A major trade show can certainly give you a case of the ‘what ifs’. We’ve recently taken part in Top Drawer for the second year and had the best four days. We were alongside the giants of the industry and held our own.

As one of hundreds of vendors it’s easy to be bombarded by products and colour from every corner, to wish you had been the first to have the ideas that your seeing on other stands and our latest event was no exception.

Standing in the middle of Olympia, surrounded by such clever design from around the world, it’s easy to want everything and to be everything and to forget what inspires us. We met some amazing people from country and coast, from the top of Scotland to the tip of Cornwall and all points in between. As we talked to them and showed our product line and designs it became clear that we didn’t need to be everything to everyone. We just needed to believe in our artwork and stay true to who we are and continue growing Oyster Moon.

We took the opportunity to introduce several new products, which were all met with great comments and received some fabulous orders and requests for some different ocean art. Our Hug a Mugs, notebooks and A3 prints showed we are constantly complimenting and growing our product line.

Our Spotted Dolphin design caught the attention of a few who were surprised to find out that these amazing mammals live off of our northern shore. The watercolour was a favourite at the show and we have now designed a Really Large Mug with the dolphins around it and a Spotted Dolphin greeting card.

The World is our Oyster and at Oyster Moon we celebrate our beautiful coast which continues to inspire.