We caught up with designer Carolyn Gavin, one half of the brother and sister duo behind eco-friendly company Ecojot. Here’s what she has to say about flowers, plastic and kids’ books.     1. How would you describe your work to someone who hasn’t seen it before? Happy, joyful, colourful with a twist of fun and the unexpected.   2. Which book illustrations have stayed with you from childhood/influenced you? I adored Roger DuVoisin especially Petunia. Richard Scarry, Dick Bruna and Brian Wildsmith.     3. Flowers feature a lot in your work. If you could be a flower what would you be?  That’s a difficult one but I would choose to be a Poppy.   4. Describe your perfect day. A perfect day is the sun shining on me, feeling healthy and strong, creating beautiful work that I’m happy with and realizing that I have such beauty and love all around me.     5. What’s the best thing about being creative for a living? At the moment I love making creative decisions about my life and being in the drivers seat. I’m so lucky to be doing what I love.   6. You studied as a graphic designer; do you […]