Meet the Artists

With a background in surface pattern and printed textiles, Janine creates expressive, textural depictions of British countryside and coastal areas in paint, using expressive brush strokes, subtle colour and delicate detailing. The medium of painting enables Janine to explore her fascination and inspiration of the landscape with a carefully considered colour palette and a gentle hand, creating poetic scenes, rich with texture and delicate naïve detailing.

Now based at the West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Mirfield, a wonderfully diverse creative environment which provides excellent space and light for Janine’s painting work to develop.

Janines beautiful cards are a bestseller in the gallery ,

Inspired by the natural world and using her skills as an artist, illustrator and pattern maker, Tjitske Kamphius makes evocative, atmospheric images. Tjitske’s greetings cards are a best seller in the gallery

Charlotte Manser merges traditional craftsmanship with a modern aesthetic. Each piece is hand-thrown in her rural studio – a near 3,000 square foot barn overlooking the Oxfordshire countryside – and designed to celebrate the simple moments of the every day.

Husband and wife team Carrie and James are behind the wonderful jewellery brand Little Moose

Their journey together began long before Little Moose as they met at university back in the days before broadband internet and reality TV. After several years pursuing careers in the design biz, and doodling on the side, they decided to start their own accessories company - and Little Moose was born. Initially, just as a way to turn Carrie's cute, doodled characters into jewellery.

When they started out, laser cut jewellery  was in its infancy, a mysterious world of closely guarded information and secret handshakes. For over 10 years they have trailblazed their way through collections of playful jewellery, pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved whilst remaining 100% independent and original. Their focus is on nature and curious creatures with a garnish of silliness on the side. They strive to produce head turning, whimsical jewellery that will raise a smile.

Kate Cronk is an illustrator and calligrapher based on the beautiful Kent coast. With a lifelong passion for stationery and a deep love of colour, painting, and nature, Kate brought her creative vision to life in 2014 when she founded her own studio, Peggy & Kate. Inspired by quiet moments of joy and a collector’s eye for detail, Kate approaches her work much like a gardener tending to seeds, she gathers memories and nostalgia, to create charming, story-filled cards. Each piece she creates reflects a gentle celebration of the small, meaningful moments that make life special.

Working from her Suffolk studio, jenna creates bright, joyful, hand illustrated prints and greeting cards inspired by the beautiful surrounding countryside and her love of food.

Luke is an artist and printmaker who creates art prints, illustrations, note cards and limited edition original prints exploring relationships to nature, memory and time. With a background as an architect he was drawn to the technical challenge of the printmaking process and the possibilities to make a unique set of marks like no other medium. Working across a range of printmaking techniques to capture unseen forces, suspended moments, hidden connections and wonder. Living and working in Bath, UK.

Artist Alicia is inspired by the natural world and our connection to it. Her work predominantly explores the process of botanical monoprinting, this is where she creates prints with plants. More recently after attending a drawing class and spending a year or two sketching, Alicia has started sharing her Ink drawings. And is exploring adding text into her work.

Another local artist from just down the road in Leeds’s we are thrilled to stock Aimee’s cards and prints in the gallery

Aimee is a Yorkshire based illustrator and designer specialising in vibrant nature inspired print and stationery

James’ work is inspired by nature, natural history and literary references. His medium of choice is colour pencils and his approach approach tends to be naïve in style.

James studied Communication Design (MA) at Central Saint Martins and completed his degree in Illustration at Norwich University of the Arts.

He runs his illustration venture from his Camberwell studio in South East

Originally from Wakefield but now based in Saltaire (via Glasgow and Chichester) Victoria Oatway is the creative designer and illustrator behind Bobbie Print

With a background in textile design, she has always had a passion for print, but discovering Risograph printing was a defining moment for Bobbie Print. The vibrant colours, tonal versatility, and soft newsprint texture of this process beautifully complement her illustrations. 

