Meet The Maker – Louise Taylor

Louise Taylor – Textile Artist

Louise is a printed textile designer based in Lancashire, with a First Class Honours Degree in Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design from Leeds College of Art. Louise primarily designs prints for fashion and has recently founded her own design label specialising in silk printed scarves.

Blue Floral long scarf – Louise Taylor

The romantic, feminine and delicate printed silk scarf collection has been taken from Louise’s original hand paintings and drawings, inspired by vintage flora. Each print on the scarves has been derived from delicate watercolour paintings and intricate drawings of beautiful botanicals. It is important to Louise that the collection has been derived from hand done work, making each design unique.

Rosa Classica Golden square scarf

Inspiration comes from: Nature, botanical gardens, traditional textile patterns and classic botanical illustration, along with fashion trends.

Scarf detail

Traditional drawing and painting techniques are to start with, such as; watercolours, pen, ink, mono-print, pencil. The original artworks are manipulated and adapted further on the computer using CAD; developing the paintings and drawings by adding colours, layering, and combining design elements, which then are ready to make in to print designs and patterns.

Louise Taylor square scarf

They are digitally printed on to silks in the uk, using modern printing technology that is more ecological than traditional printing techniques. It enables the original painted detail and the drawn elements to be captured, giving the designs individuality and enables a way to combine the prints and artworks with fashion.

Rosa Classica scarf detail

The finished scarves are beautiful artworks in there own right; they are precious pieces designed to be savoured and Heart Gallery adores them so hope you do too.

Rosa Classica peach square

Meet The Maker – Nia Fiori

Nia Fiori - illustrator, designer, artist

For those of you who don’t know Nia – you should! I had the pleasure of meeting her in Heart Gallery a couple of years ago as a customer and now I am seeing her fledgling business blossom and grow and it is a joy to watch.

Greeting Card

Nia is combining her playful personality with a wealth of artistic experience to create colourful, sophisticated and stylish stationery for all occasions.

Hollywood Glamour Tickets Admit One

Nia’s work is an eclectic mix of controlled doodles and impulsive designs and Nia has an obsessive fixation with all things paper….  and pretty.

Country Meadow Save The Date

All work is handmade by Nia, with careful attention to detail and only using the highest quality materials to provide you with a beautiful, unique piece of artwork. nothing is mass produced, and everything you see can be personalised especially for you.

2012 Nia Fiori Wall Planner

Nia Fiori designs are created in her studio, in Worsley Village, Manchester.

Cheeky Bum card

Nia is also qualified artist/designer with a BA (Hons) in Interactive Arts & a qualified 11-19 Art Teacher.

Selection of Nia's cards

Nia has a great range of themed wedding stationery, exciting invitations which translate beautifully to on the day stationery, but she can also work with you to design a bespoke range to your own theme and colour scheme.

Rockabilly Twist Wedding Stationery

Nia Fiori Stationery

Heart Gallery has a comprehensive selection of Nia’s Wedding stationery in at the moment so do call in to see samples and discuss your requirements with us soon.

 

 

Meet The Maker – Jodie Hook

Jodie Hook - jeweller

Jodie has more than 14 years experience designing and making individual handmade jewellery.

Silver Ribbon Knot Tied Pendant

The talented designer studied Jewellery and Silversmithing at UCE in Birmingham until 2000 before going on to work for designer Scott Wilson in London for seven years. Here she created collections for trade shows including London Fashion Week and one off commission pieces for major fashion houses and celebrities including Julien MacDonald, Pringle, Frost French, Swarovski, Robbie Williams, Sugababes and Kylie.

Ribbon Knot Ring

Jodie then returned to Cardiff and in 2008 set up her own business.  2009 saw her establishing herself within galleries and shops throughout the UK. In September 2009 Jodie was thrilled to be awarded the Lonmin Design Innovation Award in the established designer category. Titled ‘Rollercoaster Earrings’ they speak for themselves, forming a continuous loop the twist and turn and loop the loop, made in platinum they are now added to the collection in silver including complimentary styles.

