About The
Emerald Grove
It has been a long term dream of mine to be able to
open a shop showcasing and selling not only my work,
but the work of talented people locally and elsewhere
in this country.
Having spent years making jewellery myself and trying
to sell in shops, I was horrified by the horrendous
commission placed on items by the shop, thus the item
is either grossly overpriced, or the artist has to supply
the item to the shop for next to nothing!! This was
something that I endeavoured never to do!
I am committed to keeping shop commission prices low,
ensuring the artists and craftspeople get the money
they deserve for their labour intensive work.
It is also a very important policy of mine to reduce
the carbon footprint and keep things "green"
- hence the "emerald" in the shop's title.
Keeping things green, is the reason why nothing sold
in the shop is imported - that and the fact that there
are so many talented people in this country there is
no need to look elsewhere for quality items.
More and more people are getting fed up with imported
goods and third world sweatshops producing items in
the shops. Furthermore, people want to have different
things. Everything else is mass-produced! It's boring!!!
My previous life involved travelling all over the country
as a web and graphic design consultant, and all the
time I was doing that I was yearning for something that
suited me on a creative and spiritual level. Now I have
found it.
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