ABBEY STIRLING is an artist, illustrator, author and homeschool mum of three who combines a passion for all things wondrous and wild with a love for keeping home. AND SO ILKA ILLUSTRATIONS WAS BORN! Marrying the exotic and the domestic, her homeware brand, which launched in 2024, brings the wilderness to the home in organic soft furnishings and premium art prints. Inspired by her travels, and with a deep appreciation for the magic and mystery that abounds in nature, she has a keen eye for detail and a talent for capturing the essence and spirit of Mother Earth's creatures, from the natural to the fantastical and mythic.
OUR DESIGN STUDIO is based at Abbey Farm in the grounds of West Acre Priory, Norfolk, England.
Here you’ll find artists and entrepreneurs beavering away in their private workshops, studios and offices. It is a hive of activity in restored heritage barns and flint outbuildings, with majestic woodlands, open meadows, an ancient pilgrim trail, and 12th-century priory ruins on the doorstep.
In the heart of a farm yard dotted with art studios, you’ll find us in the studio at West Acre Gallery. We’re open to the public 11am-5pm on Fridays, and at other times by appointment.
