https://www.rowenaardern.com/projects daily 1.0 2025-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513177780532-GZS31X11F11RON4KQWW2/V+and+A+Cafe+and+Hare Work This small cushion 40/40 cms was inspired by the V and A my favourite museum and a cnstant source of inspiration . A winter morning in the cafe left me wondering at the amazing light fittings and admiring the flowers on the grand piano seasonally themed with pussy willow and amarylis . The hare is a detail from a a later drawing in one of the galleries . Applique and machine embroidery on hand dyed vintage linen with printed cotton insert . SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1512919620285-FT55V810A2TXXBYUPNT5/cushionssmall_0.jpg Work Kensington Gardens , Bethnal Green Park , Brockley Window Box , Pond Iris, V and A Peacock . Illustrations using applique and hand and machine embroidery on cotton and silk . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513179877581-2KFIUFJO566HFW104HA0/Vand+A+agapanthus+.jpg Work Images or this cushion came from details of decorations on the pots in the ceramics gallery alongside seed heads and leaves of the agapanthus in the courtyard of the V and A. 33/33cms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513180184282-R5OY488HZJF217JWJ4YO/Kensington+gardens+cushion Work A spring drawing in Kensington gardens led to this compilation of Magnolia and Camelia alongside the camel featured at one corner of the Albert memorial . 33/33cms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513503868564-KNGO0HDXJ84BI8WK0Z95/Woodland+Screen+.jpg Work Three panel oak veneer screen with solid oak frame. Size : Height 150 cms width 135cms Folded size : 150/.45cms Designed to create a space for meditation and contemplation this new screen would be equally at home in a living space or in a bedroom as a dressing screen. Inspired by the ancient woodlands of Cornwall, “Woodland” is a collaboration between artist/ designer Rowena Ardern and Cornwall based furniture maker Aaron Moore. £1700 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1589976550293-S12PHQGIODDRHAJ1ETCE/Silver+birch+tea+towel.jpg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/ed479de8-18dc-45db-989d-5030a7470a41/485A09F9-9F79-4E31-9E3A-C4C57744D971.jpeg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/310e920d-c8ad-4226-a2e9-6142a70c82dd/meadowsandlongborder.jpg Work - Make it stand out Meadows and the Long border at Dixter. Pastel on paper . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/3be01c72-077d-4095-9088-51c34a9fbfc8/poppies+and+lupins+Dixter.jpg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/0a41f61c-bb49-443e-8be6-55f84f97cb26/Dixter+chimneys.jpg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/e7ff74db-e2ba-4e84-a5a0-62ee839a37f5/F182627A-7D86-455A-BD60-109F41220753_1_201_a.jpeg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/ac12efd2-1598-4e30-b0d5-0013eba634fd/3319DA29-9DF1-4BF9-965F-DA6C6E9BC14F.jpeg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1d1da2fc-0af1-4ab3-98d2-3c11eb5633d2/Dixtercafepot.jpg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/2cd81690-82a2-4334-9bfc-524daff08e7c/67A67FF3-5BBC-45A1-B094-EC75404A59DE_1_201_a.jpeg Work Geraniums at Sissinghurst Pastel pencil and watercolour on paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/80f90fc6-b104-467b-8b42-3ed5c37243b5/6FEFE4A6-E9E2-48DE-9A27-6615D2F091FE.jpeg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/2cfacf2f-aacd-48bb-a38a-f7cf43f8dd6b/Dixter+Alium.jpg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/db5805cd-b941-47f3-a9d9-a7abb4766bc5/Dixterwisteriamay.jpg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/409fbab2-beba-4a96-a335-6b2e5cd5b6ab/Peacocktopiarydixter.jpg Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1623686245807-VCC4H1OQSSNLOJ9BLW21/Garden%2Bembroideries.jpg Work - Blackbird and Allium Cernuum Trebah Garden Blackbird and Allium Cernuum is a framed embroidery 72/56cms using digital print birds and with machine and hand embroidery plant details on hand dyed silk with a vintage cotton border SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1548847042750-2L1KCKJ0A7989YSFQM92/Rowena-homewares-swanscushion-front-.jpg Work - Swans And Blackthorn Fabric design based on a drawing made at Trelissik Garden Cornwall of car ferries moored for the winter , swans on the river estuary and banks of winter blackthorn . Digital print on luxury cotton linen with added machine embroidery . All fabrics are printed in the UK and machined in the studio. Backings may vary with striped cotton ticking featuring in most and or home dyed cotton with added embroidered detail. Dry cleaning is recommended . 