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So I shared a teaser for these last week, and each

So I shared a teaser for these last week, and each time I’ve come to officially launch them they’ve sold out 🤪 I’ve managed to make more, and here they are! Smileys with purpose!

Solid wood, stackable stools with a hand painted smiley top and pink lettering on the legs reading ‘MORE LOVE MORE LOVE / LOVE MORE LOVE MORE’

I previewed these at Bottle Alley Art Market and they stole the show on my stall 🙂🙂

#functionalart #smiley #smileystool #lovemore #morelove

💫 NEW 💫 To coincide with the launch of my wa

FRESH 18 dimmable bulbs. Commissioned for a bouti

FRESH

18 dimmable bulbs. Commissioned for a boutique @airbnb

Photographed by @megantaylorphoto

#bespokesignage #lightingdesign #interiorlighting #handmadesign #airbnb

BAAM! It's Bottle Alley Art Market again! This Sun

BAAM! It's Bottle Alley Art Market again! This Sunday at Bottle Alley, near St Leonards Warrior Square.

10am - 6pm
500 meters of artwork on display by over 70 artists

I'll be there with limited editions prints, small signs and smileys of every size! Come and say hi 🙂 x

I've made more Floating Balloons 🎈 Inspired in

I've made more Floating Balloons 🎈

Inspired in equal part by Banksy, and my friend’s wedding (after which my ceiling was covered with red helium balloons), ‘Floating balloon’ forms part of a series of cut-outs featuring icons of popular culture.

The balloon fixes to the wall, and the satin ribbon hangs loose.

Painted with a combination of stencil and freehand. No two pieces will be exactly the same

#banksy #redballoon #99redballoons #heliumballoon #redheliumballoon

'FABULOUS' Cut and painted by hand. Pastel pink,

'FABULOUS'

Cut and painted by hand. Pastel pink, 6 foot long and fitted with 20 glass light bulbs.

This was an early piece, originally shown at Dynamite Gallery in Brighton. And then bought by someone from a huge band at the time, but I've forgotten their name! 🤷‍♀️

#fabulous #signage #handmadesignage #signswithlights

✨ NEW ✨ One-of-a-kind Large and XLarge Smileys

✨ NEW ✨ One-of-a-kind Large and XLarge Smileys. Painted using a combination of tape and free-hand, and then distressed making each a true one-off.

These pieces began with what I initially considered imperfections and had intended to throw away;

Where my work is usually incredibly neat, periodically I notice small flaws (small dents in the wood, a paint-bleed that I can't fix etc). My first instinct was always to throw them away. Instead I put them to one side, and eventually I began sanding them back, with the intention of reusing the wood and avoid unnecessary waste.

Part-way through the sanding process, I stopped and looked again. The layers, marks and worn surfaces created a more vintage, aged character that I hadn’t intended, but immediately connected with.

So, rather than sanding them back further, I've started to varnish them in a high gloss to create a series of true one-offs.

The first few sold through @paxtonglew, and they're now also available on
@artfinder_com and also my website 🙂

#smiley #distressedartwork #smileyface #showpony #signage

Hi, I'm Meg 👋 I realised it's high time I shar

Hi, I'm Meg 👋 I realised it's high time I shared an intro and the story behind what and why I do what I do 😊

I’m a Fine Art Graduate from Nottingham, now working as a full-time artist and sign-maker based in Hastings. For as long as I can remember, I've loved words, lettering, fairgrounds and signage, so when I was planning my wedding in 2015 the first thing I made was a huge 'Fabulous' sign with lightbulbs in. It lit-up the dance floor, and it sparked something in me!

I pretty much dropped what I was doing at the time (@merrimaking) and launched Show Pony; hand-making custom and entirely bespoke signs for individuals, events and galleries. I absolutely love it!

I've created pieces for ITV, Selfridges, Norman Cook, Guilty Pleasures and for adverts both online and in print.

I work between two studios in St-Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings, mostly at bizarre hours (I have young kids), and often fuelled by a lot of coffee (I have young kids!). I like to work with empowering and positive words; it's uplifting, and I believe in the positive impact it has to see them every day. Alongside my signs are typographic prints, and wooden cut-outs featuring icons of popular-culture.

I sell work through my own website (www.megtait.com), @artfinder_com, @holly.co and in independent galleries including @paxtonglew, @art_yard_sale, @atomgallery @theymadethistagram @deptofjoy and @stelladore_gallery.

As my kids grow, so does my ambition, so stick with me, I have lots of plans!

Thanks for following ❤️

A Party Pack of three Mirrorball Smileys, edged wi

A Party Pack of three Mirrorball Smileys, edged with silver, gold and rose gold glass tiles. Originally created for @art_yard_sale. Now available through my website ✌️

23 carat gold leaf, with enamel paint on glass 🍌🙂

A small series of works using the process of reverse gilding on glass. Created in collaboration with my dad 🥰 and using gold from @ashandover

Framed and ready to hang. The bananas come with an orange background. We also made Smileys, which are available with a choice of pink, orange or blue 💫

#goldleaf #goldgilding #gildedbanana #gildedsmiley bananaar

Close-up detail of a recent sign commission ~ ‘F

Close-up detail of a recent sign commission ~ ‘FUN’ painted pastel tones, and fitted with 16 lightbulbs 😍

#signage #handpaintedsign #signwithlights #lightingdesign #pastels

I've just added some brand new, one-off Smileys to

This one's for fabulous Brighton (and Hove Actuall

This one's for fabulous Brighton (and Hove Actually)

#brighton #brightonandhove #hoveactually #lasvegassign #

I make bespoke wiring for each of my signs, meanin

I make bespoke wiring for each of my signs, meaning I also have to get them PAT Tested. So shout-out to my friend David who does it for me - one of the friends I actually get to see MORE the busier I am 🙂🙌

David @moth.studio.gallery

Every single one of my Smileys starts here! Cut

Every single one of my Smileys starts here!

Cut by two absolute legends at an industrial estate in Rye. Here’s a glimpse into the process 🙂 #cnccutter

And Werk. Back from Brighton after soaking-up the

And Werk.

Back from Brighton after soaking-up the post-pride atmosphere, and feeling all kinds of energised!

#pride #brightonpride #werk #showpony #handmadesignage #signage #andwerk #pride2026

I finally managed to take my son to see the ‘Thi

I finally managed to take my son to see the ‘This Show Is So Gay’ show at @marestreetmarket

Curated by @theymadethistagram, it features work by 22 queer artists. If you’d like to see it, it’s on until the end of August!

#proud #thisshowissogay

One-off prototype for sale. Perfect condition 🙂

One-off prototype for sale. Perfect condition 🙂

Paint on wood
UV-protective dead-flat varnish
35cm
Ready to hang
Dimmable LED, backlit. USB

#smileylamp #smileylight #showpony #lightingdesign #smiley

And that’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who cam

And that’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who came to see my show, and to @theyard.waterworksroad for the opportunity 👯‍♀️

🌈 Pride Smileys 🌈 Created in celebration of

🌈 Pride Smileys 🌈 Created in celebration of Pride 2026, in collaboration with @theymadethistagram!

This edition of just 100 hand-painted Smileys are available online, and at the ‘This Show Is So Gay’ show at @marestreetmarket throughout July.

20cm
Paint on wood
Finished with UV-Protective varnish
Authenticated and numbered on verso
Ready to hang
Limited edition of 100 🌈

#pride2026 #thisshowissogay #showpony #theymadethis #proud #pride #coaldropsyard #smiley

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