Greeting card artist, Tracey Colliston from Ginger Betty sketched over 30 personalised drawings on Saturday (21 September) at Stationery Supplies in Wilmslow as part of the retailer’s Thinking Of You Week celebrations.
Tracey spent Saturday in Stationery Supplies in Wilmslow sketching her trademark woodland characters in return for donations. She sketched over 30 drawings which raised nearly £300 for the East Cheshire Hospice.
Customers in the shop were also able to take their chances in a stationery lucky dip, try some delicious ginger biscuits and buy some raffle tickets while listening to live cello music, played by owner of Stationery Supplies, Sarah Laker’s younger daughter Frances.
Tracey says: “My time sketching for charity at Stationery Supplies was a truly lovely experience. I’m so pleased with the money we’ve raised. A highlight for me was exchanging sketches with a little girl, Elsie. She was so excited, and her imagination ran riot as she drew hedgehogs and mushroom houses. The ginger biscuits and cello playing from Frances added a lovely warmth, and Molly (Sarah’s older daughter) helped organise and frame sketches. The whole thing was like a giant hug.”
Also helping out at the event was Sarah Reynolds, the Ginger Betty agent for the northwest, who said: “Being part of the Thinking Of You event with Stationery Supplies and Ginger Betty was such a treat, raising money for the East Cheshire Hospice, bringing together retail friends, publisher friends and customers worked so perfectly and was a fantastic team effort.”
Top: Tracey Colliston busy sketching at Stationery Supplies.
