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-- --ABOUT KATY SAUNDERS -
I am a creative "Jack of all trades" living on a barge with my husband and 2 children in Hertfordshire. This website is a platform to showcase my calligraphy & design. What you see is just a taste of what can be done. |
ABOUT CAST ADRIFT -I like to re-use materials which have been
"cast adrift" to create new pieces such as hand-painted signs, table plans and event boards. I have my own unique and modern style of calligraphy which I use to create bespoke hand-written pieces. I hand-write clients favourite poems and quotes to display or to give as gifts. I also hand-write envelopes, invitations, place cards and much more for events. I can recreate what you see here for your event or together we can design something new and exciting. Feel free to contact me for a chat about any design aspect of your event or bespoke piece. |
LATEST NEWS
Watch this space for new designs and commissions
A DRAWING CLASS
I taught some local sea scouts some drawing basics and we applied them when drawing an autumn still life. |
FESTIVAL SIGNS & BOARDS
I have painted signs and written blackboards for this fantastic boat festival for the past few years. |
BESPOKE CAFÉ SIGNS
These hand-painted signs were for a local canal side Café. I used wood found around the old Mill. |
HALLOWEEN FUN
I never miss a chance to carve a pumpkin at Halloween. |
FOLLOW CAST ADRIFT ON INSTAGRAM
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@castadriftcouk
CAST ADRIFT NEWS FEED
To find out more and see more photos, just click on a picture
HAND-PAINTED SIGN
This hand-painted driftwood signs have been very popular as gifts to new parents. |
A BESPOKE PRINT
I turned this elbow song lyric into a print and sent it off to Ireland. It looks great framed. |
PAPIER MÂCHÉ MASKS
This Gruffalo mask was made for World Book Day. Click to see more paper mâché masks |
RESTORING HISTORY
I re-painted this House sign and created a new one for a garden studio. |
LUCY & DAN'S WEDDING
I loved these wooden slice place tags. Rustic wood and white paint always look good together. |
JENNY & NIKKI'S SEPT BOAT SIDE WEDDING
Two beautiful people getting married in beautiful surroundings. Many signs! |
HOLLY & NICK'S AUGUST BRIGHTON WEDDING
A bespoke wooden table plan and plenty of hand-written hexagons and name tags. |
HAND-WRITTEN POEM ON A3 KHADI PAPER
A beautiful poem written for a lady to give to her husband to remember his father. |
SOPHIE & PAUL'S JULY WEDDING
Beautiful to work on. Think blush pinks, mink, bronze champagne and hexagons |
A BEDROOM SIGN FOR A BABY'S 1ST CHRISTMAS
Another Driftwood sign with different hand-painted fonts. |
A HAND-PAINTED ROCKING HORSE
This piece was commissioned as a christening gift |
HAND-WRITTEN 17 VERSE POEM ON KHADI PAPER
This was a commissioned as a Christmas gift from a lady to her parents |
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NEW LABELS FOR CAFÉ'S BEAUTIFUL CAKES
Just a taste of the 37 (at least) cakes sold at the Café @ Lock 81 - check them out |
CHARLIE & SARA'S FUN SEPTEMBER WEDDING
Hand-written names on wooden heart name tags and place cards. Also, fun instructions for guests on slate signs! |
ADAM NEWLAND CAPTURES MY WORK
I thoroughly recommend this photographer! Check out his work via the link below or by clicking on the photo above. http://www.adamnewlandphotography.com/ |
A HAND-WRITTEN GIFT FROM A BRIDE TO HER GROOM
I wrote this piece from "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss in gold ink onto Black khadi paper. |
LUCY & HUW'S WEDDING AND THE NEW TABLE PLAN/GUEST BOOK
Click on the picture to read more about it and see more photos from my great friend's wedding. |
THE WAIT IS OVER!
