tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777528271448104342024-03-05T15:10:02.398-08:00Esther Coombs - A Drawing DiaryEsther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-89300097031465259662010-10-14T10:57:00.000-07:002010-10-14T10:59:53.478-07:00New website and blog!!Dear All,<br /><br />I have a lovely new website here:<br />www.esthercoombs.com<br /><br />and it has a great new blog inside it here:<br />http://www.esthercoombs.com/blog<br /><br />So if you'd like to keep up with what I'm up too please find me there from now on :)<br />EstherEsther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-46310398068501744152010-07-14T06:08:00.000-07:002010-07-14T09:27:16.114-07:00News<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsE3UTsWPpg8YIOXkA7VNTX_YmwdKYjTFfRQ5JYcv-NIZs1bwqguAdQOamq4yVOguM4MA8luLzy5I-dr_1SM8qWRs3i_QDtrkhYBGCM-78PYVsXcpXKdFTc5iUERKmpjvgT5UX9qFEDU/s1600/c3997142576e6f4d163ead570965368d_L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsE3UTsWPpg8YIOXkA7VNTX_YmwdKYjTFfRQ5JYcv-NIZs1bwqguAdQOamq4yVOguM4MA8luLzy5I-dr_1SM8qWRs3i_QDtrkhYBGCM-78PYVsXcpXKdFTc5iUERKmpjvgT5UX9qFEDU/s400/c3997142576e6f4d163ead570965368d_L.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493748408102177122" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Some of Esther’s cake stands were featured on BBC Twos ‘Mary Queen Of Shops’, which is still on BBC iPlayer,. In this episode Mary tried reinventing a tired, bizarre homeware shop in Kingston, turning it into a popular vintage interiors store, where the cake stands took centre stage in the fab new look… watch it here: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00syzr0/Mary_Queen_of_Shops_Series_3_Under_the_Moon/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00syzr0/Mary_Queen_of_Shops_Series_3_Under_the_Moon/</span></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00syzr0/Mary_Queen_of_Shops_Series_3_Under_the_Moon/"><span style="">
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsjMG7b-5HtuMLQhBA9-DkuP9hOjtOypc_zrd7cJa0Do5D8llJnl7neM55dCEAIcFVlPoFwbS_Ps0DIX5jX2jbL9ixm40d8pypXFfZvFTVMt_IP_EaN8EIJO-n-VMyxPZzGHUdKb-ti8/s1600/9296-header02big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsjMG7b-5HtuMLQhBA9-DkuP9hOjtOypc_zrd7cJa0Do5D8llJnl7neM55dCEAIcFVlPoFwbS_Ps0DIX5jX2jbL9ixm40d8pypXFfZvFTVMt_IP_EaN8EIJO-n-VMyxPZzGHUdKb-ti8/s400/9296-header02big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493748560586735266" border="0" /></a></span> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link style="font-family: courier new;" rel="File-List" href="file:///Users/Esty%20Lou/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Clipboard/msoclip1/01/clip_clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:0 2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} h1 {mso-style-next:Normal; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; page-break-after:avoid; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"; mso-font-kerning:0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">There is also a feature on Etsy’s blog ‘The Stork’ all about Esther’s DIY/up-cycled wedding. (just one of the things we’ve been up to here!) With lots of cake, ice cream and up cycling tips for the wedding season, including photos of how the cake stands came into their own as wedding cake towers…</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Have a peek here:</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">(<a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/handmade-weddings-a-country-fete-knees-up-9296/">http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/handmade-weddings-a-country-fete-knees-up-9296/</a>)</span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ></span><o:p></o:p></span> <!--EndFragment--> Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-37626272682400007452010-07-14T05:59:00.000-07:002010-07-14T06:06:14.707-07:00Upcoming ShowsLater in the year Esther will be showing/selling at:<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OdQ6EizD5emMdRWAHD0cix6s4m-xzpve7MN927xOobGCnadW58Kian8J_tBWKteqk2IxCDp218CIrH1ZUYFUbyc_uSy2Iuy9HVx1K2yDe6HZVYJ736tnwobBIEmg1Bl4zXwpcKEoVdg/s1600/origin+leaflet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OdQ6EizD5emMdRWAHD0cix6s4m-xzpve7MN927xOobGCnadW58Kian8J_tBWKteqk2IxCDp218CIrH1ZUYFUbyc_uSy2Iuy9HVx1K2yDe6HZVYJ736tnwobBIEmg1Bl4zXwpcKEoVdg/s400/origin+leaflet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493747059011551266" border="0" /></a>Origin Craft Fair in London from 23rd-29th September.<br /></div><a href="http://www.originuk.org/">http://www.originuk.org/</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBeBUrsWloQH2X04F68qGDnIBZS9vcKzjg4Z_3qhvFx9ciMh5Fc_i1HfdBbOY_UwfCVvxlgP8Q-szFqAsfIXYmSGoSkEcDQsee0b6Srrv26mC89-f8F6iXgkBhDMmBDsXHUWX0XO1Yp4/s1600/85df5c2207c41f4f0d69e10299e42a78.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBeBUrsWloQH2X04F68qGDnIBZS9vcKzjg4Z_3qhvFx9ciMh5Fc_i1HfdBbOY_UwfCVvxlgP8Q-szFqAsfIXYmSGoSkEcDQsee0b6Srrv26mC89-f8F6iXgkBhDMmBDsXHUWX0XO1Yp4/s400/85df5c2207c41f4f0d69e10299e42a78.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493747266418952226" border="0" /></a>MADE 10 in Brighton from the 18th-21st November.<br /><a href="http://www.made10.co.uk/">http://www.made10.co.uk/</a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-15407409564331226562010-07-14T05:51:00.000-07:002010-07-14T06:20:01.158-07:00New Stockists<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNZjjdJSi5huhRCYsBHtMzW-ZEZhjh133Tne6j4UCxC7bTiX9XnIr5YpiaejqkVULXovdRbIrx9XDZfeYwtOvG9q_2aRauDiIIXflXNILJwu09AYLt99UA7ld7qX7e-s5Bd7jjZ5tw4w/s1600/turquoise+cakestand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNZjjdJSi5huhRCYsBHtMzW-ZEZhjh133Tne6j4UCxC7bTiX9XnIr5YpiaejqkVULXovdRbIrx9XDZfeYwtOvG9q_2aRauDiIIXflXNILJwu09AYLt99UA7ld7qX7e-s5Bd7jjZ5tw4w/s400/turquoise+cakestand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493744809218492786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:100%;" >
<br />New work is now up on the etsy shop, check it out:
<br /><a href="http://www.esthercoombs.etsy.com">www.esthercoombs.etsy.com</a>
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<br />Soon there will be work for sale on with new stockist ‘the Itch Galleries’ website.
