Comments on: Jocasta Innes, Writer, Cook & Paint Specialist

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:11:15 +0000

Re Caroline’s comment above Oct 15th. There is a feature on Jocasta Innes’ house in World of Interiors march 2014 issue with some great pictures. Xxx C

By: Sally Bird

Sally Bird — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:26:31 +0000

Thank you for this lovely story. I have admired the talents of Jocasta Innes ever since I purchased her book Paint Magic 30 years ago. It helped me decorate rooms, pieces of furniture and even an old rocking horse.
I have lost the book somehow, so with a new task – to paint seven cabinet doors made by my son – I am now going to buy the book again! It’s a treasure.

By: Hazel Parker

Hazel Parker — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:06:39 +0000

I’ve just linked to this and love the article. Around my terraced cottage in Staffordshire I have some paint effects done by my sister Phyl in 1988, they’re great! When I decorate I never touch these because I consider them to be a work of art and ageless also the quality of her painting is excellent! Thanks Phyl, I hope you read this and know how much I appreciate your talent.
Needless to say I also love Jocasta Innes’ paint effects and philosophy of “Make, Do and Mend’
Because I’m a Patchworker.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:21:30 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. It would be such a treat if you could persuade Jocasta to let you photograph her beautiful house for a future blog – my great great grandfather lived there in the 1840s, and I would love to see what it looks like. It’s the only family home I have found that is still in existence.
All the best,
Caroline.

By: Dr. Adrian Medina, MD., MBA

Dr. Adrian Medina, MD., MBA — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:56:36 +0000

Hello Jocasta
I have always loved your paint works and used many of the techniques with the many homes i have had over the years and i was wondering if anyone still makes your paints like pottery barn i think used to in those little plastic jugs 🙂
Thanks and am glad you are continuing your amazing artistic talent for the good of all 🙂
Hugs and Blessings
Doc
sportsdoc,adrian@gmail.com

By: anne scott

anne scott — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:34:59 +0000

Hi, Its fair to say Jocasta was brill, as the times are harking back to all things Jocasta will her talents and style , come to the fore again we could all learn from her second time around, she was the queen of painted everything back then and as this style reemerges, I for one welcome it and Im back in charity shops looking for her books.

By: the gentle author

the gentle author — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:21:39 +0000

In reply to Rachel K. be my guest!

By: Rachel K

Rachel K — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:36:01 +0000

Hope you don’t mind but I was doing a quick tip on my blog and wanted a link to a Jocasta Innes story, so I’ve linked to you here. http://marmadukescarlet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tip-tinned-tomatoes.html didn’t think you would mind!

By: Claire 'Word by Word'

Claire 'Word by Word' — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:15:47 +0000

What a wonderful recollection and story, an inspiration to many.

By: James

James — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:25:34 +0000

When I left home in the early 70s for a succession of rather gloomy damp basements in some of the more rackety parts of central London, a combination of frequent ‘phone calls to my mother & the friendly encouragement of the Pauper’s Cookbook held my hand as I learned to cook. Alas the gravy stained brittle pages of my copy have long ago crumbled away, so seeing the original Penguin and even the actual casserole(!) was deeply evocative for me. I have the revised version, but somehow it’s just not the same. Quite simply I owe Jocasta a great debt of gratitude, and in my notional kitchen shrine to my household gods of Grigson, David, Marcella Hazan & Hopkinson, Jocasta is, if not a god herself, at the very least a temple attendant.

Thank you Gentle Author, and a big big thank you to Jocasta too.