The immediacy and unpredictability of Risograph printing, those happy accidents that can’t be fully planned result in truly individual and unique prints

Inspired primarily by the natural world, I also find delight and humour in everyday objects. My mini greeting cards are instantly recognisable for their precise yet charismatic style, which has made them Bobbie Print’s most popular product.

On daily woodland walks, inspiration springs to life. Back at the (sometimes) sunny studio, hand painted country creatures take colour . Nurturing the nature that inspires her, Lily’s work pays witness to Devon’s changing seasons, from the zingy shoots of Spring to the buttoned-up cool of Autumn.

Clare is a textile artist living on The Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. With a background in studying textile design at art schools in London and Surrey, she creates mixed media paintings that showcase her love of nature and wildlife. She takes much of her inspiration from the natural surroundings of where she lives , capturing the seasonal changes and gathering materials from walks on the forest.

Olivia Brown is co founder of the gallery with Andrew Lawes. She graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999 with a first class honours degree. Since then she has been working full time creating her figurative sculptures depicting animals. Over the years she has undertaken various large scale site specific installations, ran various education groups championing the importance of art in education and is now very excited to undertake the new venture of running a gallery!

Andrew Lawes is co founder of the pigeon loft gallery. He graduated from Loughborough university in 2000 where he studied Ceramic Design. His sculptures have been sold at the ceramic Contempories show in London and has worked on numerous site specific installations collaborating with fellow ceramicist Olivia Brown.

Lauren Fitton is an illustrator who creates work inspired by the natural world and historic wildlife illustrations. Working from her home studio in Manchester, UK, she hand draws her illustrations using traditional pencil and paper and later turns to more modern techniques to add colour using digital brushes. Lauren prints and packages all of her artwork from her studio on high quality 210gsm Premium Matt paper which she sells both online and at fairs across the uk. By focusing on the details in her work, she hopes that her illustrations allow people to appreciate and admire the beauty of each species she draws.

We are thrilled to have some of Lauren’s incredible original drawings in the gallery as well as a range of greetings cards

David’s exquisite sculptures are best sellers in the gallery and we often have a waiting list for the next collection to arrive!
David is a regular exhibitor at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and has sold to an array of customers including Royalty from the UK and overseas. 

With his recent relocation to Norfolk he is continually inspired by the nature that surrounds which is a huge influence in his bronze designs. His love for nature has led him to travel throughout Africa, Asia and North America, all of which have helped to shape his work in both realistic and abstract ways.

Always a fan of a good story Julia studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. A passion for screen printing followed. She brought to life literary characters she loved in little hand screen printed books. A move to Brighton brought gallery stockists after she displayed her products in a pop up shop. Her love of the outdoors and green has brought her back to her home of Yorkshire. She hand prints a range of screen printed products. Screen printing has opened the door for her to create not just art to hang on a wall but also in the form of cushions, brooches, mobiles, decorations, notebooks and much more. All her products are proudly handmade here in Yorkshire! Julia aims to make art that makes you smile; bright pictures to escape grey days.

We love to champion Northern Artists in particular at the Loft! Joy Jen studio is based in Leeds and is very popular at the gallery.
From sketchbook scribbles in the wonderful wild, to peaceful paper goods, Joy Jen Studio products bring gentle, mindful moments to nature-lovers. Soft colours, soulful landscapes, and a calming connection to the great outdoors. Every product begins as an original hand-created mixed media design, crafted with paints, pens, pencils, soft pastels and crayons.

Lauren is an artist, illustrator, and poet, living and working in the hills of West Somerset.. Her work is deeply rooted in a love for local nature and guided by a gentle, mindful approach to creativity.

With a focus on movement-rich linework and thoughtful words, she creates illustrations that seek to soothe, spark curiosity, and connect. Whether designing for print, fabric, packaging, public spaces or private commissions, her aesthetic leans toward monochromatic simplicity, soulfulness, and a quiet kind of beauty.