Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2010 | Page 160

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Island Life - October/November 2010

Wisteria Gallery has
worldwide acclaim
From its premises in High Street,

“But we also

Wootton, Wisteria Gallery has built a

travel much further

reputation in picture framing that has

afield. One of our

now spread worldwide.

biggest clients is

Wisteria Gallery opened 33 years ago,

a marine artist,

with Paul Jacobs taking over from his

and we provide

late father Neville in the early 1980s.

framed pictures in

Since then Paul and his dedicated

vast quantities to

team have built a glowing reputation in

be shipped to the

rather not do it at all. We don’t need to

framing not only paintings and pictures,

Middle East."

take stuff in and start knocking money

but such treasured possessions as a

The quality of the workmanship is the

baby’s first pair of shoes, or even a

key reason why Wisteria Gallery has

coveted, autographed football shirt.

continued to flourish, with an order

off, because customers want a quality
job, and that is what they get.
At the moment we are producing a

book that tends to be full for four

lot of personalised frames for people.

and in a variety of hardwoods that

weeks in advance, as has been the case

We are buying in the timbers and then

include oak and ash, all to conservation

for about the last seven years.

personalising frames for customers’

Frames come in all shapes and sizes,

standards. Paul explained: “The core of

requirements, rather than just taking

Paul said: “Over the years we have

our business is still commercial work for

seen competitors start up, try to

something off the shelves. They are

clients all over the country, including

undercut us, but then disappear. We are

made to order, including the colour

London, the south coast and the Home

not here to do a cheap, quick job. We

required.”

Counties.

want to do things properly or we would

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Stay warm and green this winter
with a stove from Wight & Green
With the onset of winter there is

efficiency. The proof can be seen in

probably no better time to think about

the showroom, with two live displays,

warming a home with a multi-fuel

where around eight Clearview stoves

stove. Yet many householders may

are on show, along with five Chesney

think they will have to wait some time

stoves.

to obtain their stove, while others

Matt explained: “Wood burning is

may feel such an idea is beyond them

carbon neutral, and Clearview stoves

simply because they do not have a

are very efficient and among the

chimney stack for the stove’s flue.

greenest stoves available. Clearview

six week wait on stoves, if a customer

stoves start from 5 kilowatt to 16

walks into the showroom and sees

kilowatt, which have double doors.

something that is in stock, it is there

We can also provide a twin wall

to be bought. Matt said: “Although

However, Matt Wade, owner
of Wight & Green Fireplaces at
Gatcombe, is usually able to overcome
both prob