A few years ago, I went looking for some items to gift to myself, some keepsakes that I could gaze at in wonder, that were pleasing to look at and conveyed the beauty and soulfulness of the Brontë Sisters. I couldn’t find what I was looking for. So I decided to make my own!
I was so fortunate to grow up with the Brontë Sisters souls nurturing my earliest thought, I felt such a deep connection for these authors, that their lives and works have touched all of my life. My fascination with the Brontës has been a lifelong passion and I feel so blessed to be able to bring a range of new pieces based on y love for Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. Many more items will be coming soon. This wall decoration has been hand sculpted and inspired by the sign that hangs outside the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Yorkshire, UK.
I fell in love with the Brontës more that 4 decades ago, I have carried their spirits in my soul all through the years, my latest works are my small tribute to their influence on my life. This is just the beginning of the collection, there is so much more still to come! Making this collection, which starts with Charlotte Brontë, has brought me so much joy. This is just the beginning of my Classic Literature collection, which will go on and expand the line to include Authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Elliot etc.
When you love someone, you want to let the world know! I wanted to let the world know that I loved Charlotte Brontë, so I made a brooch!
This is my heartfelt creation in honour of Charlotte Brontë. I have loved her all my life, from when I was a child reading Jane Eyre for the first time and seeing the story play out in my head. I became fascinated with the Brontës and the creation of their miniature worlds, they helped shape my whole life, I became a model maker of miniature worlds, their world seeped into my soul so that finally, over 40 years later, I feel able to try and convey the likeness of the astounding woman that was Charlotte Brontë. Sitting by candlelight carving and modelling my clay, letting the form of Charlotte just manifest in my hands, has brought me the most profound peace and joy. I based her face on the Richmond Portrait from 1850, as if she had just turned to the side. Now to start Emily, Anne and Branwell.
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