Ribbon Loop Earrings

The Wedding Collection – Ribbons – comprises a mix of silver, beautiful Swarovski crystal beads and pearls. Graphic clean lines feature strongly in Jodie’s work, whilst at the same time being fashionable and comfortable to wear. This range aims to give a bride a striking modern piece that will set her apart from the crowd.

Florence silver hair piece

The Ribbon Collection is inspired from the moment you unravel a roll of satin ribbon, it twists and loops, as you lift it a knot forms. Jodie manipulates the metal creating a light wearable adornment that looks beautiful from every angle.

Dahlia silver bracelet

Seraphina silver tiara

Heart Gallery adores Jodie’s current ranges and we are proud to have been carefully selected by Jodie to showcase her bridal pieces. Jodie creates wearable jewellery that makes a statement on and off the body.

Meet The Maker – Kimberley Selwood

Kimberley Selwood - jeweller

Inspired by floral organic forms, Kimberley’s beautiful designs are enhanced with intricate hand-pierced patterns with delicate textures; creating unique contemporary jewellery.

Butterfly Effect Tornado Cuff

Butterfly Effect Stud Earrings

Bold and beautiful necklaces, dynamic cuffs and vibrant rings will add impact to any outfit.

Butterfly Effect Cloud Necklace

All Kimberley’s collections are hand made and crafted with exact care and attention to detail to create beautiful pieces. 

Silver bird studs

Kimberley also won the New Designers Goldsmiths Award for Jewellery and exhibited at many major exhibitions including International Jewellery London, Dazzle and London Fashion Week. 

Plume Swoop Pendant

Kimberley’s designs have been featured in a number of magazines including the prestigious Grazia hot list, Easy Living and Marie Claire so Heart Gallery is proud to have been carefully chosen by Kimberley to showcase her latest stunning pieces.

Butterfly Effect Flutter Ring

Butterfly Effect Twisted Charm Bangle

I really hope to see you in Heart Gallery soon; swooning over the craftsmanship of this beautiful butterfly range.

Meet The Maker – Helen Brice

Helen Brice - jeweller

Helen has been designing award winning jewellery since she created ‘Helen Brice Designs’ in 2000.

Helen Brice - Trio rings

Her newest collection ‘Precious’ co-ordinates the beautiful natural colouring of precious and semi-precious gemstones, with the warmth of White, Yellow & Rose Gold. Her outstanding ring designs are partnered with beautiful pendants, brooches and earrings in a stunning collection which effortlessly bridges the gap between contemporary and classical jewellery design.

Helen Brice - Meteor trio of golds

Meteor ring set with peridot and diamonds

With inspiration drawn from architectural details and celestial patterns, Helen has created a uniquely versatile collection which lends itself to be tailored to create bespoke jewellery incorporating sentimental gems for her customers.

Helen Brice - Element rings

The growing collection, which also includes wedding and engagement rings, can be produced to commission in Yellow/White/Rose Gold, 9ct & 18ct, as well as Sterling Silver or Platinum. Helen particularly enjoys designing bespoke pieces for individual clients and welcomes the opportunity to create new and innovative jewellery.

Precious gem set jewellery by Helen Brice

Heart Gallery is proud to showcase Helen’s stunning jewellery again in our Wedding Showcase five years after first meeting her. Helen’s unique design flair and creative use of gemstones has led to many delightful and inspiring jewellery commissions, which embrace both classical style and contemporary design. If you have a special occasion to celebrate, or just want to breathe new life into your inherited gemstones, through the creation of bespoke designed jewellery, we are more than happy to discuss any ideas so bob in to see Helen’s stunning range soon.

Round Meteor ring set with tsavorite garnet

 

Meet The Maker – Tanya Igic

Tanya Igic - jeweller

Tanya is a contemporary jeweller based in Swansea, South Wales.  Having moved from Serbia after completing a degree in Business studies, Tanya had the opportunity to develop what was a part-time business into a full-time career in jewellery, with emphasis on innovative and creative design.