45/45 cms £65 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1717579489528-GGWJCAOUNE8FEDYD63EX/IMG_4017.jpeg Work - Cyclamen A three colour screen print on paper in an edition of 3 38/28cms £175 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-06-15 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2025/6/15/bos2025 monthly 0.5 2025-06-15 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2024/11/11/drawing-ar-kew-gardens monthly 0.5 2024-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/7fb09948-ea08-4514-98ef-016d2d29a98b/IMG_5573.jpeg Blog - Drawing ar Kew Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/81bf020d-bb8f-44fe-b35c-92bd877ab24a/EA783B0A-CC03-4124-A228-620FB0552A64.jpeg Blog - Drawing ar Kew Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/b8688270-6aaa-4588-a278-04c6a5eddcf9/IMG_5552.jpeg Blog - Drawing ar Kew Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/caf81f35-14f1-4562-a19a-16be9a697e58/IMG_5551.jpeg Blog - Drawing ar Kew Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2023/6/23/peony-prints monthly 0.5 2024-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/6a5913f0-d228-404f-9a91-c0a97eaed913/IMG_2956.jpeg Blog - Peony prints - Make it stand out Peony Layered screenprint https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2022/11/26/open-studio-a-week-to-go- monthly 0.5 2022-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/f25fc185-657b-45bf-b400-b8d9803e233d/CBE7EBC9-14F4-4B8C-B91D-4E9460DD05A8_1_201_a.jpeg Blog - Open Studio a week to go !! - Make it stand out Heron and Willow with added embroidery and a feather filled pad £60 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/c37fff43-85d5-4277-a9bc-9b41fa611c4a/06223C7B-011E-4DAA-8E72-03C8ADBFE1BA.jpeg Blog - Open Studio a week to go !! - Make it stand out Inside the studio preparations begin ! https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2022/11/19/xmas-open-studio monthly 0.5 2022-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/d7261ba6-a302-4387-ad30-2eeeba81d0d1/8C2AAF77-68BC-4189-A41C-1D9CA60D0F4D.jpeg Blog - Xmas Open Studio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2022/10/23/0ec08i42tmepqv2cosuczh8w9xb1d6 monthly 0.5 2022-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/0b069936-0942-4b46-b06b-e04b000a1afa/CC50EDE6-B02A-4B2F-9C41-337E5261A863.jpeg Blog - Flora Exhibition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2022/9/24/flora monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/f862b4ba-0de8-4746-8d0d-a1376b7716c2/floracherryposter.jpg Blog - Flora - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2022/1/25/great-dixter monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/e5ace4ea-57fe-4686-9ff6-7e1bb13aeb48/IMG_8367.JPG Blog - Great Dixter … the journey so far! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2020/10/10/garden-an-exhibition-of-textiles-prints-and-drawings- monthly 0.5 2020-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1602402814927-FVS2SSI3KEQJ6A2VAW3W/IMG_6523.jpeg Blog - Garden an exhibition of textiles , prints and drawings . https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2020/5/20/purchasing-work-and-covid-19 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2019/6/28/brockley-open-studios-2019 monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2019/3/19/work-at-the-whitworth-art-gallery-manchester monthly 0.5 2019-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1552994285015-JIUZUHDML3R4794RI19Q/IMG_2638.JPG Blog - Work at the Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1552994434546-YDNX21CZH3LYVSOHDVCU/IMG_2644.JPG Blog - Work at the Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester My Silver Birch cushion on Katie Walker ‘s beautiful rocker . https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2019/3/19/intaglio-prints monthly 0.5 2019-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1552992721036-JXTUCUGNGV2C50R1EDHQ/IMG_2683.jpg Blog - Intaglio Prints small white egret https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1552993189108-6VZHY9XAT4KMGBITB0QI/IMG_2682.jpg Blog - Intaglio Prints White Egret with colour added https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2019/3/5/work-at-the-whitworth-art-gallery-manchester monthly 0.5 2019-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1551813136336-YX9EC8MNLIV9UGU9T3DR/unnamed.png Blog - Work at the Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1551813280805-QMO15WJQ83V1J8UGYELA/smallcuashionswhitworth1.jpg Blog - Work at the Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester Hand made one off applique and stitch cushions available at the Whitworth Art Gallery Pop Up Shop Manchester from tuesday .Individually priced from £60 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2018/11/21/new-design-and-new-silver-birch-cushion monthly 0.5 2019-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1542797264233-8BAWLYS2G3YHUPK9VQ71/46265846_10160995832700468_3059341252601315328_n.jpg Blog - Kew