Scandal-broth

Tea. The reference is to the gossip held by some of the womenkind over their “cups which cheer but not inebriate.” Also called “Chatter-broth.”

“‘I proposed to my venerated visitor, to summon my … housekeeper … with the tea-equipage; but he rejected my proposal with disdain… .ʹ ‘No scandal-broth,ʹ he exclaimed, ‘No unideaʹd woman’s chatter for me.ʹ”

Entry taken fromDictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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I make original, hand-carved lino prints inspired by the small rituals, treasured objects and everyday things that we become attached to.

Each design starts as a drawing before being carved into lino, inked and printed by hand. No two prints are ever completely identical.

Scandal Broth is about art for real homes — colourful, cluttered, chaotic ones - filled with things that have stories attached to them.

So put the kettle on and have a look around.