It’s a long cold winter this time around.  I walked the pup for 8 weeks in October and November in the pouring rain.  Since then I have ‘skated’  my way along the same path.  Pup loving it, but me gripping onto the nearest fence.  Despite the underlying treachery the snow has been  beautiful, but we are awaiting it’s departure, hopefully soon.

This month we  would like to introduce Fair-trade bags imported by a lovely family run business in Devon called Natural Nomads, under the BAFTS Fair-Trade banner. The materials are animal free and are made from Wild Nepalese Hemp which has naturally occurring imperfections. Adding Fair-Trade items is part of our policy.

ESPE

New designs are arriving of the ever popular ESPE vegan wallets and bags. The Sports range has proved popular with our customers and we will be ordering more of these  bags and wallets leading up to Spring.

NEW PRODUCTS

In February another Fair-Trade company called Dialog will make it’s debut at Feelgoodhandbags. Created  by  talented designers Cassandra Postema and Dong Shiug Chiu focusing on High Fashion and Fair-Trade networking. More news about the bags on their arrival in February. Features in many publications.

MISCELLANEOUS

Watch this very interesting  video by specialist LUCY SIEGLE on the Guardian’s Online Environment and Green Living section. Created by Rebecca Lovell (series Ask Leo and Lucy)

Titled ASK LUCY -  YOUR FASHION  FOOTPRINT.  “Don’t chuck your old tights and bras into landfill” Read on:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/oct/27/ask-lucy-fashion-footprint

BLUECOAT GALLERY IN LIVERPOOL

Because I am involved with the Liverpool Printmakers  I would Just like to mention the Bluecoat Gallery Printmakers. There is a currently running exhibition by 6 artists at the Unity Theatre on Hope Place.  Great part of Liverpool to visit – the hub of creativity, where nearby is the Liverpool Philharmonic and the Everyman Theatre on Hope Street. From Hope Street you can see the two catherals.  Also I think I spotted a series of Hollyoaks being filmed in one of the popular coffee venues! The Unity Theatre itself has a great schedule of acts organised in the coming months.

Some prints have familiar scenes of Liverpool.

TITLED A SENSE OF PLACE

Etchings, lino-cut, dry point. From the 4^th January to 4^th February 2010

http://www.artinliverpool.com/index.php/other-galleries/unity-theatre

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Etching by Grace Horne