Full of charm and cuteness - the Skillipigs are making people smile up and down the country.
Barbara and Dick Skilton, owners of The Skillipigs Collection
"When I showed them to people for the first time at Cleobury Mortimer Farmers' Market, everybody went 'ahh'," the 74-year-old tells Weekend. "It was exciting to have something to do," says Barbara, 71."A lot of people we know were bored being stuck at home all the time but we were laughing every day because of what Dick was drawing."
Before the Skillipigs, his artwork featured landscapes and buildings in pen, pencil and watercolour and buildings. Dick has also created his own stick font for the cards which was inspired by a conversation the couple had one day about how hedgehogs might write if they could.New ideas for cards are constantly forming from Dick's imagination and can also be sparked by a wide range of other sources of inspiration.
"A lot of shops say we are their bestsellers. They like that we are totally different to what anyone else is doing. One of their most popular designs features a robin with a pot of ink, a quill and the words 'A tweet from' and the name of the place where the card is sold.
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