Image Credits

Personal Branding Photoshoot credits

Photographer: Nicole Howe Photography | Planner: Victoria Sykes Events | Venue: Pynes House, Devon | Hair: Natalie Nichols | Make-up: Kimberley Dewar MUA | Floristry: Loulabel Floral Design

With thanks to Changing Faces

Website photography credits

Nicole Howe Photography / Donna Ford Photography / Stephen Walker Photography / Georgia de Lotz / Enrique Manzano Images / Ed Peers

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OUT OF OFFICE

Taking a couple of days of R&R 🏞️ with @fayecornhillcoaching. Photo by @jackdaweditorial (who was quick to whip out a camera rather than helping a girl out of a ditch). #createeveryday #letsgooutside #naturelovers #botanicalillustrator #londonillustrator #flowerblogger #discoverunder3k #loveforanalogue #beautyyouseek #creativityfound #livemoremagic #makersgonnamake #handsandhustle #creativityfound #gritandvirtue #nature_good #nature_seekers #wildlife_inspired #wildnout

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NEVER A DULL MOMENT⁠
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"I know, " I thought, back in autumn 2017, "I'll draw flowers from my spare bedroom and that will be a lovely, serene, fun thing to do. I'll work with cool fashiony florists and beautiful brides and everyday will be like a perfume ad." Which is it - absolutely, in moments - but it's also a right old rollacoaster when you throw in all the other elements of running a business and being a working mum. ⁠
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Yesterday's half term break concluded with a trip to A&E. Everything's fine, just about. (My goodness, I am the NHS' biggest fan). And I'm grateful for flexible work where I can drop or juggle everything when those big situations strike. ⁠
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Today you'll find me over on The Cut - the blog by Hackney Road boutique and studio florist @graceandthorn. In the interview, I share that my heroes are creative business owners who spin plates and jump through hoops and move mountains to live their dream AND be around their loved ones. ⁠
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I also share how I remember being 15 years old and telling the school careers advisor that I was going to be a botanical illustrator. She laughed and said that wasn’t really a thing, and computers were going to take over anyway, and so I should be a graphic designer instead. ⁠
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Today - a little broken - I feel even more adamant that I will find the elusive balance. Do the thing I'm born to do. Be there for my kids. Work with cool fashiony florists and beautiful brides. ⁠
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Even if everyday's not exactly a perfume ad. ⁠
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Photo @graceandthorn⁠
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#handsandhustle⁠
#radlovestories⁠
#loveandwildhearts⁠
#weddingbouquet ⁠
#botancialillustration ⁠
#vintagebride⁠
#floraldesigner⁠
#weddingmoments⁠
#anniversarypresent⁠
#beautyyouseek⁠
#fashionbride⁠
#weddingpresent⁠
#uniquewedding⁠
#heywildweddings⁠
#firstsandlasts⁠
#visualpoetry⁠
#justalittleloveinspo⁠
#flowerblog⁠
#soulfulmoments⁠
#weddingflowersinspiration⁠
#flowerblogger⁠
#foundandforaged ⁠
#botanicaldaydreams⁠
#greenerywedding⁠
#luxuryflorist⁠
#floraldesign⁠
#greenery⁠
#underthefloralspell⁠
#plantsplantsplants⁠

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If we all just keep posting about the coming of spring, it will happen - right? ⁠
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I am ooooooooooover this winter. ⁠
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I found I was going a little cabin fever caged bird stir crazy today, even though we battled the wind and rain to have a riverside walk. The ugly anorak I disparagingly call my "mum coat" was supposed to be for emergencies only. Feel like I've not taken it off since October. ⁠
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My solution comes in the form of gazing at beautiful floral installations and convincing myself that the sun will come out tomorrow. Here's a favourite, created by brilliant Jen Evans of @libertylaneflowers. ⁠
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#weddingbouquet ⁠
#pursuepretty⁠
#flashesofdelight⁠
#botancialillustration ⁠
#vintagebride⁠
#floraldesigner⁠
#weddingmoments⁠
#anniversarypresent⁠
#beautyyouseek⁠
#fashionbride⁠
#weddingpresent⁠
#uniquewedding⁠
#heywildweddings⁠
#firstsandlasts⁠
#visualpoetry⁠
#justalittleloveinspo⁠
#flowerblog⁠
#soulfulmoments⁠
#weddingflowersinspiration⁠
#flowerblogger⁠
#foundandforaged ⁠
#botanicaldaydreams⁠
#beautyofstillmoments⁠
#greenerywedding⁠
#luxuryflorist⁠
#woodlandwedding⁠
#handsandhustle⁠
#flowerblog⁠
#flowerblogger⁠

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Note the ruffles, ribbon and roses. ⁠
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This must be summer 1987 or '88.⁠
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This excerpt from Camus' The Stranger popped into my head today. I was thinking about relationships - those that are equally and opposite - and recalled the line about winter and summer. ⁠
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I never went to art school. Instead, I studied film and literature (First, BA Hons, University of Warwick - if you are nosy). A module on French existentialism was game-changing for me, challenging my thought process and then how those thoughts set out on paper. That was my art education. ⁠
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It's only now that I'm starting to see how those words, and my following career immersed in fashion and interiors trends, now guides my own business, years later. ⁠
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I realised, through it all, that in the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ⁠
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#slowdown ⁠
#creativelifehappylife⁠
#naturelover⁠
#naturelovers⁠
#botanicalillustration ⁠
#gritandvirtue⁠
#creativebusiness⁠
#discoverunder3k⁠
#loveforanalogue⁠
#beautyyouseek⁠
#makeyourownmagic ⁠
#seasonspoetry⁠
#stylingtheseasons ⁠
#creativeliving⁠
#embracingtheseasons⁠
#visualpoetry⁠
#dreamersanddoers⁠
#wekeepmoments⁠
#floraldreams⁠
#slowlivingmovement⁠
#soulfulmoments⁠
#seasonalliving⁠
#beautyofstillmoments⁠
#hustlewithease⁠
#creativefolk⁠
#wordstagram⁠
#creativityfound

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A Rococo romance, captured by contemporary French photographer @bernardtartinville, 2015. This shoot came into my sphere via brilliant C18th fan account @modernmarieantoinette ⁠
Colour. Composition. Spirit. All inspiring - though not exactly reflecting - my Monday night mood. ⁠
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Have a beautiful evening, Charlotte x⁠
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