Not all the designs have a story or history behind them but some do.  Where there is some background to a picture it is included here.

The Night Visitor

Many people find this picture too menacing to be comfortable. When the curtains are drawn are you safe or are you enclosed and trapped?  

Many of my ghosts wear a traditional white sheet and are skeletal underneath.  The idea of the cloth covering comes from the burial shroud in which people were laid to rest before coffin burials became more common and affordable in the Victorian period.

The Dark Stair is reminiscent of the famous photograph of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall.  Originally this design was based upon experiences of a ghostly presence which seemed to hang around the top of the stairs in my family home.  It wasn't until the house was sold and we reminisced about growing up there that it came to light that all my family had the same dread of the top few steps and a couple even claimed to have seen something as well.  

Bones of Nunhead

The Bones of Nunhead is set in a real cemetery in south east London. Consecrated in 1840, it is one of the sister cemeteries to the more famous Highgate.   Behind the main figure are many of the elements which can normally be seen in Nunhead.  The skeleton is anatomically correct and was great fun to do – this is one of our favourites.  

If you would like to know more about Nunhead Cemetery you can visit the Friends of Nunhead web site, see my Links page.

The Cove

Is it just the waves breaking or can you see the dead rise within the foam?  The motif of creatures emerging from the surf is well known but  I think it's a device that particularly lends itself to the supernatural as well.  

The cove like coastline could be reminiscent of Cornwall or more likely West Wales where I lived for many years.

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