Tanya Igic - leather tiara

Working with finest quality delicate leather in many beautiful shades, and influenced by floral, natural and abstract motifs, Tanya produces a wide range of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, corsages, chokers as well as bridal accessories. Her technique is unusual and innovative and involves a complex process.

Tanya Igic - leather jewellery

Tanya Igic - leather tiara

After selecting the best leather skin and colour, Tanya cuts and bonds together up to eleven layers into the required shape.

 

Tanya Igic - leather head piece

Tanya Igic - leather head piece

When dry, the layered shape is cut into thin slices. The softness of the leather allows Tanya to stretch the slices into shapes which are then glued together. Silver wires and beads are then added as embellishments.

Tanya Igic - leather jewellery

Each piece is extremely labour intensive. This exiting and innovative work is produced in bright, natural and pastel colours.

Tanya Igic - leather jewellery

Tanya has exhibited her amazing work in many galleries in Wales, England, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Holland and recently USA and Austria so Heart Gallery is really proud to be added to Tanya’s list of carefully selected stockists. 

Tanya Igic - leather wedding tiara

 

Meet The Maker – Emma Turpin

Emma Turpin - jeweller

Emma’s passion for traditional Crafts and Craftsmanship is reflected within her style of jewellery. Emma draws inspiration from Victorian Folk life, Victorian interiors and buildings.

Emma's statement necklace

She is continually striving to create Contemporary wearable pieces of jewellery with the essence of bringing the old with the new together.

Rosette earrings

Emma graduated from Middlesex University in 2005, during which time she explored the beginnings of her main collection ‘Maidens Garlands’ which consists of hand folded fine silver rosettes, a technique developed by Emma.

Silver rosette on fresh water pearls

Emma’s ‘Maiden Garlands’ collection is inspired by a Traditional British craft.  Each rosette has been hand folded from fine silver, and mounted upon a peg, where upon each rosette rotates. Allowing the wearer to respond with their jewellery

Silver and gold rosette necklace

Emma works in silver, 18ct yellow gold with elements of oxidisation and 22ct yellow gold plating.

Sculptured rosette ring and lapel pin

Heart Gallery adores Emma’s work and hope you can find time to bob in to see it soon.

Meet The Maker – Amy Keeper

Amy Keeper - jeweller

Having undertaken the City & Guilds Certificate and Diploma, Amy graduated from London Metropolitan University in June 2007. During her time there she developed an interest in using images in jewellery and particularly vintage postcards and photographs.

Small couple pendant on a string of pearls

Amy incorporates the photographed characters from vintage postcards to make pieces of jewellery with a nostalgic aesthetic. Sometimes setting the images behind stones to include them as precious elements, and sometimes using photo-etching to create the suggestion of a modern cameo.

Couples kissing photo-etched bracelet

Taking further inspiration from the messages written on the reverse of these postcards, Amy designs her jewellery to try to reflect the romantic sentiment with which they were originally sent, often incorporating the messages themselves. Amy often includes further semi-precious elements to her jewellery to give them a splash of colour with faceted garnets, or to add a touch of class with hand strung fresh water pearls. Pendants come either with sterling silver chains adorned with semi-precious beads or on strings of fresh water pearls, garnets or smoky quartz.

Votre Aime pendant

Amy has exhibited at a number of craft and jewellery fairs including, Treasure, Handmade in Britain, Made 09 & 10, bi-annually at Made in Clerkenwell for Craft Central and for London jewellery week 2011. Amy has also co-organised her first, high profile, independent exhibition, ‘14 carat’, exhibiting her own work and that of 13 other jewellers to great success. Last year Amy was selected as one of only 10 to exhibit at International Jewellery London as part of their kickstart stand and was selected by the Craft Council for Origin.

Votre Aime silver ring

Heart Gallery adores Amy’s jewellery and we are certain you will too. Please call in for a chat if you would like to commission your own photograph into a piece of jewellery; a bespoke necklace just for you.

‘I DO’, we did, you came!

