I often find that January offers a bit of a false start to the year, a long break for festivities and merriment proves difficult to break free from. I have managed to change my mindset and begin another year of work and creativity. This year I will be attending the British Craft Trade Fair, there is much to prepare and I have decided to launch my textile design company as a new separate entity at this event. Up to now I have been working on both my fine art and the textile design company concurrently, this will in effect continue. I will remain designing contemporary textiles accessories for you and your home but the Fonzie brand will soon stand alone as a company leaving Nicolette Lafonseca-Taylor, me, to concentrate more fully on future exhibitions leaving the day to day running of Fonzie in the hands of my capable staff.

During my Christmas hiatus I managed to source some beautiful vintage florals that will be lovingly stitched together to create a quilt, hopefully this will be the first of many in a new line of Fonzie quilts.