<br /><a href="http://www.itchgallery.co.uk/">http://www.itchgallery.co.uk/</a>
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<br />New work is also available at the National Gallery shop in the next week or two.
<br /><a href="http://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/shop/default.asp?mscssid=SMUGL4FWAPPB8PE2DXG147D825N6CNM4&">http://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/shop/default.asp?mscssid=SMUGL4FWAPPB8PE2DXG147D825N6CNM4&</a></span></div><meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link style="font-family: courier new;" rel="File-List" href="file:///Users/Esty%20Lou/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Clipboard/msoclip1/01/clip_clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; 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charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link style="font-family: courier new;" rel="File-List" href="file:///Users/Esty%20Lou/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Clipboard/msoclip1/01/clip_clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:0 2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} h1 {mso-style-next:Normal; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; page-break-after:avoid; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"; mso-font-kerning:0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-family:courier new;" ><a href="http://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/shop/default.asp?mscssid=SMUGL4FWAPPB8PE2DXG147D825N6CNM4&"></a></span></span><!--EndFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-41813368258405641222010-03-29T01:26:00.000-07:002010-03-29T01:45:08.523-07:00Summer Shows..Just a note to say I have now confirmed I'll be showing at these fab selling and trade shows this summer...<br /><br />British Craft Trade Fair, 11th - 13th April. http://www.bctf.co.uk/<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9XWPbPsc6LC4FKuJ2efDS8mD2yKATdvQ9e3tUM_vb7b7sDCTzvjllUrodagUaibpMCgtDLvcjV0Acu2yXyUS19w3rJP7uWv1HUcZWmgcjEG3-ZxPxaW_1sMeADG7UjExJY0jMN9mJ9o/s1600/bctf_text_logo_423.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9XWPbPsc6LC4FKuJ2efDS8mD2yKATdvQ9e3tUM_vb7b7sDCTzvjllUrodagUaibpMCgtDLvcjV0Acu2yXyUS19w3rJP7uWv1HUcZWmgcjEG3-ZxPxaW_1sMeADG7UjExJY0jMN9mJ9o/s400/bctf_text_logo_423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453972047261577170" border="0" /></a><br />At Craft Central Open studios, 20th - 23rd May.http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/summer-2009<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h7zu7r0zps4LOHs0XUNQ8iXLXwDj7qU2wFIiT84ffQukqWO5syfZVHziy790b22BsRjI5_yswNUQeCvq4Bu4999UDx5mFBN0dJIGRdRM88A0iJBnRxuoUUdiGwMzdm6wLdssKqKfxBA/s1600/Made+in+Clerkenwell_20-23May2010_INVITE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h7zu7r0zps4LOHs0XUNQ8iXLXwDj7qU2wFIiT84ffQukqWO5syfZVHziy790b22BsRjI5_yswNUQeCvq4Bu4999UDx5mFBN0dJIGRdRM88A0iJBnRxuoUUdiGwMzdm6wLdssKqKfxBA/s400/Made+in+Clerkenwell_20-23May2010_INVITE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453971024720474066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />H@ndmade in Winchester, 4th July. http://handmadewinchester.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rQoktWw5Nagh8-GqakrsOs9hr0hV42rQIUgakftNeCHKLwg3wgjASqaQYJhYSeyppjsNKd_-sOw19Hv5lcGrt4n0LgZ59ngeg6gEd6ZX9sD31URDyBHqrSQ0cPcEBxoALXtrbKVmjBQ/s1600/handmade-winchester-800x200.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rQoktWw5Nagh8-GqakrsOs9hr0hV42rQIUgakftNeCHKLwg3wgjASqaQYJhYSeyppjsNKd_-sOw19Hv5lcGrt4n0LgZ59ngeg6gEd6ZX9sD31URDyBHqrSQ0cPcEBxoALXtrbKVmjBQ/s400/handmade-winchester-800x200.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453973464954269538" border="0" /></a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-50226801244870451582010-03-26T01:54:00.000-07:002010-03-26T02:02:18.875-07:00Pretty new cake stands for spring..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJjUSsUhbVvfz-691l4jU77nRRe9V9RrzhyGD_HwGguiQOA1SXcq7iKDsNwMw3KuebZGUF2CkR0Szcd9im-Yu7o2CRr3_fK7-nBZd217OwvJJ3pqCjJUjlcsMltV3sZE9PF0vhaZjhRw/s1600/nelsons+cake+stand.jpg"></a>...popping up in my studio, great yellows and greens.<br />see them here first, about to go on my etsy and NOTHS shops this afternoon.<br />happy daffodil picking!