These are some influences and sources of inspiration

Folk art - animals, hearts, flowers, tree of life motif...
Vintage design from the 50s, 60s, 70s, & 80s in toys, fashion, illustration, graphics, ceramics, furniture etc...
Toys - Peg puzzles, jig-saws, toys from other cultures, recycled toys
Raw art, Outsider Art
Children's book illustration - contemporary illustrators - Lauren Child, Sarah Fanelli, David McKee (Elmer the Elephant), Satoshi Kitamura
Asafo flags from Ghana
19th Century American quilts
Flea markets, car boot sales, charity shop finds
Organic farming & vegetable growing, allotments, flowers, herbs & fruit
Organic food & cooking, cook books, recipes from the Mediterranean
Textiles - embroidery traditions
William Morris & the Arts and Crafts Movement
Gaudi's architecture 

Cleo Mussi's mosaics 
Julie Arkell's papier mache 
Teapots, tea drinking traditions 
Collections & displays of objects in museums and domestic & commercial environments