Meet The Maker – Ami Derbyshire

Ami Derbyshire – Ceramicist

Ami’s one-off ceramic pieces are infused with nostalgia, wit and intricacy.  She invites the viewer to step back in time drawing them into a kaleidoscope of decadence and whimsical imaginings.

Madame Guillotine

Ami’s one-off ceramic pieces are infused with nostalgia, wit and intricacy.  She invites the viewer to step back in time drawing them into a kaleidoscope of decadence and whimsical imaginings.

Summer Frolics

To this Ami adds a hearty dose of humour by combining found objects with her own additions to create witty, tongue in cheek pieces.   All finished in a variety of sumptuous glazes. 

Tea’d Up

Please accept our invitation and step into Ami’s ceramic wonderland……………

The Bold and the Beautiful

fanciful vessels……..

 

You Tube link to Heather – Maker of Mad and Beautiful Things – at Heart Gallery

Heather Wilson at Heart Gallery

Enjoy this little snippet from one of the resident makers at Heart Gallery. This actually does not do Heather’s work justice so please bob in to see her amazingly mad and beautiful hats, fascinators, hairpieces, corsets and artwork soon.

Selvedge Magazine – last few copies of issue 26 left

 

 

Selvedge - last few copies left at Heart Gallery

 

Cover Story – Cloth of Gold, the power and beauty of precious metals.

Attire – critical reporting of fashion trends

Fashion icons – men and women of the cloth

History boys – an era of peace, love and pattern

Cohabit – stunning interiors beautifully photographed

Looking glass – after years of dressing down shop windows are glamorous again

Heather Wilson’s amazing new work

 

One of Heart Gallery’s Resident Artists, Heather Wilson, has branched out into making Mad Hats and embellishing corsets.

It all started with a red mini top hat, which she decorated with feathers, velvet, beads, and netting, (which she even set fire to!) – and named it the Twisted Firestarter Hat. 

Twisted Firestarter

It is part of an Elements theme, and the Water element came next, decorated with soft, floaty, bluey green chiffons, netting, beads…and a small shark. That one is called Shark Hattack, and has a matching neck piece with, you’ve guessed, sharks on it! 

Shark Hattack

 

From seeing Heathers Mad Hats visitors to the Gallery have shown much interest, and Heather has already been commissioned to make two fascinators, for a mother and daughter, for a November Wedding. These are available to see in her studio, as they are being kept safely in a display case until needed. 

Wedding Commission

 

Ideal for Weddings, Special Events and Festive Parties, Heather makes these to order. Prices are from £25.00 for the fascinators, and from £50.00 for the mini top hats.

 

Keeping to the theme of glamour and sparkles, Heather also decorates ready-made corsets. She takes a basic satin overbust steel boned corset, and adds beading, ribbons, and any decoration to suit an outfit. To be in time for the Festive Party Season, please come and see a sample of Heather’s work in the studio. She can also do these  for Weddings, evening wear, or simply a treat to make you feel totally glamorous! 

Beaded Corset And Choker

Close up Of Beading On Corset

 

Prices for the corsets will vary, depending on the amount of detail, but start from £175.00

 

As an extra note, Heather would like to remind anyone wanting to place an order for a Name Picture for Christmas, to please see her as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment. She will need as much time as possible to complete your paintings, as orders will be mounting up over the next few weeks.

 

If you would like to contact Heather, please call Heart Gallery on 01422 845845, or her mobile phone 07841 400 542.

Makepiece – truth and beauty

After much anticipation the new Spring/Summer range from Makepiece has now arrived in Heart Gallery, and boy was it worth the wait! Beautiful clothes with ethics. For hundreds of years, farmer makers in our Pennine valley have produced wool, spun it and created fabric pieces. Makepiece has taken their legacy and created a collection of clothes for the future. Natural yarns from sustainable farming. Undyed and natural dyed options. Low impact manufacture. Fair employment. Working to be carbon neutral. 

The story of the yarns Makepiece use starts with sheep. Our landscape is shaped by centuries of ovine grazing, from bleak Lakeland peaks to the beaches of northerly Hebridean islands to lush southern pastures. Makepiece use the cream of fibre produced in the UK through their association with Prestige Fibres. Their wool is accredited by the British Wool Marketing Board.

Spinning is traditional to West Yorkshire. The best wool is collected and cleaned to remove grease, combed into tops which are then spun. Most of their yarns are spun locally, by specialist mills in Bradford and Halifax, within 20 miles of the Makepiece studio. These yarns are highly unusual and very special, the produce of years of experience and expertise.

Makepiece love colour, but colouring processes can be unkind to the environment and to the yarn. Makepiece choose their palette from undyed yarn – some of it from sheep with naturally black, brown or grey fleece, organic dyestuffs, natural dye and environmentally monitored chlorine free synthetic dye processes.

Makepiece’s collections are designed in the Makepiece studio by Nicola. Garments are knitted by specialist knitters and by a small traditional lace knitting factory. Some garments are felted after knitting to create a textured knitted fabric. All Makepiece clothes are hand finished. Makepiece make all their pieces in the UK.