<br />Esther x<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJjUSsUhbVvfz-691l4jU77nRRe9V9RrzhyGD_HwGguiQOA1SXcq7iKDsNwMw3KuebZGUF2CkR0Szcd9im-Yu7o2CRr3_fK7-nBZd217OwvJJ3pqCjJUjlcsMltV3sZE9PF0vhaZjhRw/s1600/nelsons+cake+stand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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It's a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">response</span> to the image I recently sent her of a great cake stand I was really pleased with, it had been ordered by a shop and then I smashed it to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">smithereens</span> while attempting to move from a shelf to my packing table i literally just dropped it form the highest shelf onto brick floor, it didn't have a chance in hell!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">But here's a great piece if fiction to make up for its loss!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >Esther</span>
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<br />Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-53075867126596183992010-02-19T07:59:00.001-08:002010-02-22T02:12:47.867-08:00New Illustrations from Esther Coombs at Nicole Farhi!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqDBKP0dvLmoJr60JGmeic2J3oRhRb_XoADqyinlMTP89wV9VHT3ajPQA20jB-Ls2ZiZSQWk00XIaC96s5cNznaOS1n5HlbQHahdoBmH08qtNLd_7FpyXTRO9WHt8ZblVVkJGsucXGkk/s1600-h/IMG_5158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqDBKP0dvLmoJr60JGmeic2J3oRhRb_XoADqyinlMTP89wV9VHT3ajPQA20jB-Ls2ZiZSQWk00XIaC96s5cNznaOS1n5HlbQHahdoBmH08qtNLd_7FpyXTRO9WHt8ZblVVkJGsucXGkk/s400/IMG_5158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439987127151365618" border="0" /></a><br />Hi,<br /><br />Just a quick note to say if your passing Bond Street pop by Nicole Farhi, as their latest window look for London fashion week has just gone up and the illustrations of the iconic London buildings on show are my own! When the lovely Jamie Shouli Creative Visual Merchandiser at Nicole Farhi approached me to do these drawings I knew they could look pretty cool but I have to say they have turned out pretty fantastic!<br />Hope you like the illustration/design/fashion week eye candy!<br /><br />Best,<br />Esther<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD4acrwpxpbiSbgFyMXGuBuBVvMfK2OlUMO9ExDN9kZJ4xqSVQPHSxxrs0RWbKS1wOIhRtaYoyzP3SIdRs_JKMGnkQXfltuUQcfyE0RxZ5oOFqG6DjZiyNCtCkTV7dEWqIXV1NAg6u5I/s1600-h/IMG_5150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD4acrwpxpbiSbgFyMXGuBuBVvMfK2OlUMO9ExDN9kZJ4xqSVQPHSxxrs0RWbKS1wOIhRtaYoyzP3SIdRs_JKMGnkQXfltuUQcfyE0RxZ5oOFqG6DjZiyNCtCkTV7dEWqIXV1NAg6u5I/s400/IMG_5150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439987038396317618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0ZQ-5yzLhxZkQldA3zBCKABq3qjEx69YC3oUBzpi-dhachoHA_hzKc89gmvDd4xFFQUB7-Hn9F_nWgmZQgHRXu_5lvjQCLQYnUJO7hEPy-1yj6qJ5GtyjjP88yxU4yi90BlOq9blnAw/s1600-h/IMG_5141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0ZQ-5yzLhxZkQldA3zBCKABq3qjEx69YC3oUBzpi-dhachoHA_hzKc89gmvDd4xFFQUB7-Hn9F_nWgmZQgHRXu_5lvjQCLQYnUJO7hEPy-1yj6qJ5GtyjjP88yxU4yi90BlOq9blnAw/s400/IMG_5141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439986705355175090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNN6rg0QbUHYPBc5dBBFxLLtJuJwfs0zidWsDvPiQ4upQbDIIQICMEj_UfV65amtUz-KO2-f2lg_-vyk7Fc857ZLkCDAqGr5hZs82bBNc3hy1wveSVglOeJ3fBmQNCmtaYPZs-64zPTQ/s1600-h/IMG_5149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNN6rg0QbUHYPBc5dBBFxLLtJuJwfs0zidWsDvPiQ4upQbDIIQICMEj_UfV65amtUz-KO2-f2lg_-vyk7Fc857ZLkCDAqGr5hZs82bBNc3hy1wveSVglOeJ3fBmQNCmtaYPZs-64zPTQ/s400/IMG_5149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439986597880246674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOH4_-4TUMLWyjD5KVQ1QCF9MNt9w3OoUijE47_vJ62AZ3OyMbOke3MZMeFtYeYghH6zrRp9abCew8rr0BHMiumHfnIvn9hk2xupF8ODN-9nseMBuzJaynA17cigTUSlMz7Rhza-H2t0/s1600-h/IMG_5154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOH4_-4TUMLWyjD5KVQ1QCF9MNt9w3OoUijE47_vJ62AZ3OyMbOke3MZMeFtYeYghH6zrRp9abCew8rr0BHMiumHfnIvn9hk2xupF8ODN-9nseMBuzJaynA17cigTUSlMz7Rhza-H2t0/s400/IMG_5154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439986346808832530" border="0" /></a><br />Ps if you like pretty windows you'll love jonathan bakers blog here:http://www.retailstorewindows.com/Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-87752595664043971092010-02-03T04:54:00.000-08:002010-02-03T05:14:05.620-08:00Drawn on ceramics range now available to buy through notonthehighstreet.comAfternoon All,<br />Drawn on ceramics range now available to buy through notonthehighstreet.com here:http://preview.notonthehighstreet.com/esthercoombs.