My Own Art Collection

To start creating your Own Art Collection, just scroll down the page and locate your preferred room style from the menu below. Once you’ve done this, you will be able to view and select up to 5 works of art for your collection. Finally, customise your room setting by selecting your choice of furniture and other items. You can create as many rooms as you like.

Paintings/Drawings

Artist

Philip Bastow

Title

Elm and Burr Elm Table

Medium

Elm, Burr Elm and Glass

Price

950

Gallery

Philip Bastow Gallery

About This Artwork

Philip Bastow commenced his hand crafted business over 25 years ago in 1982 in the picturesque village of Reeth, which is situated at the heart of the beautiful Swaledale valley, once world famous for its lead mining. After serving a five year apprenticeship in his craft, Philip continues the time honoured tradition of woodworking, by passing on his skills today, training the new craftsmen of tomorrow. Our approach is very much quality first, and take great pride in traditional skills. From the initial design, to the careful selection of British timber, to the final polish and hand wax the loving attention to detail is thorough, very much furniture for life. From tree to table, we source our timbers carefully, where we can we will only use British hardwoods, which produce the many colours, burrs and distinctive grain patterns used in our furniture.
Artist

Priscilla Jones

Title

Creamer and Milk Jug

Medium

Wire, wax, silk, leather, found…

Price

195

Gallery

Platform Gallery

About This Artwork

Priscilla Jones has been producing contemporary embroidered textiles since completing her degree in Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1997. Priscilla draws her inspiration from a variety of sources exploring the concept of identity, memory and nostalgia. She exhibits widely across the UK and in 2003 founded the Edge Galley in her hometown of Lancaster with her husband Ian. In addition to this Priscilla currently holds a part time Lecturing post at ELIHE on The Contemporary Textiles Degree programme, and leads independent workshops on a variety of textile subjects.
Artist

Emma Rodgers

Title

Hare

Medium

Ceramic

Price

600

Gallery

Ropewalk Contemporary Arts and…

About This Artwork

Emma Rodgers’ clay and bronze figurative sculptures capture the essence of her subject. Based on exhaustive study from life, they capture the energy of a moment frozen in time.
Artist

Peter Hayes

Title

Red Bow with Disc

Medium

Ceramic on slate

Price

1350

Gallery

Roundhouse Gallery

About This Artwork

Peter Hayes is one of the UK's leading ceramic artists with work in private and public collections across the world. His work has been shown regularly at the Roundhouse Gallery for the past 15 years. His ceramics lead an unusually adventurous life before they reach the gallery. Not only are they subjected to the hazards of raku firing, involving huge shocks in temperature and thick, blackening smoke, but they are submerged in a flowing river for months at a time.
Artist

Richard H Chapman

Title

Symbiotic Empathy

Medium

Bronze resin

Price

950

Gallery

Sheridan Russell Gallery

About This Artwork

Richard H Chapman was born in Lusaka, Zambia in 1955. After sitting as a model in a portrait sculpture class he became fascinated with the process and joined the class as a student. A natural ability to produce realistic likenesses was evident from the start. However the need to communicate spirituality and emotion through his work led to a freer and more minimal approach.Heads remain an important part of Richard’s work, some pieces are like ancient masks and others are drawn from memory of childhood in Africa. The double-headed Symbiotic series explores the psychology of human relationships.
Artist

Eve Shepherd

Title

Broken

Medium

Bronze resin

Price

1200

Gallery

The Calder Gallery

About This Artwork

Eve Shepherd, compared by some with the great Rodin, was predicted to be “one of the greatest artists of our time” by Professor Anthony Stone, former President of the Society of Portrait Sculptors. Using traditional mediums and methods with a contemporary twist, Eve has the ability to produce works consistently which portray an exquisite sensitivity and honesty rarely seen in contemporary sculpture.
Artist

Julianna Sissons

Title

Silk, net and organza head piece…

Medium

Textiles

Price

70

Gallery

Hove Museum and Art Gallery

About This Artwork

Fashion and knitwear designer Juliana Sissons launched her own fashion label in 2005 with the help of a business development award from The Crafts Council. She now produces diverse and exciting ranges of fashion and knitwear. Julianna will be exhibiting her knitted girdles at Hove Museum & Art gallery from 1 October 2008-31 October 2008 and her innovative Headpieces (as shown) at Contemporary Craft to go from 1 November 2008 to 4 January 2009. Sleek, stylish and cutting edge, Contemporary Craft to go brings together the work of Britain’s most exciting makers, representing all disciplines of contemporary craft. Each piece is individual, and can be bought on the spot and taken home by the buyer.
Artist

Andrew Tanner

Title

Birds Silhouette Wall Plate

Medium

Bone China

Price

61

Gallery

The City Gallery

About This Artwork

From the ‘Silhouette’ wall plate collection of pierced ceramics from Leicester based, award-winning designer Andrew Tanner. Inspired by Victorian era plates, which were seen as decorative items to be hung on the wall.In 1998 Andrew Tanner was one of the co founders of the highly acclaimed design company HUB. Tanner, a graduate from Brighton University, started the design partnership, which was seen as successfully crossing the boundaries between design and craft, and lead the way for the term used nowadays as the Designer-Maker.
Artist

Amanda Gwynne

Title

Tick Tock Clock

Medium

Ceramic

Price

140

Gallery

The Necessary Angel

About This Artwork

These delightful clocks come in different sizes designs and colours, Tick Tock being one of the smallest.
Artist

Emma Gale

Title

Square Silver 18c brooch

Medium

Silver

Price

258

Gallery

The Salt Box

About This Artwork

"Emma Gales' collection of Jewellery has been developed with the inspiration from vintage style, looking at old textile techniques such as crocheting, lace making and fabric buttons and incorporating these into Jewellery with a modern approach. I love the use of mixed materials to make my Jewellery. Her work includes silks and beautiful yarns combined with gold, Perspex, faceted semi-precious beads, mother-of-pearl, pearls and diamonds.
Artist

Delan Cookson

Title

Ceramic Vessel

Medium

Porcelain

Price

65

Gallery

The Salt Gallery

About This Artwork

Delan has been concerned with designing and making fine pots and bowls. His aim is to produce a satisfying balanced finely crafted form, the whiteness of the clay gives added brilliance to his coloured glazes. Delan has exhibited widely and his work is held in many collections throughout the UK and abroad. He is mainly concerned with exploring thrown and turned forms, discovering endless variations on his chosen themes. He has been potting full time since 1989 after twenty-eight years of lecturing in ceramics. Delan is a Fellow of the Ceramic Potters Association.
Artist

Stuart Akroyd

Title

Fisheye Plate

Medium

Glass

Price

135.35

Gallery

Walford Mill Crafts

About This Artwork

Stuart Akroyd is one of the most accomplished contemporary glass makers of his generation. His work is defined through dramatic use of colour and creative interpretation of natural forms.
Artist

Inah Ro

Title

Breeze Bird

Medium

Silver, Copper and Nickel

Price

1200

Gallery

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

About This Artwork

Inah Ro is based in South Korea and has exhibited throughout the world including Japan, Korea, France and the UK. Inah’s work consists of different elements of nature; using organic forms which have been simplified in shape and style to achieve beautiful and elegant work. She works with copper, nickel and silver which she treats to achieve a brushed, satin finish to their surface allowing the materials themselves to shine in their natural state. Her work is on show at YSP until the end of October alongside other far eastern crafts makers.