In time for every Valentine's Day Rachael completes an exotic Valentine's commission for Numi Solomons of Whitby's 'Stonehouse Emporium' to present to hubby Charles O'Connor. This year she has produced a fabric Lion Banner with gilded crown and diamond heart centre, using ink, acrylic paint, water-based gold and chalk; inspired by the brief of 'something liony' and a picture of a stone lion corbel. Charles and Numi's daughter exclaimed 'he loved it'. When asked 'which room did he decide to put it in?' she said, 'he was just walking round and round with it'. What a compliment. Artwork that is un-putdownable! |