I’m KayCee (aka Karen). I’m the ‘Some Gull’ of Gullz R Loud. I live and work in the village of Gulval, near Penzance. The ideas for my designs come from the stunning Cornish land and seascapes around me.

My life as an artist/designer began as a hobby; I started glass painting in the evenings and at weekends to relax and escape from a very stressful time in the workplace. After exhausting the friends I could gift my creations to, I began at local craft fairs.

In 2018, I grasped the opportunity to take voluntary redundancy and turned by part time hobby craft into a full time creative business. Modern digital printing technology meant I was now able to create a range of beautiful, yet practical, homewares, textiles and gifts from my original acrylic paintings, and Gullz R Loud was born.

Gulls are like Marmite; people either love or hate them, and almost everyone has (or knows someone who has had) a ‘Gull Experience’.

My naughty gulls and their friends were created after I was gull mugged in St Ives. As a local, I should have known better than to walk along the harbourside with an irresistible double scoop Cornish ice cream cornet in my hand!

My Gullz R Loud range of cheeky seagulls, crabs and puffins are starting to get everywhere; from gift wrap and cards to tea towels, aprons, cushions, lampshades, fridge magnets and oven gloves. After many years of market trading, I opened my own shop in St. Ives during the summer of 2020. My Gullz R Loud shop not only sell my own designs and products, I also stock beautiful panoramic photographic canvases by Oliver Hawker, plus a wide range of other independent traders including silver jewellery by Julie Duggan Designs, T Shirts and hoodies by Bon Clothing, Artisan Chocolate by Langleys Rocky Road, and many more.

I’m passionate about keeping things local; everything I sell in produced in the UK, and as much as possible is made in Cornwall (either by myself or with the help of local printers and makers). I’ve grown my little business by continually reinvesting in stock and new equipment, and the recent purchase of specialised printers and heat presses means I can now make more in Cornwall, increase the product lines, and will even be able to offer personalisation on some products.