My name is Charis Slade, the creator of Name Art... an idea that was born in November 2008. I have always loved creativity and design and when I stopped teaching in 2004 (to have our 2 little boys!), I finally had the chance to experiment with the ideas that had previously been buzzing around in my head!Surrounded by friends having babies or children with birthdays, I started trialling a few of my personalised designs to give as gifts. I started with designs on canvas and each one that hung on a wall seemed to bring in more requests! And so it grew...