"What are your three sentimental stripes?"

We asked the newest member of the Colours of Arley team, Emily, what her sentimental stripes were? Although she now lives in East London, she spent her childhood exploring the British countryside in rural Yorkshire.

It’s springtime in Yorkshire which for me means hurrying down to the neighbours farm at 5am to greet the newest lambs. Some have a harder start in life than others, sadly becoming orphaned, but this does mean they become the cuddliest pets. I love seeing their wooly coats dotted around the fields. This stripe is for all the lambs I get to care for over the years. 

This stripe is a tribute to the long winding roads my mum and I love to take through the north York Moors. On an overcast day the colours on the hills morph under the clouds: greens take on a sharp acidity while the purple heather thickens into black. It’s an unworldly backdrop to the simple joy of bobbing around together in our muddy little car.