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ANTONIA SANCHEZ-TOOMEY IS THE FOUNDER OF TINKER TAILOR ONLINE, A STYLE BLOG, LIFESTYLE SHOP AND CAFE IN NORTH LONDON, WHERE SHE ALSO RUNS CREATIVE WORKSHOPS. WE MET SHORTLY AFTER WE HAD BOTH STARTED ON INSTAGRAM AND IT’S BEEN LOVELY TO SEE HER ACHIEVE HER DREAM OF OPENING A BRICKS AND MORTAR SHOP IN HER HOME NEIGHBOURHOOD OF BUSH HILL PARK, ENFIELD.
We are the proud owners of a unique piece of art made exclusively for us and I love it!
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KAREN WAREHAM THE STYLE NURSE IS A PART TIME PRACTICE NURSE IN REAL LIFE AND ALSO A PERSONAL STYLIST WITH CLIENTS IN HERTS, BUCKS AND LONDON. AS WELL AS WARDROBE MAKEOVERS AND EVENT STYLING, SHE’S AN EXPERT ON THE HIGH STREET AND THE PERFECT PERSON TO GO SHOPPING WITH AS SHE ALWAYS SPOTS THE KEY PIECES!
It’s the perfect combination of art and fashion.
Q1. What is your favourite work and where is it from?
My favourite piece of art in our house is a Pure Evil print of Audrey Hepburn. I think we got it from Jealous gallery where we have bought lots of other pieces over the years.
I love it because of the striking colours and the subject being a beautiful iconic woman, but mostly because it’s the perfect combination of art and fashion which describes both myself and my husband (he is the art obsessed one in this house but luckily we have very similar taste!). I think this one represents us both perfectly.
It’s in our hallway, directly in front of visitors as they walk in the front door so you can’t miss it!!
I’ve always loved the idea of an Andy Warhol Marilyn, maybe one day…!!!
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ANNA BERKELEY IS AN EX WOMENSWEAR BUYER AND PERSONAL STYLIST WHO SPECIALISES IN SHAPE AND BODY MAPPING THROUGH HER BUSINESS ANNA BERKELEY STYLING. SHE’S BRILLIANT AT DEVELOPING SIGNATURE STYLE AND HAS BEEN FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE FASHION PRESS, MOST RECENTLY BY ANNA MURPHY, FASHION DIRECTOR OF THE TIMES.
The suddenness of the sun bursting through on an overcast day always cheers me.
Q1. What is your favourite work and where is it from?
My favourite piece is from a small gallery in Caswand, Cornwall, called the Westcroft Gallery. It’s by artist Laura Rich and it’s a tiny square painting using acrylic on aluminium. It’s a skyscape.
Q2. Why do you love it?
The colour mix, that evocation of a vast sky – I find it really calming. The clouds and that almost godly burst of light. I’ve always been drawn to pieces that study light. The suddenness of the sun bursting through on an overcast day always cheers me.
Q3. Where does it live in your home?
It’s currently on a shelf in our living room. I can gaze at it every time I sit down on the sofa to read/nap/watch a boxset.
Q4. If money were no object what piece of art would you buy?
Can I only pick one??? It would have to be a Turner. He lived around the corner from us in St Margaret’s – not that this is relevant to the question! Probably Norham Castle, Sunrise, or any of his landscapes to be honest.
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CAROLINE JONES AKA KNICKERS MODEL’S OWN IS AN AUTHOR, SELF TAUGHT STYLIST AND SPECIALIST IN SECOND HAND STYLE. QUIRKY, FUNNY AND EXTREMELY STYLISH, CAROLINE HAS TAUGHT ME (AND MANY OTHERS) HOW TO SHOP SECOND HAND SHOPS AND DEVELOP UNIQUE OUTFITS. SPECIALISING IN COLOUR AND PATTERN, SHE WORKS ALL TYPES OF LOOKS, FROM ASCOT TO BEATNIK.
I’ve always loved getting very close up to the painting and noting the confident, deep sweeps of the paint brush mixing greys, aubergine and mauves
Q1. What is your favourite work and where is it from?
‘Boot & Sock’ oil on canvas (2000) by Hugh Mendes which my husband and I bought as our wedding present in Oct 2001 through BritArt.com (sadly no longer running). At the time this new online approach to buying art felt very exciting.
For many reasons, obviously it reminds me of our wedding. But also the symbol of the boot & sock on a plinth, perhaps a reference to working lives, the daily grind, the exhausted feet. I’ve always loved getting very close up to the painting and noting the confident, deep sweeps of the paint brush mixing greys, aubergine and mauves. The off-centre angles of the plinth also interest me.
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