The new design is here. Think Table plan, guest book and table names all rolled into one, in a great memento that you can hang on your wall after the wedding. |
BESPOKE CALLIGRAPHY FOR LIZ EARLE
I decorated over 250 bags for Liz Earle during Chelsea in bloom. Click on the photo for more information and photos |
CAST ADRIFT IN ACTION
accidentalstatement filmed this video of me decorating a signature blue gift bag for Liz Earle. Click on the photo to see the video. |
A DRIFTWOOD SIGN FOR A BOAT NAMED "BUNBURY"
Bespoke driftwood signs for your house, boat, shed, if it has a name, give it a sign! Click on the picture above to see more bespoke signs. |
A CAST ADRIFT LOGO FOR AN EXCITING NEW EVENTS COMPANY
Need any help planning your wedding or party, then visit: www.janeparishevents.co.uk |
TWO OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE GETTING MARRIED THIS JUNE!
As well as keeping the Bride happy as her Maid of Honour, I provided lots of Calligraphy and design for the big day. |
LOTS MORE DESIGNS
TO COME USING WINE CORKS & DRIFTWOOD Father Christmas got me a great new replacement tool, so there's no stopping me. Watch this space for updates or contact me for quotes. |
I APPEARED AT LIZ EARLE STORES AROUND THE COUNTRY
Here I decorated bags with hand-drawn illustrations & added customer's messages |
HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS ON OVER 1,800 LIZ EARLE BAGS
I designed both botanical and snowflake designs for their signature blue bags. |
A WINE CORK
PHOTO FRAME This commission was a first and won't be the last. What a great idea. This was as a gift for a member of a wine club. |
MORE WINE CORK
PIN BOARDS SOLD Some sold as gifts for Christmas and one for my son's school raffle. |
HAND-PAINTED SIGN
ON DRIFTWOOD A commission for a gate to a house in the New Forest |
A HAND-WRITTEN MARRIAGE PROPROSAL!
This romantic gentleman took a poem he liked and made it his own with his words and my calligraphy. |
HAND-WRITTEN PLACE CARDS & A DRIFTWOOD PLAN OF EVENTS
These were for a beautiful English Wedding. Click on the photo for more pictures. |
JUST FOR FUN . . .
I painted my son's name onto his favourite stone. Would look great on smaller stones as name "cards" for a wedding |
PHOTOS FROM
A WEDDING AT GAYNES PARK Driftwood blackboards and place settings set the theme. |
FOLLOW ME ON
TWITTER & INSTAGRAM @castadrift Keep up to date with what I'm working on. |
THANK YOU CARDS AFTER THE WEDDING
Calligraphy continues the Italian theme for this couple's thank you cards |
HAND-WRITTEN POEMS ON KHADI PAPER
2 Hand-written poems on A3 Khadi Paper. |
FLOWER CALLIGRAPHY FOR AN EVENT FOR
LIZ EARLE As part of Chelsea in Bloom, I was at the Liz Earle flagship store in Duke of York Square decorating boxes and bags with Flower Calligraphy. |
HAND-WRITTEN
POEMS AND QUOTES These have been very popular so far this year. A great gift for a Birthday, Wedding or Anniversary. |
A NEW SIGN
AND BLACKBOARDS FOR THE NEWLY RE-OPENED CAFE @ LOCK 81 Such an exciting project and I'm so honoured to have my Calligraphy be such a big part of the new look. |
PHOTOS FROM
A WEDDING IN SICILY For this wedding, I wrote the guests names on these beautiful luggage tags. I also made over-sized luggage tags for the table plan and some distressed wooden plaques for the table names. |
"HE WHO CONTROLS
THE SPICE, CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE" This was a commission for a kitchen on a barge on the Grand Union Canal. The quote from Sci-Fi film Dune was painted on a piece of an old Lock Gate. |
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CALLIGRAPHY FOR A WINE LABEL
Some clever people in Languedoc-Rousilion, have started producing some amazing wine. I was asked to provide the Calligraphy for the wine label. |
HAND-WRITTEN MESSAGE BOARDS
These board were written so a couple could pose holding them on their Wedding Day. They were then going to use the photo for their Thank you cards |
HAND-PAINTED DRIFTWOOD
NOEL SIGNS Perfect for Christmas Weddings, events, decorating your home for the festive season or as a gift. |
