About

Kate MacLeod is a decorative painter and watercolour artist based in Chiswick, West London, where she lives with her husband and three young children. A lifelong bookworm and English Literature graduate, Kate's work is shaped by her love of storytelling and draws upon her own childhood spent between the rolling hills of Herefordshire and the Highlands of Scotland. Nature, nostalgia, fairy tales, folklore and the wonder of childhood are all celebrated in Kate's painting.

This story began with a pair of vintage children’s chairs that Kate restored and painted for her two nieces. Friends soon began asking for pieces of their own, and as word spread further, a small business was born. Over the years, children’s chairs have been joined by nursery art, hairbrushes, keepsake boxes, toy chests and bedroom door plaques.

Most recently, Kate has introduced a collection of children’s stationery. Believing that little people deserve proper stationery every bit as beautiful as the grown-ups’, she has hand-painted each element of her designs, which are then printed in the UK onto carefully chosen, beautiful-quality paper.

At the heart of Kate’s work is a belief that every child is unique. References to family, favourite toys, treasured traditions and special memories are all woven into Kate’s work, to ensure that each piece she creates tells the story of the little person it is for. Kate works slowly, carefully and with unwavering attention to detail. Visible brushstrokes, texture and character are celebrated as reminders of the joy of things made properly, by a human hand. Kate hopes that the pieces she creates will be loved today and treasured for many more years to come.