Jodie Hook - Florence silver tiara

I DO invite

Sunday was the launch of our third Wedding Exhibition, ‘I DO’, which runs until 8th April and we all had a super day…the weather was pretty kind in the end as the weekend before had been seen a flurry of snow showers!

Heart Gallery the weekend before the 'I DO' launch!

Celebrating with us on sunday 12th February was Truly Scrumptious who organise vintage tea parties for your romantic wedding day.

A selection of sumptuous gourmet sandwiches, scones and desserts we sampled on the day

Truly Scrumptious Vintage Tea Parties

Sarah Mason Photography was back with us for another successful year and launched her new luxurious leather wedding albums.

Sarah's display of her previous weddings and her new leather album

Sarah Mason Photography leather Wedding Albums

Sarah Mason

Nia Fiori brought samples of her wedding stationery along to give you a taste of her many creative skills which she can tailor to suit your own colour schemes; creating your very own personalised Save The Date cards, Invites, Table Plans, Thank You cards and much, much more.

Nia Fiori - Wedding stationery

Choose from fairly traditional and vintage looking or opt for something really unusual such as Nia’s Circus range. Of course you can meet with Nia to get her to design something completely bespoke for you as she is a qualified artist/designer with a BA (Hons) in interactive arts.

Nia's Vintage english Rose designs

Nia's Circus range

Psst … Nia doesn’t just do wedding invites, we also sell her cards and you can contact her for any of your stationery needs here.

Nia Fiori (right) with Jacqui Sharples, letterpress printer

We were treated to seeing one of Jacqui’s vintage printing presses in action so customers could see how she creates her letterpress prints we sell.

Jacqui Sharples with her small Victorian press at Heart Gallery

A selection of Jacqui's current letterpress pieces available at Heart including your bespoke Mr & Mrs suggestions

Call in to Heart Gallery to see Jacqui’s work soon and also check out her latest news here.

Heather Wilson - maker of mad and beautiful things

Our resident maker, Heather Wilson, was busy making a mad wedding hat commission but she is better know for her personalised watercolours which you can see on her website and also for her celebration pieces which she creates using items gathered from your Wedding Day – such as table place cards, invitation, order of service, confetti and petals, photographs, menus…the list is endless!

Gibson Mill photo shoot with Sarah Mason

The National Trust were with us to tell you about hiring out Gibson Mill for your ceremony, it was lovely to meet Kerys who came along from The Wedding Guide (we still have a few of her great guides left with special offers if you call in soon) and we all drank pink fizz and ate some scrummy cakes! 

All having a jolly good time drinking pink fizz and eating mini cakes!

We had some lovely couples in enquiring about us making their wedding bands, personalising a wedding album and guest list book and creating a Hearts Desire list for their guests so they can choose perfect gifts from a selection of the finest ceramics and craft we sell all year round.

Timea Sido

Bev Millward - ceramic cake toppers

And one really chuffed bride-to-be finally found the jewellery she has hunted for to wear on her special day soon which will be made for her by one of our current jewellery makers Charlotte Verity.

Charlotte Verity in her workshop

Lots of hard work went in to organising this day but it was a great success and we can’t wait for our fourth one in 2013!

I DO invite

Will You Marry Me

Will You Marry Me silver and 9ct gold rings

Well, what can I say? These rings say it all really! On Sunday 12th February we are launching our ‘MARRY ME’ silver and 9ct gold proposal ring.

Will You Marry Me 'pop the question' ring

Designed by Heart Gallery and one of our jewellers, Bronwen Tyler-Jones, this ‘Marry Me’ silver and 9ct gold ring is a perfect choice … it says it all to help you create a romantic and memorable wedding or civil partnership proposal, you just need your partner to say ‘yes’!

You then have all the time in the world to browse for that replacement ring you both like; the ring of your dreams chosen from the heart.

Once found the ‘Marry Me’ ring can either be worn on another finger, as a necklace or even on a keyring but of course the ‘Marry Me’ ring doesn’t have to be replaced if you don’t want to … it is stylish enough to treasure forever.

Will You Marry Me silver and 9ct gold rings