From Sketchbook to Fabric:
After an eight-year pause in creating my own fabric and wallpaper collections, it felt incredibly special to be back, styling and photographing my own work again.
Watching an idea move from sketchbook to fabric, and finally seeing it hanging in the landscape, exceeded every expectation I had.
This was more than a photoshoot.
It was a moment of reflection. A celebration of where I’ve come from, and where I’m going next.
The British Seasons collection is, in many ways, my story woven into cloth. It represents how I see the world - through colour, pattern, changing seasons and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
Natasha on the photoshoot with Oak, Autumn Fabric
Returning to My Roots
The photoshoot took place during a week spent house-sitting in Saxby, a place full of family memories.
It was here that I spent time during my GCSE years, working alongside my aunt and uncle as they sculpted. Being back in the house brought so many memories flooding back. Lloyd’s retrospective filled the walls, reminding me of his extraordinary creative life. Walking through the sculpture garden, watching the changing light across the sculptures, picking vegetables from the garden, and spending time with my cousins, Faye and Pete, all reminded me how deeply creativity has always surrounded my family. Le Blanc Fine Art.
Friends from the village kindly helped me prepare for the shoot, and Keith joined me to photograph the collection.
Then came the moment I’d imagined for so long.
Seeing lengths of my new linen fabrics blowing gently in the wind beneath a brilliant blue sky was emotional. Months of drawing, designing, sampling and decision-making suddenly became something real.
For the first time, I could see the collection exactly as I’d imagined it.
A Collection with a Story
This collection didn’t begin with a business plan.
It began with a sketchbook.
For over 900 consecutive mornings, I’ve started each day by drawing before breakfast. There was never an end goal. No client. No brief. No expectation that these drawings would become fabrics or wallpapers.
I simply wanted to enjoy drawing every day.
My “Sketching Not Scrolling” routine became a way of noticing the world more deeply. A breakfast still life. Objects on the table. A simple list of prompts that removed the pressure of deciding what to draw.
Over time, something remarkable happened.
The drawings became part of how I think.
They sharpened my observation, strengthened my confidence and slowly became the foundation of an entirely new collection.
Sometimes the best ideas arrive when you stop trying to force them.
Ways of Thinking. Ways of Making.
I’ve always believed that creativity isn’t only about making beautiful things.
It’s about learning to notice.
The more I draw, the more I see.
I’ve long admired the still lifes of Giorgio Morandi. He painted the same simple bottles and everyday objects over and over again, quietly revealing their beauty by removing them from their ordinary context.
His work reminds me that the everyday is extraordinary - if we take the time to look.
This philosophy runs through everything I create.
The patterns in British Seasons began as ordinary moments: breakfast tables, walks, leaves, flowers, shadows, trees and changing light capture in my tea mugs.
Together they tell a story of living more slowly and paying attention.
Colour That Makes You Feel Something
Colour is deeply personal.
Some people naturally gravitate towards the freshness of spring greens and soft yellows. Others feel most at home surrounded by rich autumn ochres, deep summer florals or crisp winter purples.
Our homes should reflect who we are.
The spaces we live in influence how we feel every single day.
When I look around my own home, every room makes me smile because every object, every artwork and every colour has been chosen with intention. It feels layered with memories, stories and pieces that I genuinely love.
That feeling is exactly what I hope these fabrics bring to other people’s homes.
Not simply decoration.
A sense of belonging.
A home with soul.
Designed and Made in Britain
Every fabric in the British Seasons collection is designed by me and made entirely in the UK.
The linen is woven in Britain from 100% linen before being printed in Glasgow, bringing together the skills of British manufacturing with my own love of colour and pattern.
Creating locally has always mattered to me. Knowing where things are made, supporting specialist makers and producing beautiful products with care feels more important than ever.
Looking Ahead
Standing in that garden in Saxby, watching the fabrics move in the breeze, I realised this wasn’t simply the end of designing a collection.
It was the beginning of a new chapter.
One that combines everything I’ve loved throughout my career—drawing, textiles, interiors, colour and storytelling.
The past eight years have taught me a great deal.
Returning to my own creative practice has reminded me why I started in the first place.
To create things that make people smile.
To encourage others to notice the beauty in everyday life.
And to bring colour, pattern and joy into our homes.
Video of the British Season’s Photo-shoot, in a field in Saxby.