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Spring 2008 will see the release of new licensed Linda , however is not one to rest on her laurels,
product from a number of Washington Green and has spent much of 2007 bringing some new
artists, much of it a year or more in develop- concepts to fruition. The first of these will be
ment. Existing partners are extending successful available for licensing early in 2008 and include
ranges and new companies will be showcasing her new feline creation Lilli Lapurr. Lilli lives in
product for the first time.
Earlier in the year the Washington Green card
range was taken on by the Medici Society, who
have enjoyed considerable success with it. They
will be launching a large number of new designs
releasing new product into their three Gallery
ranges from Govinder, Sarah Jane Szikora and
Paul Horton which should build on their suc-
cess to date over the last two or three years.
Border Fine Arts will showcase new pieces from
Toni Goffe in his smash-hit Ewe & Me range and
his existing Cool Cats and Dapper Dogs are still
selling very strongly. Indeed such was the UK
in the Spring from artists including Mark Grieves
and Paul Kenton, both of whom are new to that
format, as well as giving a new lease of life to
established artists such as Govinder.
Churchill China will also be showing their ce-
ramic mug ranges from two other established
artists, Mark Spain and Alex Millar. These en- Paris with her pet poodle Fifi, and is the embodi-
joyed a soft launch into retail in the late sum- ment of chic. She runs a sassy boutique on the
mer/early autumn, and initial reaction has been Rive Gauche and mixes in an extremely bohe-
extremely positive. Royal Worcester will also be mian circle, living life to the full. Completely dif-
ferent in style to the Comic & Curious Cats, Lilli
should should capitalise on Linda’s reputation as
a cat artist, whilst appealing to a completely new
market.
The second of Linda’s new concepts is the Al-
lotment Folk. Rose and Sam Woodman are
portrayed in a beautiful naïve style and will ap-
success of Dapper Dogs that he was commis-
peal to the gardener in all, both young and old.
sioned by BFA’s parent company – Enesco to
They were born from Linda’s own passion for
create a completely new collection for the USA
her garden and allotment, a passion shared to
which was released in September at the Autumn
an increasing degree by many and one that also
shows.
carries an ecological message.
Border will also release the new collection of
Linda will be unveiling new concepts as 2008
Linda Jane Smith’s Comic & Curious Cats, now
progresses, all of which are available for licens-
into its eighth year and showing no sign of wan-
ing from Washington Green.
ing.
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