Ele creates bespoke house light box pieces, handmade from vintage books and documents.

 

Each handcrafted house piece is an intricate scale model of her clients’ family homes, or buildings that are special to them. Ele also makes framed fairytale pieces and glass domes, which are available to purchase here without the need for commissioning. These are handmade from beautiful vintage children’s books, combined with delicate patterned fabrics and papers.

HOUSE LIGHT BOXE

Scale models of clients' homes or other sentimental buildings, using old books, maps and music.

View previous commissions here.

COLLAGE PIECES

Unique collage artwork, combining original drawings, vintage books, mark making, shape & pattern.

View available collage pieces here.

 
 
 

WORKSHOPS

Ele hosts workshops in Wiltshire and Somerset, where you have the opportunity to create your very own magical cottage dome, using copies of fairytale book pages, alongside patterned fabric or papers.

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“I’ve never seen anything quite like this piece of artistic magic.”
— Mrs C Hurst-Bannister, Devon

Please see Ele’s shop to view all the available Fairytale and collage pieces.

Alternatively, if you are interested in a bespoke house piece, collage or fairytale light box commission, please get in touch with Ele here.

 
 

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One of my favourite collage pieces, currently available on my website ✨🤎 I loved creating the intricate drawings for these pieces and experimenting with various compositions to create the finished works. The drawings, combined with layers of ephemer
Dreaming of sunnier climes whilst I defrost my fingers... 🌴. I made this piece of a stunning home in the Bahamas out of a copy of a script that my client had written to celebrate her 10yr wedding anniversary, plus copies of a vintage map of the isla
🌴✨🎄Thinking back to some of my house commissions from this year and this piece of a home in Florida seems particularly apt: swipe to see the festive coloured lights I was asked to add to some of the palm trees, which my client has on at this time o
I’ve been blown away by the gorgeous response to my fairytale domes over the weekend, at the fairs I was selling at. I’ve now only got 3 dome pieces left and as a thank you for following along they’ll be reduced to the fair prices a
We are well and truly into the crazy season aren’t we?!🫠. In amongst the festive fun and games I’ve started a new commission and I’m prepping for a couple of fairs this weekend. I’ve also squeezed in a quick trip to London fo
Thinking back to this cosy little cottage I made a few years ago, from a hymn book from the church that the couple got married in✨. I’m sure they’ve got the fire lit and are keeping cosy inside it today..🤍 I’m starting a new house
A recent delicate Moth Composition Collage✨. Each piece is a labour of love, incorporating an original hand drawn picture, combined with layers of colour, pattern and abstract mark making, to capture a moment of stillness. This piece is currently a
Thinking back to this lovely commission of a family home full of memories✨. I made it from copies of the book Jane Eyre for the upright sections, which is one of the recipients favourite books, plus copies of maps that show the location of where the
I was so honoured to have my collages featured in the recent @cocoandwolf 10 year anniversary shoot✨. Their bedding is super special, all made in the UK and stocked in @libertylondon no less💚. Thank you @cocoandwolf for featuring my work✨. . . #bedr
I’ve had such a gorgeous, positive response to my new fairytale domes, both at the @wyldersomerset fair last night (which continues today!) and on Insta… Thank you so, so much✨. I’ll be popping them onto my shop tomorrow, if they d
Each of my house commissions start with the client sending me lots of photos of the home I’m making for them, if I can’t visit the house in person, so that I can create measured plans of each side of the house. Once all the plans are fini
Happy Sunday all✨. Here’s another look at my most recent house piece, looking fab in her (they’re always gals) bespoke box frame. This was a secret commission, to be given as a surprise birthday present and I made it from copies of a son