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Home Is Where The Art Is
When The Acorn Gallery opened in 2007, it was a logical step for husband and wife team Diane and John Wass. They had gradually fallen in love with art, ever since a fateful day in 2003 when they ducked into a gallery in Epping to shelter from a storm – and there, Diane fell in love with a sculpture of two elephants and decided she just had to buy it.
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Ylg Y O RK LIFES TYLE GROUP
Diane and John are often involved in domestic projects along with others in the York Lifestyle Group.
purchases which led the couple’s friends to regularly joke that they should open their own gallery. This was fated to become a reality, as Diane Wass explains: “One day we were sitting on a bench in picturesque Pocklington, eating sandwiches with the kids … and there before us was a little shop, empty and unloved, in need of some serious TLC and calling out for us to make it beautiful…so we did!”
Now the couple’s passion for art is focused on helping sculpture from some of the UK’s most talented artists. “We look for work that stands apart from the rest by virtue of its style, its colours, or simply the artist behind it,” says Diane. “We seek out all things bright and beautiful, and we factor, from gorgeous little watercolours to beautiful oils, pencil sketches, charcoals and everything in between!“
There are dozens of artists whose works can regularly be seen at The Acorn Gallery. “We know most of the We tend to choose them on instinct – and our instincts have worked well so far!”
touch, but many of our customers start shopping for artwork ideas before they start planning, so we often get people who are at the beginning of a decorating scheme or a building project.”
which work with the colours and the feel of the room but inspire their choices for the whole colour scheme.”
Pocklington with free parking right outside the door.
Acorn Gallery 5 Market Place,
Pocklington, York YO42 2AS Tel: 01759 307652
info@theacorngallery.co.uk www.theacorngallery.co.uk
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