Simcha Gallery

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Simcha Gallery is the vibrant new destination at Leeds Corn Exchange for contemporary hand made jewellery, textiles, artworks and cards.The owners, Stephen and Anne Roper, lovingly make all their work on show in the studio at the gallery. Carefully chosen ceramics and glass by professional makers in the region are also displayed..

Stephen has been making contemporary silver and gold jewellery for 12 years, and before this crazy papier-mache for longer than he can remember. He has supplied Liberty and the National Glass centre, and is exhibited at several leading UK galleries. He is inspired by natural textures and forms, which are translated with traditional metal working techniques into the distinctive free-flowing designs of his Wild Wood and Moon Shadow collections. He also enjoys upcycling customer's unworn gold jewellery into unique commissions in his evocative style.

Anne loves creating contemporary art-cards, mixed-media artworks and clothing accessories with multi-layered colours and textures. Metallic threads, paint, embroidery, felt and crochet are combined variously to make wonderful one-offs. She was one of the original stallholders in 1970's Camden Lock, and supplied London stores including Liberty and Selfridges.