LittleFlowersBySligo
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Welcome to Little Flowers by Sligo. I’m a watercolour artist with a passion for children’s illustrations and looking after the planet. All the designs you see in my shop are taken from my own hand painted or digitally created paintings.
My small business is committed to improving sustainability and uses eco friendly packaging, keeping things simple and providing excellent customer service.
Want to know more about personalised watercolour paintings or to receive monthly updates and offers? Pop along to my website here www.littleflowersbysligo.co.uk
Happy shopping,
Rachael x
Announcement
Welcome to Little Flowers by Sligo. I’m a watercolour artist with a passion for children’s illustrations and looking after the planet. All the designs you see in my shop are taken from my own hand painted or digitally created paintings.
My small business is committed to improving sustainability and uses eco friendly packaging, keeping things simple and providing excellent customer service.
Want to know more about personalised watercolour paintings or to receive monthly updates and offers? Pop along to my website here www.littleflowersbysligo.co.uk
Happy shopping,
Rachael x
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Jacqueline on 18 Apr, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI ordered a bespoke name painting to celebrate the birth of my grandson. Rachael listened and sent drawings before the finished painting. It is absolutely beautiful. Something to be treasured. Thank you very much.
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Linda on 23 Dec, 2021
5 out of 5 starsGorgous, classy eco friendly. Would buy again from this buyer
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Rachel on 18 Dec, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI love that these are recyclable, one of my favourite buys for the little people in my life!
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dancingnic on 16 Dec, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBought for my niece. Arrived quickly and lovely quality. Thank you.
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About LittleFlowersBySligo
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Working on a watercolour illustration for a book front cover. Its a mixture of watercolour, fine liner and colour pencil -
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Beautiful new Albrect Durer watercolour pencils. -
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Eco-conscious small business - recycled kraft envelopes, FSC certified paper and card, biodegradable card sleeves -
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Watercolour Work, Primary Teaching and Raising Creative Little Ones
🌸Welcome to Little Flowers by Sligo🌸
I set up Little Flowers after having my second daughter. I was on maternity leave from Primary Teaching at the time and I had begun to pick up my drawing again after a long break concentrating on my teaching career. I completed an art degree down in Lancashire in addition to my teacher training - at the time I worked a lot with acrylics on very large canvases. As with many things in life, as my circumstances changed, my style of art work did too and it became a wonderful way to relax.
I initially focused upon illustrated letters and children's names with my own girls in mind - focusing on cute creatures and flowers (both my children have flowers as their middle names, hence my shop name) and as friends and family asked for commissioned pieces, my portfolio grew to include a much wider range of paintings and products.
I have been a primary teacher for 19 years and have worked across the primary age rages. I have taught art and design within a middle school setting, produced a creative curriculum focus within a large city primary and have run countless art clubs, classes and exhibitions. Over the years, it has become increasingly challenging to maintain a creative focus in schools given the push towards maths and English but I have always tried to maintain a consistent creative presence in my classrooms as art is so essential for children to develop their creativity, express their feelings and calm the mind.
My illustrations are heavily influenced by my love of children’s literature and I adore drawing animals. I always begin with initial sketches which I play around with before putting pen to paper. I use fine liners for all my detailed work and then I add the watercolour layers before going back to more fine liner and then sometimes adding colour pencil detail. For my more cartoon style drawings I use Promarker pens which give a wonderful digitally produced look whilst still being completely handmade. I stretch my own paper for paint work and I use local small businesses for all my framing, mounting and printing needs. I think it is really important to support other local and small businesses where possible.
I now teach part time and work on my own art and my Etsy business and I absolutely love the balance I am discovering of doing a day job that I love but also pursuing my own creative ideas. My girls are avid creatives and love helping me with the photographing process as well as watching me work.
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Rachael Sligo
Owner
Hi Everyone, I'm Rachael. I'm a primary teacher, artist and illustrator and I live in the beautiful town of Morpeth in Northumberland with my husband and two little girls, who are 5 and 3. I like to exercise during the week and I also like to read.
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I gladly accept returns and exchanges
I don't accept cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalised orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
- Items on sale
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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Custom and personalised orders
Each custom order has a different completion and delivery schedule depending on the work involved. I will keep in regular contact with each client to inform them of an initial date and then any subsequent changes. Please make any specific deadlines very clear when ordering.
Sizing details
I use a variety of frame and mount sizes, please make sure that you check these details carefully before ordering to ensure they fit your needs.
Gift wrapping and packaging
I am able to offer a gift wrapping service for an additional cost. Please contact me directly via Etsy if you wish to add this to your order.
Wholesale availability
For any wholesale enquiries, please email littleflowersbysligo@gmail.com