EVENT FOR LIZ EARLE
I worked at this event in December at their flagship store in Duke of York Square. I loved writing their gift tags wether they'd bought christmas presents for friends, family or themselves! |
BLACKBOARD CLIPBOARDS
These were bespoke Christmas presents with "Remember to buy" on one and the same in Welsh on the other. |
HAND-WRITTEN POEM
IN A DRIFTWOOD FRAME This was a Wedding gift from a couples Best Man. It is the poem he read at their Wedding. What a perfect idea. |
HOUSE SIGN COMMISSION
This hand-painted house sign was commissioned as a 40th Birthday present. The sign is made from re-claimed teak and painted using acrylics. |
NEW DESIGN
DRIFTWOOD BLACKBOARDS A new style of Driftwood blackboard! Buy them as they are or with a message, menu, table number/name or poem hand- written on them. |
PHOTOS FROM A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING IN SORENTO, ITALY
Hand-written luggage tags to complement a travel theme. Hand-written envelopes for the invitations. Over-sized luggage tags for the table plan and individual tags with Grazie written on then to be tied on the Wedding favours. |
HAND-PAINTED SIGNS
Each letter is painted in a font of your choice onto a piece of driftwood. They are attached together and strung with ribbon or rope to make a completely unique sign. |
PHOTOS FROM A DRIFTWOOD THEMED SPRING WEDDING
Hand-written driftwood blackboards, and hand-painted driftwood place names which doubled up as favours for the guests. |
WINE CORK
NOTICE BOARDS PERSONALISED WITH A LETTER Either with up-cycled old frames or bespoke frames made from re-claimed wood. |
PHOTOS FROM ANOTHER STUNNING WEDDING
A Wedding in Sri Lanka with a Bohemian Ibiza theme! Click on the photo to read more about it and to see more photos. |
PIN BOARDS
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PHOTOS FROM
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MAY WAS BORN!
So far this year, my time has mainly been filled with looking after my beautiful baby daughter May, but watch this space for new designs & ideas.
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GAIL & BRIAN'S WEDDINGThis was a great Wedding to work on.
The paper boats and flags were made from maps of the world to reflect the couple's love of travelling. (Click on the picture to see more photos) |
 PUMPKIN CARVING
I completed a commission of 3 carved pumpkins for Wine Rack. They were displayed in their shop in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire to promote their offers during October. (Click on the picture to see more carving photos) |
DRIFTWOOD FRAMES & BLACKBOARDS
You can now buy Driftwood frames with hand-written seating plans, menus, table names/numbers and messages at your event. |
HAND-MADE & HAND-WRITTEN PLACE CARDS
To find out more and see more photos, just click on a picture
FOLDED PURPLE CARD WITH GOLD INK
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RE-CYCLED PAPER BOAT & FLAG
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 CORK & FLAG
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 DRIFTWOOD DISC
WITH KHADI PAPER & GOLD INK |
HAND-WRITTEN ENVELOPES
To find out more and see more photos, just click on a picture
KRAFT CARD WITH WHITE INK
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CHOCOLATE BROWN ENVELOPE
WITH WHITE INK |
DARK BLUE RIBBED ENVELOPE WITH WHITE INK
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HAND-WRITTEN TABLE PLANS
To find out more and see more photos, just click on the picture
CARD & PAPER TABLE PLAN
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OVER-SIZED LUGGAGE TAGS TO BE PINNED ONTO A MAP AT THE VENUE
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LARGE DRIFTWOOD FRAME WITH TABLE PLAN WRITTEN IN CHALK
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THANK YOU FOR VISITING!
Don't forget to check out all the pages. Please feel free to contact me for a quote or a chat about ideas. If you fill in the contact form, I will get back to you as quickly as I can. Thank you for your time, Katy 
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