<br />Check it out it has my latest items uploaded and ready to sell all in the great british pound!<br />Cheers,<br />Esther<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOTUQ_ZD0XnHkgKNsTeEe9TpDLj1Gj1mK1xwLVoPrtSF1pPXDmUEzWO7XsK8iFh6t6UXRE_MQog-sHT7UiEUxxswBZt7yt5qnFWfYQhR6Ssg0Nu1llgK7tynnSjkPkkZshohEtJZcM1Q/s1600-h/hammersmith+bridge+cake+stand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOTUQ_ZD0XnHkgKNsTeEe9TpDLj1Gj1mK1xwLVoPrtSF1pPXDmUEzWO7XsK8iFh6t6UXRE_MQog-sHT7UiEUxxswBZt7yt5qnFWfYQhR6Ssg0Nu1llgK7tynnSjkPkkZshohEtJZcM1Q/s400/hammersmith+bridge+cake+stand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434004586610780834" border="0" /></a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-73834711244133079342010-01-06T05:52:00.001-08:002010-01-06T05:54:55.525-08:00Illustrated fiction new year post...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2oomKNWGUlgdHA_MKTeSvvDc1XTPJ7uYYr7wod8D_yVyMIjtoagw5HZdrimAxScbLHds_cJIfkLkGJLGT32uF6do7s2jDQnlPhBkNMrffa40NJAOr4aKFwiDxO9xSdWiB8V1qMBktNc/s1600-h/tea+towel3a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2oomKNWGUlgdHA_MKTeSvvDc1XTPJ7uYYr7wod8D_yVyMIjtoagw5HZdrimAxScbLHds_cJIfkLkGJLGT32uF6do7s2jDQnlPhBkNMrffa40NJAOr4aKFwiDxO9xSdWiB8V1qMBktNc/s400/tea+towel3a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423624578395145794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US" >The teapot had been a great surprise: it came from her aunt, who had never given her a present in her life. She unwrapped it with great care, unrolling layer and layer of bubble wrap, until finally she came upon the teapot, like a pearl in an oyster. It was all glass, and as she washed it, she thought of how it would sustain her through the winter, how she would pour the boiling water in and watch the miracle of brewing unfurl as the herbs dyed the water greens and reds and blacks. When she was done with the pot and its lid, she washed the infuser, a glass cylinder that sat in the pot and demurely held the tea so it didn’t drift into the water. When it was clean, she sat it on the counter, and as she turned away to squeeze out the sponge and wipe off the edge of the sink, the infuser toppled quietly over and rolled off the counter, shattering into a million pieces on the tiled kitchen floor.</span><!--EndFragment-->Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-54900062672398017902010-01-05T08:23:00.000-08:002010-01-05T08:27:28.670-08:00Happy new year - Mailing list sale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpotgvAw-IZN9xJs4ZB5zNr7R-u1KpbrVtsqJ0-1RTOjp3fqIlnAsxGbzc7BK-TO0BDAbhmFcA48vU_PCESX2suG9EzZFI9TaIzA-kb7AXm_YabvV6f2CY2JqYoqxdgUI9Lp1teA6KRQ/s1600-h/sale+plate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpotgvAw-IZN9xJs4ZB5zNr7R-u1KpbrVtsqJ0-1RTOjp3fqIlnAsxGbzc7BK-TO0BDAbhmFcA48vU_PCESX2suG9EzZFI9TaIzA-kb7AXm_YabvV6f2CY2JqYoqxdgUI9Lp1teA6KRQ/s400/sale+plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423292885341837506" border="0" /></a><br />Happy New Year!!<br />A quick blog to say im now beginning my Jan sale, this year it is only open to those on my mailing list and its 25% of anyhting in my etsy shop, to take part you must be a member of my mailing list or email me to become one, and then let me know what you would like to buy and i will reserve it for you for 1 day at the reduced price for you to purchase! easy as new year pie!<br />My email here: esther@esthercoombs.com to get onthe mailing list. The etsy site with stuff to buy on it! www.esthercoombs.etsy.com<br />Happy 2010!<br />Est xEsther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-10561066169511258582009-12-13T03:24:00.000-08:002009-12-13T03:31:25.439-08:00Fab new product just in time for Christmas!!Looking for that last min stocking stuffer? Dragging yourself through town to the end of finding nothing original or interesting let alone eco friendly!<br />I have a new product hot of the press just in time for the Christmas fairs Ive been doing.. the up-cycled tea towel at just £8 its a perfect stocking stuffer and as a up-cycled product it has the history of the old and the illustrations of the new cake and tea check it out below and links on where to buy... Merry Christmas!