My day in cups of tea

We pop over to South Yorkshire to enjoy a cuppa and a slice of cake with sustainable printmaker, Rachel Fearnley and to find out how she spends her day

Morning! What’s your first cup of the day? Being from Yorkshire, it has to be a mug of tea! During the week it’s with breakfast, at the weekend it’s in bed. Can you tell us a bit about your work? I’m an unconventional textile artist, specialising in block printing. I print using blocks handcrafted by my husband from rescued and recycled wood, or everyday objects that’d otherwise go to landfill. RACHEL FEARNLEY lives in Yorkshire and runs Rachel Fearnley Designs, making hand-printed, textiles. rachelfearnleydesigns.co.uk What a great way to use up waste materials. What’s first up? Generally, it’s checking emails. I spend much of my day at the kitchen table, the kettle in view. I dream of a studio large enough to host workshops. How did you end up doing this? Sheer accident! For my 50th birthday, my…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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