…is inspired by the houses on Talgarth Road at Baron's Court, entering London from the west. That row of houses with the extraordinary arched two-storey bay windows, like glazed conservatories on the upper floor, claim my attention every time I pass (though not if I am driving, of course). Were they built as artists' studios? One day I'll knock on a door and ask.

Michael's chair

Well actually it is my friend Harriet's chair - designed and made by her ....from an oak tree from her father's garden.