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Design Life | Podcasts

Studio Snack packs a picnic

30th May, 2023 by Lydia Thornley

Sunshine! For the May Studio Snack podcast, we’ve gone outdoors to talk about picnics. Grab a blanket, a Scotch egg and tune in to hear about the curious indoor history of the picnic, picnics in numbers, a sandwich in Sandwich and this month’s design experiment.

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Recent posts

  • Montage of the 1m high sketch introduction to Lydia's artist residency and detail of Lydia's hand drawing
    Feeling my way around a building6th July, 2026
  • Montage of photos, of Lydia holding a sketchbook with a sketch of the view from Bow Locks, a pair of sketches of fuel barge manoeuvres and a sketch of gas works in progress
    Sketch watching17th June, 2026
  • Montage of detail of work on canvas showing paint, stencil and beading, and details of the two watercolour sketches, of aquilegia and bluebells
    Next up11th June, 2026
  • Montage of painting and two process pictures showing masking off and stitching
    A liminal process14th May, 2026
  • Lydia's hand holding an Apple Pencil, over an iPad screen showing label illustration work in progress
    Work in progress28th April, 2026
  • Montage of the original illustration on a wooden table with art materials n the background and the illustration with ink still wet.
    Plaiting time27th April, 2026
  • Montage of sketches, of swans, river clams, Here East campus and Memorial Community Church
    Walking working17th April, 2026
  • Montage of Lydia at the Tower Gallery opening and art pieces at both exhibitions
    Two pictures, two openings, two ideas6th March, 2026
  • Montage of slides showing timeline of Lydia's practice, a detail of Lydia at a live sketching session and a map of geographical opportunities
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  • Montage of title slide, Lydia speaking and a tiny notebook on which a linocut hand points round a corner
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