Carola van Dyke did her BA in fashion illustration and design at St. Joost Art College in the Netherlands. Before having children she worked as an illustrator and as a scenic artist for film and TV. After her children were born she decided to go back to her roots. The excitement of finding unusual fabrics & creating them into exuberant, quirky, stunning clothes for little girls became a new challenge when people stopped her in the streets to ask where she had bought them. That is how Tiny Tulips was born.

Carola has recently introduced a range of cushions, ladies coats and floral paintings. For these items she finds inspiration in nature and art (most notably the Bloomsbury Group).

Carola van Dyke lives with her husband baker David James, daughter Laura and son Efan, 2 chickens and 2 rabbits in the pretty village of Firle in East Sussex. David has started his own bakery in the village, Firle Bakery, but that is another story! 

For more examples of Carola's work, please visit her other websites:

www.tinytulips.co.uk