<br />www.esthercoombs.etsy.com<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPEbBfoMiCTbkgp7adAgiLjHR6Lq6sPSM3zec_wYi9aw-uUsHdGu3w0wyKuiAtusE2VTdG0pw7nTSPG4LAvbuORofEJ-2FLn-JgPSd17KOZmssY29S7j0PJx9H1rxe8-iENRRmHNnjyc/s1600-h/tea+towels+multiple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPEbBfoMiCTbkgp7adAgiLjHR6Lq6sPSM3zec_wYi9aw-uUsHdGu3w0wyKuiAtusE2VTdG0pw7nTSPG4LAvbuORofEJ-2FLn-JgPSd17KOZmssY29S7j0PJx9H1rxe8-iENRRmHNnjyc/s400/tea+towels+multiple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414681464471831170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcRPqktz3lUzss6z0yxzmK8jgnllWBl6ZSV5UfI9wGV5QHb9GjCIP4kqbQKoV9_jTaJ5P8Ev7ML3Fz1A3m6EGGDhIMBao49sCkY8dLPy3kMeLAdSSEZRE11GcMhfli0jB9ZxlZFoIKRs/s1600-h/tea+towel3a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcRPqktz3lUzss6z0yxzmK8jgnllWBl6ZSV5UfI9wGV5QHb9GjCIP4kqbQKoV9_jTaJ5P8Ev7ML3Fz1A3m6EGGDhIMBao49sCkY8dLPy3kMeLAdSSEZRE11GcMhfli0jB9ZxlZFoIKRs/s400/tea+towel3a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414681190474424578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL-f9oXMto6-eUFPW4IaIw2gHXclqSlgZ-F0HnQ_i1VxYnY_VTwGMALvvRS0412dTBF7RagwQM7SaTXuLmJpYdSa8x8ylxNbAFG2sQ-QT5Fwph2aorpegXOFaBYszUVeREbMjNQ_Z0Ys/s1600-h/tea+towel4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL-f9oXMto6-eUFPW4IaIw2gHXclqSlgZ-F0HnQ_i1VxYnY_VTwGMALvvRS0412dTBF7RagwQM7SaTXuLmJpYdSa8x8ylxNbAFG2sQ-QT5Fwph2aorpegXOFaBYszUVeREbMjNQ_Z0Ys/s400/tea+towel4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414681060181171842" border="0" /></a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-28570557406264841612009-11-20T15:38:00.001-08:002009-11-21T04:04:08.925-08:00Shop your socks on with Esther's Holiday season events!Hi!!<br />I have some great events coming up for Christmas shopping events which are almost upon us! They are well worth a visit if your in town! Flyer's, tickets, PV invites and entry offers below..<br />Esther :)<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YigsTeraBLhDms9-GacHNoHY0aXpi2MrJUSZNP05fHi5q0fQT80fQqDsy7Dx3gK0OTk72G6tNJgJDNHqlg4Tv2MWPAKXWCTt1ojP4f7pH-AABhdhQsoOLdvVsdzdDXM3DP1ZHqlHOok/s1600/E_Invite_700.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YigsTeraBLhDms9-GacHNoHY0aXpi2MrJUSZNP05fHi5q0fQT80fQqDsy7Dx3gK0OTk72G6tNJgJDNHqlg4Tv2MWPAKXWCTt1ojP4f7pH-AABhdhQsoOLdvVsdzdDXM3DP1ZHqlHOok/s400/E_Invite_700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406334975986204082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMTgBdozF-4VmeOHUCVOQvIO3Vq6g0BHfJEasATkrDXMdFIZAFBZqWUreTT3p5q6l3ZcE5CkwzN-DaVrQS3UrsJBfInnBsG1H7dDaC0-qw_jvjBOVXFr0AvoDAvzah2EVhOr0FgYSeNU/s1600/ELDS09mailout.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMTgBdozF-4VmeOHUCVOQvIO3Vq6g0BHfJEasATkrDXMdFIZAFBZqWUreTT3p5q6l3ZcE5CkwzN-DaVrQS3UrsJBfInnBsG1H7dDaC0-qw_jvjBOVXFr0AvoDAvzah2EVhOr0FgYSeNU/s400/ELDS09mailout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406334868727153698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5VbrkQc4bhAEAMP_HawtzON0Rbn4G6ax7z0ejDIvioX6_n3yv_8kyP9g-saxBhX3Ip8fuBuJpDPYCY9xMtUOgO5ZrF4uJQoO-WZ46SubAceFq8g_HivI_j5rR928kHQdPjoXHOmc_Wg/s1600/PopUpDesignShop2009Flyer.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5VbrkQc4bhAEAMP_HawtzON0Rbn4G6ax7z0ejDIvioX6_n3yv_8kyP9g-saxBhX3Ip8fuBuJpDPYCY9xMtUOgO5ZrF4uJQoO-WZ46SubAceFq8g_HivI_j5rR928kHQdPjoXHOmc_Wg/s400/PopUpDesignShop2009Flyer.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406334773702502658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p5sod-yQuCQqaUl6NymdCR4YLPn1Af3noG2jOZtQIzFD9QXn_9Jb_rfpznYfc3xbvMrMNJN0ouXHsK7HiCNjhkHQL_VZtCbxnfSJqQ-bHPvVwA6SNVOweuQB8DHzE_3el1FSjh2dlzE/s1600/Cooler_postcard_850.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p5sod-yQuCQqaUl6NymdCR4YLPn1Af3noG2jOZtQIzFD9QXn_9Jb_rfpznYfc3xbvMrMNJN0ouXHsK7HiCNjhkHQL_VZtCbxnfSJqQ-bHPvVwA6SNVOweuQB8DHzE_3el1FSjh2dlzE/s400/Cooler_postcard_850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406526399948949234" border="0" /></a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-43928939869864762552009-11-11T03:16:00.001-08:002009-11-11T03:20:03.535-08:00Illustrated Fiction Post - Coffee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGS6ujUbFfSupFKXIbTDCEaV3ZZBSthFkT3BxWBtXwxuYC03M4W8hPliYBXKJtUsEWZrccxYF2wOEAhxZ2YNb2i4DvuUwKL4rT2ZWcqxWcgIqsDcWTvivVsESYGxkB3wH9-ngjzmOkZY/s1600-h/take+out+coffee+jug2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGS6ujUbFfSupFKXIbTDCEaV3ZZBSthFkT3BxWBtXwxuYC03M4W8hPliYBXKJtUsEWZrccxYF2wOEAhxZ2YNb2i4DvuUwKL4rT2ZWcqxWcgIqsDcWTvivVsESYGxkB3wH9-ngjzmOkZY/s400/take+out+coffee+jug2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402803584547325106" border="0" /></a>Another cracking little story from the misstess of fiction Ms julia F Green..
