysterious potions. At this particular workshop Naomi was teaching the ancient art of Botanical Ink making, where I bought my first pot, intrigued by the simplicity and excited to see how far I could push it as a Botanical Artist using my own methods. Since then I have taught a number of Botanical Illustration Workshops using the Creative Roots ink...
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Meet Donna Jonas from The Sea of Grass Studio
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'Introducing Donna, the founder of The Sea of Grass Studio. I had the good fortune of meeting Donna before we even opened our shop in Falmouth, and during that very first coffee we immediately found a synergy between our thoughts and ethics'. The Sea of Grass Story. The Sea of Grass was a prairie on the plains of the Ukraine many millennia ago. An area where Asian, Celtic and European cultures came together. I love the idea of this, as I was born into the cultural melting pot of Singapore, with Scottish, Romany and Italian ancestry. I wanted...
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We are releasing a magazine treasure chest for the curious.
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We have just begun adding some of our magazine titles to the website, so now if you can’t visit our shop we can ship these to you anywhere in the world. Beyond treating yourself to some fine literature, these also make the perfect gift, and a pretty thoughtful keepsake. In times of sustainable awareness, what could be better than a paper product packaged without plastic? If you haven’t been able to visit our little shop in Cornwall, then keep an eye on the website as we will be adding more products to our collection for you to buy. Each...
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