emmalovesretro

emmalovesretro in the press!

A bit belated I know, 2012 is the year I'm going to get onto social media!

Here's one of my beauties in January's Livingetc magazine!

Here are a few of my paintings, I need to clear some space so they're on sale.
I always enjoyed life drawing and the simplicity of the female form so I took the drawing a step further by hiring a model and getting my own professional photographs done, then simplifying the images  before painting them onto deep stretched canvases. They are all one off original acrylics on canvas.

My bold graphic style looks neat in a Mid Century/retro room. Click here to find out more.

Bethnal Green Vintage Furniture Flea - this Sunday.

I'll be peddling my wares again at this weekend's Affordable Furniture Flea in Bethnal Green. Come along and say Hi. I'm having a stock clearance, so this is the last chance to get some of my cushions before they sell out, there will be big discounts on cushions and table linen plus lots of other goodies.

Judy's Affordable Vintage Furniture Flea,

11 September · 11:00 - 16:30

York Hall,
Old Ford Road,
Bethnal Green,
London,
E2 9PJ

http://www.vintagefurnitureflea.co.uk/

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That's me in the foreground (on the left)!

 

Paper love

I really love the cards and framed prints from nineteen seventy three.
You will have seen them all over the place, but seen altogether on their website they just look fab. www.nineteenseventhree.com.

These cards by Sean Sims remind me of 1960's travel illustrations.

And the Playtime range also by Sean Sims has really nostaligic retro feel. Reminds me of ladybird books from my childhood.

Can't go wrong with a bit of Sanna Annuka.

I really love this print...

...and this card by Belle and Boo is too cute, she looks just like my niece.

 

 

 

 

Paper and pens

Recently when passing through Singapore airport I can across a shop called Kikki.K, full of the most beautiful stationary from Sweden. I was on my way to Bali and it wasn't practical to buy anything so I was delighted to find out they've got an online shop. Check out these delights! 

www.Kikki-K.com

Vintage on the Southbank

This weekend's vintage on the South Bank by London's Royal Festival hall this past weekend was a feast for vintage lovers. I decided not to exibit, but I popped along to have a look round the shops and soak up the atmosphere. In typical fashion I wasn't organised enough to take any snaps, but here are a few links to some sites with some pic of the cool outfits and funky retro wares on sale!

Catwalk Queen

The Guardian, Life and Style

Light touch

Lovely set of four G-plan dining chairs

My latest project is this lovely set of four Mid Century G-Plan dining chairs.

I've cleaned them all up an reupholstered them with new foam, interliner and a top cover of a lovely vibrant floral vintage fabric. 

Find them here for sale.

Upcycled Rocking chair

I thought I'd bit off more than I could chew with this project. It was hard work, but it looks amazing!

I turned a boring tatty chair into a funky retro statement piece, upolstered in my very own 'Modern Retro' fabric.

See more of the fabric for sale on my website here. And, find the chair for sale here.

Bethnal Green Vintage Furniture Flea

And I was out and about again on the 27th March at the Bethnal Green Vintage Furniture Flea.

I love the East End, maybe because my family roots are there and there's such a creative buzz. So I packed my wares into my car and scooted over to set up my stall. Here's what it looked like! (sorry about the fuzzy pics, must've been all the coffee!)

 

Kensal Flea

On the 19th March I had a stall at the The Kensal Flea held at the Paradise in Kensal Green. I used to live nearby and really miss it so it was great to be back in my old neighbourhood. I really enjoyed my day and meeting some new customers.

As well as bringing my vintage cushions, I launched my new table cloths and 'Modern Retro' fabric in a range of new colourways which went down a storm!

Here's a couple of pics from the day.