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<br />Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-52668314095699771672009-10-27T04:50:00.000-07:002009-10-27T06:23:44.156-07:00Illustrated fiction post..<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;" >Sorry I've been so notably absent, so much to do after the Design Week shows so without further ado!...</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;" >A eargerly awaited illustrated fiction post from Julia F Green.. here it is..</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;" >Just a note.. I'm thinking of combining these cool illustrated fiction post into a zine, what do you all think about that good idea? Id appreciate your thoughts.. :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Est</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_ygHhAUyiGnYv9n21esW2juajwlWZY3QezR0m89WvsZgVCwGK3y46UMFhUJ3htB3oPoAP_AylGa68YlBYMIBVKmRPvS0-H_djtu7BxpUxuLO8pl9RQgmfaUgNtk8ZgYjQjEVVEOukbQ/s1600-h/IMG_4339.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_ygHhAUyiGnYv9n21esW2juajwlWZY3QezR0m89WvsZgVCwGK3y46UMFhUJ3htB3oPoAP_AylGa68YlBYMIBVKmRPvS0-H_djtu7BxpUxuLO8pl9RQgmfaUgNtk8ZgYjQjEVVEOukbQ/s400/IMG_4339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397268654691538242" border="0" /></a><br />When Clarice turned the corner, she said shit. Somehow, overnight, two cranes had appeared in the middle of the block of 20th Street she walked down each day to get to work. As everyone in New York knew, cranes were falling out of the sky and to walk under one was to look God in the eye and tell him to go fuck himself. That dude was not going to laugh that one off. Kaboom, and they’re digging for your wallet in five feet of rubble.<br /><br /> She could have turned back—she could have gone back to 6th Avenue, walked up or down a block, over to 7th and then cut back to 20th. But what a waste of fucking time that would be. Who lives in New York and walks around in circles just to avoid danger? Clarice murmured the only prayer she remembered from her mandatory early childhood church attendance, opened her umbrella to the clear blue sky, and strode toward her destiny.<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-59294374589414718132009-09-15T00:26:00.000-07:002009-09-15T00:44:09.740-07:00Prep prep prepping!!I am madly squiraling away in deepest Hampshire getting ready for the big fab design week for me a trade fair and a little retail fair in the big smoke, so sorry about absence of new posts!<br />Thought you might like to see what im up to..<br />The first show is a one day designers sale at craft central <a href="http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/">info here.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnx1bjbdvWlr2ceIdhSmM8xMGJcNUgL71IBXP2_e-tT7GyoWxY2RV1OJ3-KwB_DaefyWbzRVh7KZ8OOwctjZuf7PaYB_abJknXbbXs253WShXms4WuruitdzRJAy4EyoxnK_Yt-axXfw/s1600-h/One+Day+Designer+Postcard-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnx1bjbdvWlr2ceIdhSmM8xMGJcNUgL71IBXP2_e-tT7GyoWxY2RV1OJ3-KwB_DaefyWbzRVh7KZ8OOwctjZuf7PaYB_abJknXbbXs253WShXms4WuruitdzRJAy4EyoxnK_Yt-axXfw/s400/One+Day+Designer+Postcard-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381594076959434898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the big trade fair is Tent London <a href="http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/">info here.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WkaK2GLtzZDpIlhsp_eqhIvTNqjpe6nMz3Ta-BYDZBN8LZyDyk3bJRSIG6ejadBRrQ8w-U5uvd0BFY1gCubIBNmbvf-ryWJGfHk2jyh9WWSVzwtWn4mAFF5XPXRMpMO9oUO_3v8WBww/s1600-h/tent+p.card+image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WkaK2GLtzZDpIlhsp_eqhIvTNqjpe6nMz3Ta-BYDZBN8LZyDyk3bJRSIG6ejadBRrQ8w-U5uvd0BFY1gCubIBNmbvf-ryWJGfHk2jyh9WWSVzwtWn4mAFF5XPXRMpMO9oUO_3v8WBww/s400/tent+p.card+image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381594763047449474" border="0" /></a><br />so other yummy links:<br /><a href="http://www.londondesignfestival.com/">The London Design Festival </a>- the reason to get to town and look around next week.<br /><a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">the V&A museum</a> - the hub of the design museum this year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/"></a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-20470601017309362012009-09-04T06:06:00.000-07:002009-09-04T06:08:03.463-07:00So I was in a bar....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZR91PlCwg2IqvWOoRiWFFzUBqAkBXjPVA8KBBQXpltMGuLFIw-qJolx5PqwoswgangLE3GK9vmIJnBEz850YefbXFUYzFktlu1WQSeFED1rW6k9bf3lIAC1qjhC4MfAa7r3VfVhga34/s1600-h/plimpsoles+sketch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZR91PlCwg2IqvWOoRiWFFzUBqAkBXjPVA8KBBQXpltMGuLFIw-qJolx5PqwoswgangLE3GK9vmIJnBEz850YefbXFUYzFktlu1WQSeFED1rW6k9bf3lIAC1qjhC4MfAa7r3VfVhga34/s400/plimpsoles+sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377598214960327458" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting for a friend and i had just purchased my wedding plimsoles and so couldn't help but commit them to my sketchbook, now what to paint them with!?Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-81335903797867238832009-09-02T05:57:00.000-07:002009-09-02T06:07:24.926-07:00New pics for me&my products from the fab Charlotte BrosterHey got some new pics done of me and my products for upcoming trade fairs like the fab <a href="http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/">Content</a> and the pretty to good to miss <a href="http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/one-day-designers-sales">One day designers sale at Crafts Central</a>...<br />I love them im very pleased, as I knew I would be form my talented friend, she is very reasonable and i would defo (!) recommend her!!<br />Her info here: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.charlottebrosterphotography.co.uk">www.charlottebrosterphotography.co.uk</a><br />Pics here:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79V7LUSInlp6JGI8rFyM2Ah2kozg_O1QZTmSoStm_y-DmpLshhGmLQI8jNbZrdF6EqCWsh5tL5hl4TEh1JPrHnstOuwcAoHqQ7xssGK3hkW8qLMAY-VcjLKlPvh_Ipd5Y_OrHfBg3tZQ/s1600-h/ESTHER-8424_LR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79V7LUSInlp6JGI8rFyM2Ah2kozg_O1QZTmSoStm_y-DmpLshhGmLQI8jNbZrdF6EqCWsh5tL5hl4TEh1JPrHnstOuwcAoHqQ7xssGK3hkW8qLMAY-VcjLKlPvh_Ipd5Y_OrHfBg3tZQ/s400/ESTHER-8424_LR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376855251377698546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsII32PfvAPGdd6ngKFMo7djcCcQSGWrI55CpOx-8WKhvPbc-uQvznSmS_ldcJNxO1ttAr8-ls55MNR2qt2_q9LnLDsOJf4YU2BOa7M4rjQpfWl8sxH9evnkAFJVt3l9MZtcnKiDVnVY/s1600-h/ESTHER-8420_LR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsII32PfvAPGdd6ngKFMo7djcCcQSGWrI55CpOx-8WKhvPbc-uQvznSmS_ldcJNxO1ttAr8-ls55MNR2qt2_q9LnLDsOJf4YU2BOa7M4rjQpfWl8sxH9evnkAFJVt3l9MZtcnKiDVnVY/s400/ESTHER-8420_LR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376855151400274834" border="0" /></a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-12329094137597660742009-08-28T08:14:00.000-07:002009-08-28T08:18:41.196-07:00Nice bit of Press.. Garden Heaven A/W 09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO6hyCGyuzITGgt-36HVUKwUQwLpRWgc6m-SVyU1lqHhEuVgXWR7HGVNxYT9JoMeEG6Iu7oU1PT52XC7d5JEQNCE0t9gyWZ9Wu4rEjoMZUPdTmAqjh2C-KeNmjnBm-6sD4xP54153Hik/s1600-h/Garden+Heaven+Press+A:W+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO6hyCGyuzITGgt-36HVUKwUQwLpRWgc6m-SVyU1lqHhEuVgXWR7HGVNxYT9JoMeEG6Iu7oU1PT52XC7d5JEQNCE0t9gyWZ9Wu4rEjoMZUPdTmAqjh2C-KeNmjnBm-6sD4xP54153Hik/s400/Garden+Heaven+Press+A:W+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375034182831285186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey<br />I got a lovely bit of press featuring my seed markers in the Irish Autumn Winter 09 Issue of Garden Heaven..<br />Check it out..!!Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-6045989435512379722009-08-26T01:24:00.001-07:002009-08-26T01:26:54.893-07:00Stewardesses Illustrated fiction post by Julia F Green.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkDw5nw4Dd2MbjFvvHMGDg1Byx8XsYSFMEm_LO7cyGjcD8J6QoP-JUfe3Xp9FHlG_By4katuzfAJnvjjegw3focEL6PEfQ1KVLFoZXUxdS3pCwFVIryjlIHdET_VJ5ImkEoFuZUat8Ig/s1600-h/airport+tea+pot+sml5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkDw5nw4Dd2MbjFvvHMGDg1Byx8XsYSFMEm_LO7cyGjcD8J6QoP-JUfe3Xp9FHlG_By4katuzfAJnvjjegw3focEL6PEfQ1KVLFoZXUxdS3pCwFVIryjlIHdET_VJ5ImkEoFuZUat8Ig/s400/airport+tea+pot+sml5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374185687549822402" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-53450635511634252542009-08-24T04:55:00.000-07:002009-08-24T05:05:47.497-07:00some new stuff on etsyHi some new work to show you.. the yellow teapot was picked for a related images post in etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/etc/follow-etsy-on-twitter-4911/">here</a> the post was on twitter and well worth a lot, id love to hear your views on twitter people of the www! have a great day..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIKalRtM6bFSaOJaEuRGC454_ugNHzk9cL-pLY4h1KwOgGn2HW7RmtLdZDB0BgUL5-dGxy89_kOzrMRiF9fyhfujn8qDsPX4D241bZK531tcg_qquClLADS2T8sKJbUSrQDleeiM6mCQ/s1600-h/barbican+sml+cake+stand3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIKalRtM6bFSaOJaEuRGC454_ugNHzk9cL-pLY4h1KwOgGn2HW7RmtLdZDB0BgUL5-dGxy89_kOzrMRiF9fyhfujn8qDsPX4D241bZK531tcg_qquClLADS2T8sKJbUSrQDleeiM6mCQ/s400/barbican+sml+cake+stand3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373499228586822578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZELbB3WxvyYvnmv2Rhib6eTVlRPhuxonFDVXCUyskRi8iJ79RdFbUpSMDJu0mbpqd323hy9IU8KnlpxHCaqcqAZjhXL5evmJKqrBI6njJxp7yVyiTg4euxW21QEQrreW0tcFNTJKkXZA/s1600-h/kingsland+crain2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Pqlmu_88pGkdx6ELtwe7HrebQisOrGmxJ5HKkrWd8ouIrmY6hh4xl511X7a9gYa2xiMr3s_mudgNHyO4kMf3FJIWICYPDWH1wkNLzgkYSptEWMrHkvrOufzVFYvu1rC2Wjc6jH6AVcs/s400/DSCN0141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372338272279929618" border="0" /></a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-71540078628604321922009-08-19T09:30:00.000-07:002009-08-19T09:32:59.748-07:00the lovely lady at modish!has done a very cute little post about me, i can defo recommend modish and the sister blog modish biz tips for creative people tips I (heart) modish..