Functional art and design from up cycled, recycled and sustainable materials
Whatever we find, whatever we love, however we want. Even the paint......
Hand picked off beautiful North Norfolk beaches and hand crafted
Materials and inspiration from a whole range of sources.
WE JUST WANT TO SHARE A THING….. We’ve spent the last couple of years splitting our time between our own artwork and a project that was set up jointly with friends that we were really quite passionate about. But we’re back…. We decided to focus back on our art and design and living as sustainable lifestyle as possible. None the
Diversity in Innovation and Creativity In North Norfolk, sustainable living is an ever growing choice for many people. Blessed with uncompromisingly beautiful surroundings, awareness of the need for sustainable lifestyle is rapidly growing. We have a wonderful response wherever we’ve exhibited. We like to think we inspire as well as sell. Rubbish is only rubbish when an object’s current form
Californian Flowers at Est Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens JUNE 8th 2019. 10 am to 5.30 pm http://whttp://www.e-ruston-oldvicaragegardens.co.uk/pages/view/588/new-brochure.htmww.e-ruston-oldvicaragegardens.co.uk/pages/view/564/home.htm Another opportunity to come and see us at East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens. Incredible gardens set in beautiful North Norfolk and an absolute must for anyone who enjoys any form of outside space. A cornucopia of horticultural delights, beautifully arranged across a
Items above are all in our gallery apart from the bench ends. A WONDERFUL RECEPTION FOR J.A.D. The best reception ever. Thank you so much to everyone that came along to visit us in Holt and those of you who called in on passing by. It was a pleasure meeting you and hearing your various stories, comments and understanding of
LOOK OUT FOR OUR SIGN We’re delighted to announce that we’re doing a two day only exhibition in the beautiful Georgian market town of Holt on April 15th and 16th 2019. We’ve decided to Pop-Up and welcome you to browse and experience first hand, the J.A.D collection. at Franklyns Yard off Bull St. in Holt. You may even want
North Norfolk is where we’re based. We travel from time to time, wandering around stimulates new ideas and also takes us to new work, sometimes. Nomadic, happy but essentially based here. I’ve traveled for decades and this is the first place I genuinely consider home. Perhaps not the bricks and mortar that most people consider home but home non the
You may remember that way back in June I added a post about a beautiful piece of sandstone that we were lucky enough to get hold of? It has the most wonderful heritage and welcomed people to the Church for nearly 900 years. St Edmund’s Thurne Church sits in the beautiful North Norfolk countryside and incidentally, by a rather good
Black Swans weren’t specifically the inspiration for SWAN but it is perhaps my favouirite piece. Impossible to appreciate without being in its presence. She stands around 6ft tall. We saw black swans waiting expectantly for food tit bits in the warmer water of a dyke by one of our local pubs last week. Striking by their colour, equally beautiful as
A Busy Time, a cold time We had a wonderful summer that created a lovely warming memory whilst the weather hovers idly at around 0 degrees. Our work changes, and has changed from outside to inside. We’ve swapped the sun for a roaring wood burner. You may have noticed that we’ve taken the e-commerce element of the site away. Why?
What feeds our spirit…..? We’ve done some interesting things this summer from repairing 16th Century property to airing our work at some lovely shows. A wonderful summer all in all. Strumpshaw Tree Fayre however, was what really fed our spirits. That was the highlight of this year’s soul food. Showing what we’re made of… We’re clearly made of good things,