Articles by Catriona Gray

Moths and memories of the Russian Revolution: Why it's worth saving that tired old rug

Don’t consign that faded and tatty rug you inherited to the skip, warns Catriona Gray. A specialist repairer can work miracles on even the most unloved pieces

‘It can take three days to paint one leaf’: The extraordinary, painstaking lives of Chelsea Physic Garden’s Florilegium Society artists

It sounds like a secret spy agency, but the Florilegium Society is actually a part of one of London’s oldest botanical gardens and they’re on an ambitious quest to record 5,000 plants.

By Catriona Gray Published 14 February 25
The foundry where Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Nic Fiddian-Green cast their bronzes

One of the oldest foundries in the world, Morris Singer in Hampshire has a long and storied past, creating art and sculpture for everyone from artists to dictators.

By Catriona Gray Published 29 July 24
Paper houses: The Somerset artists turning books into model country homes

Each of us has treasured memories of our home, past or present. Catriona Gray meets artist Ele Grafton, who captures these individual stories using vintage books and documents.

By Catriona Gray Published 25 March 24

Catriona Gray

Moths and memories of the Russian Revolution: Why it's worth saving that tired old rug

‘It can take three days to paint one leaf’: The extraordinary, painstaking lives of Chelsea Physic Garden’s Florilegium Society artists

The foundry where Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Nic Fiddian-Green cast their bronzes

Paper houses: The Somerset artists turning books into model country homes