Borders and Silver Birch cushions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1542797038152-THURDZABT163NR03OEQP/46125913_10160995832860468_6468210680372658176_n.jpg Blog - Kew Borders and Silver Birch cushions https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2018/11/21/christmas-shopping monthly 0.5 2018-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1542796529028-7JMECPRQ8Q6KRUKFFWMJ/Image+1.jpg Blog - Christmas Shopping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1542796614333-GEXWQI3XC28ZYCCZFT2N/Image+2.jpg Blog - Christmas Shopping https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2018/11/13/pop-up-shop-shoreditch monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2018/5/12/spring-at-kew monthly 0.5 2018-05-12 https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2018/4/18/peony-and-goose monthly 0.5 2018-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1524034142544-IOGO8A1PPHPDHSK0CQB1/Paperpeony.jpg Blog - Peony and Goose Mixed media on paper . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1524033827065-TJVB49C36U25NN6D7PS6/workin+progress+peony.jpg Blog - Peony and Goose Sampling , the design board .   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1524034033055-XKLHNJHZVKQ1CZER69Q1/Peonyandgoosepink.jpg Blog - Peony and Goose Applique on cotton the fabric version . https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2018/1/14/basquiat-drawing-day monthly 0.5 2018-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1515940260792-3HO8QMHFMNQ75WA32NHE/Basquiatdrawing.jpg Blog - Basquiat Drawing Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1515940385205-HT9ZJWZRUYM4RWJYJUA2/collage1.jpg Blog - Basquiat Drawing Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1515940355986-R0PW6CGLT3GS7G8LTTNI/collage.jpg Blog - Basquiat Drawing Day https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2017/12/13/silver-birch-tea-towel-design-process monthly 0.5 2017-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513178916940-B71IDX9AUF2RGP8EZBZB/silver+birch+2.jpg Blog - Silver Birch tea towel design process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513179088640-ME60LY3FGISINV8LR9V9/silver+birch+lime+teatowel Blog - Silver Birch tea towel design process In the end I opted to have my tea towels screen printed by a Uk company Countryside Arts but the initial process led to a beautiful product . They are printed onto 100 % cotton and available at Zenubian and potentially at Parlez ( A Brockley restaurant by the station) , from the studio, at fairs they are proving to be a popular choice for gifts and to enhance contemporary kitchens and at £12 each or 2 for £20 washable at 40 degrees who can resist ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513178735116-ISRY0PVDR1XRVT1EA7UV/silver+birch+screen1.jpg Blog - Silver Birch tea towel design process Spent saturday at Design ME Textiles (Ilderton Road Peckham ) with the lovely Michelle getting back into screen printing onto fabric ! Excellent facilities I would highly recommend doing a course with them ! Also brought back lovely memories of time spent in the print rooms of MMU and UCF as well . Am working from my silver birch drawings from outside Tate Modern to print onto tea towels etc .The initial drawing led to preparing an image that could be applied to a screen ready for printing . 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Such amazing work , wonderful colours and such accomplished drawing skills . His charcoal tree drawings blow me away ! Favourite bits were the drawings , the four season videos and his i pad drawings which show so well how he approaches a subject and works through to the end in adding line colour and details , stunning . Will definitely be returning several times before it ends on the 29thMay ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513171642915-T16Y9VAPBC07IY3RL07X/is-1.jpg Blog - David Hockney https://www.rowenaardern.com/blog/2017/12/13/joseph-frank-at-the-fashion-and-textile-museum monthly 0.5 2017-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513172140199-Q7VGPL60DDMZSUJPOVR8/78dbefa1f419cbb74149edf2e016aae3.jpg Blog - Joseph Frank at the Fashion and Textile Museu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513172059589-DGYKLYU8VXVPGH7AF4CY/Unknown.jpeg Blog - Joseph Frank at the Fashion and Textile Museu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/1513172115306-J6VB2I3ORZEJJ2YZ6H8G/36811d48de1a72d7aff19b53d50dd988.jpg Blog - Joseph Frank at the Fashion and Textile Museu https://www.rowenaardern.com/about daily 0.75 2024-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a23f46bb7411c79912a4c11/68f55a9f-4e81-4732-a356-839689839734/Rambling+Rose About - Make it stand out Rambling Rose translated into prints and textiles . https://www.rowenaardern.com/new-page daily 0.75 2017-12-10