"...and I saw a blue velvet amphora vase by New Zealander Caro Pattle that blew me away. I just wanted to touch and hold it – which, of course, you’re not allowed to do in a gallery. It looked so sumptuous as the light glistened on the blue velvet. When I got to the end of the exhibition, they had one of her works for sale in the gift shop, and I knew that if I didn’t buy it then and there, I would forever regret it."