Fathers Day
With Father’s Day just around the corner it’s the perfect time to show your dads, grandfathers, and husbands just how much you appreciate and love them, and at Water Street Gallery we have a fantastic range of gifts, cards, crafts and art to choose from.
Ever popular and practical, Cycle Of Good selection of wallets, bags, rucksacks and key rings made from recycled inner tubes which help save the planet whilst still looking sleek and masculine. Looking at our budgets, a darts, dogs, or falcon key ring or badge by Pewter Pins, on a nice card, under £5.00 will be much appreciated on all levels.
Thirsty work gardening deserves a brew in graphic design mugs by Repeat Repeat, and new this year are unbreakable enamel mugs with fishing, dogs, gardening and camping illustrations mugs by Stubbs Mugs or Abbey Horn’s tankards and drinking horns which are strong, durable, and reintroduce something primal to the mundane (plus, they’re great when paired with his favourite brew!). Cool and contemporary design copper flasks and beakers by Shared Earth will look good in any setting. Cork beach clean coasters sets by LIGA, and stacking olive wood sets by Bio Farm Trading together with their wood cooking utensils to brandish in the kitchen or barbecue, topped with a great special Todmorden map apron by Jane Revitt - who does the map T-Towels.
Men’s soaps fragranced with dark earthy notes by Ministry of Soaps, or ever popular sandalwood or amber by The English Soap Company will go down a treat,
If you really want to treat him, an art work Barry Midgley has small constructs inspired by factory and chimney, as with John Cook with colourful ceramic chimneys (Victorians would paint them). Fine are fun and irony is captured by Paul Czainski in his Beanpole Chronicle prints and book, exhibited earlier this year, still available. Abbas Holcroft or Stuart Royse - breath-taking landscapes would become pride of place in any home. Then there are cards - Art Angels for beauty, Simon Drew Designs for amusement, and more.