<a href="http://www.modishblog.com">heres the little post!</a>Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-54313011065726990922009-08-17T04:16:00.001-07:002009-08-17T04:21:23.561-07:00Gift certificate..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjwBKHmWn5ruYrnhKph5FekYL3K5D26olBLX2woyR9H8EZPYw5mb_JCFaJQTVNSDp4FrVh1qPlYZfHKE6rFLxJ8RzPooLd8offcxH-7mtDV1EO0dWpQNlr6fhx30HTgBTM621Huqoktg/s1600-h/gift+voucher.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjwBKHmWn5ruYrnhKph5FekYL3K5D26olBLX2woyR9H8EZPYw5mb_JCFaJQTVNSDp4FrVh1qPlYZfHKE6rFLxJ8RzPooLd8offcxH-7mtDV1EO0dWpQNlr6fhx30HTgBTM621Huqoktg/s400/gift+voucher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370891143386545442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For all of you who are unsure what to get as a gift but wanna a little token of my work to be part of it, now you can buy gift vouchers from me to say, "the gift is on its way" or "this little card entitles you to a commission from esther coombs", or "hey check it out I've given you a tea set now just tell esther what you would like to be drawn on it!".. you get the idea. These will be for sale in the same way a commission would by request to me at my <a href="http://esthercoombs.etsy.com/">etsy store</a>! Check back for news on when the commission section goes live!<br />Thanks<br />Est :)Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577752827144810434.post-81897554641443613062009-08-17T03:57:00.000-07:002009-08-17T04:15:13.929-07:00Seen some cool stuff!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OXNiK7ejtKz5PrB5qO7RP8Vv-AdLA3LJZ2p5Zsyi8KbdXdp5atUZAvLmvcaf5M5uhO1fb0PplaN4ko6BMfa8eusHL9zXg6hgfyQ3wTTRslE1SbJT4h-LGRsXWRVsc2OdRBzVpHcCndU/s1600-h/knitting+needle+hudle+close+up.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OXNiK7ejtKz5PrB5qO7RP8Vv-AdLA3LJZ2p5Zsyi8KbdXdp5atUZAvLmvcaf5M5uhO1fb0PplaN4ko6BMfa8eusHL9zXg6hgfyQ3wTTRslE1SbJT4h-LGRsXWRVsc2OdRBzVpHcCndU/s400/knitting+needle+hudle+close+up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370888355983587426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP1K7jR1-E3pOREmCdkBryHAgamfli8oMMVnkKJl4JoE_jtCZXOc70rtgsAtFNkHbLGBBAV2YyT193vqgLUGvbBfGinZnSVxzAMz42E28mNF5reC1m5Laa1b7aik_6j_bcYxFnPecj9o/s1600-h/knitting+needle+huddle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP1K7jR1-E3pOREmCdkBryHAgamfli8oMMVnkKJl4JoE_jtCZXOc70rtgsAtFNkHbLGBBAV2YyT193vqgLUGvbBfGinZnSVxzAMz42E28mNF5reC1m5Laa1b7aik_6j_bcYxFnPecj9o/s400/knitting+needle+huddle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370888266426590834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8B3m5f8_6Z7qvRmi5hclj5ys1KhPvIeu6sh9GF31MA_WFM8cGUHNr4oyhsMvVcBD73mswlIg7QjRyGPYVRxBmpfFmMZHn4cT51yvZbSCtNUVTpAmfPQizpH2ptIh2UdR_IeuyCbakk0/s1600-h/carrot+line+up.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8B3m5f8_6Z7qvRmi5hclj5ys1KhPvIeu6sh9GF31MA_WFM8cGUHNr4oyhsMvVcBD73mswlIg7QjRyGPYVRxBmpfFmMZHn4cT51yvZbSCtNUVTpAmfPQizpH2ptIh2UdR_IeuyCbakk0/s400/carrot+line+up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370888188807901186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyG_AAva7L1BVgqHwOO3tjiKfPq2vZHMDefyoZwNesrOtaPNnADj-Yok-XeOMqQsJBXVshkZ2zhWArYE2EAN-RPmMm5KOIqRHMORMaoUDdxSNGNcdwIVQhIuwXn2QGbt_QZotFJHi-M0/s1600-h/carrot+couple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyG_AAva7L1BVgqHwOO3tjiKfPq2vZHMDefyoZwNesrOtaPNnADj-Yok-XeOMqQsJBXVshkZ2zhWArYE2EAN-RPmMm5KOIqRHMORMaoUDdxSNGNcdwIVQhIuwXn2QGbt_QZotFJHi-M0/s400/carrot+couple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370888106592668002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lately I have seen some really cool stuff!<br />I couldn't help but whip out the iphone for pics so i could post them i don't know what it is about the images, maybe its the knitting needles all bundled up all different colours and sizes so fun and full of sweater making experience.. Or that i had my first carrots out of the garden this week and they were so many weeks coming it felt like a little garden gift that they were such crazy little shapes i had to show you, well you get the picture, cool stuff to look at! roll up, roll up get your cool stuff to look at here!Esther Coombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143056353830186117noreply@blogger.com0