CHARMS AND HUMMINGBIRDS
Charms And Hummingbirds Risen From The Ashes Of Rowfers.
Selling Clothing, Giftware And Jewellery Inspired By Nature And Mysticism
Collectibles
Be Your Gallery
The gallery is owned and curated by designer and art director Johanne Fisher with a career of 18 years in the fashion and publishing sectors.
In 2017 She decided to leave the corporate world and start her own creative adventure. Showcasing and creating a platform for other Manchester Creatives. Be Your Gallery is a gallery and design studio on the 2nd floor, it maybe small but with a big Vision, very much part of Manchester’s exciting art scene.
Situated in the heart of the world famous Afflecks on the second floor. What better place for BYG’s HQ based in one of the most iconic places in Manchester surrounded by 4 floors of indie shops. It’s doesn’t get more Manchester than a gallery showcasing some of the cities finest creatives through design including Phoenix Phusion, Ben Sedman, Sketchbook Design, JS Willis, Sue Scott and CJ Taylor Art. multimedia, illustration and photography very much inspired by Music, youth culture, Tv, Film, architecture and of course the beating of heart of Manchester.
The gallery has been featured on BBC, channel 4, Money for nothing, Sky, Winkball and XS Manchester and the million Pound Menu! Be Your Gallery is also an experienced pop up gallery, known for exhibiting collections at festivals, empty shop units, department stores and conferences and most recently it has taken up 2nd residents in a glass box on the side of Manchester Corn Exchange opposite the national football museum. The gallery proudly showcases a wide range of everything from originals, prints & greetings cards mugs, tote bags and coaster. What they get most excited about is commissions and creating bespoke designs. No brief is too small or too big! Since 2017
They have a strong & varied portfolios of clients from Boohoo, production factory, Manchester University & Bruntwood just a few. Most recently the writer of Cold Feet! Creating everything from Murals, paintings, signage to personalised greeting cards. If your looking for something bespoke, original and personalised then make sure you pop by!
MAD FOR ART
Mad For Art initiated in Middleton, Manchester in 2017, initially as a hobby. We used to spend our spare time photographing historic sites, buildings and events in and around Manchester. We are always looking for something different to the main stream options, mainly drawn to vintage styles, whether it be art work or decor.
We’ve always been interested in art in various forms and after comprehensive research, we decided to set up the business. We realised that there is a demand for the genres we stock in our shop on the first floor of Afflecks. We stock a wide variety or prints from, vintage films & screen icons to perfume adverts, from music legends to vintage travel & entertainment, and classic food advertisements to classic cars. We also realised that there was a market for contemporary styles such as Banksy, Dan Avenell, Michael Kosolov, Fred Birchal etc and choosing the iconic Afflecks as the ideal location.We plan soon to add new comprehensive selection of ‘Past Manchester’ to our range.
All for now!
EGOISTE GALLERY
Egoiste Gallery
Based in the legendary Afflecks, Egoiste is a small but impactful new voice. A well curated selection of artists has insured a loyal base of patrons. Their steady rise led to them being finalists of the Gallery of the Year 2018 category at the Northern Soul awards (hosted at the Manchester Cathedral). The gallery specialises in portraits and is reminiscent of Andy Warhol`s vision of POP Art, while also exhibiting traditional work.
Egoiste Gallery is owned and run by Andrew Courtenay and Baiba Auria and a small team of staff. Baiba Auria is a portrait artist living and working in Manchester. She is partially sighted from birth which intensified her fascination with images and colours. She is particularly interested in the human face and a lot of her work plays with the distortion of it while retaining recognisability. She works digitally and in oil, but has gained most acclaim through her unusual digital portraits of stars like David Bowie.
The future is indeed digital, as Egoiste also represents Manchester’s own world renowned digital artist Stanley Chow whose work can be found anywhere from our Metrolink to the New Yorker and The Guardian. He also specialises in portraits and has a very recognisable iconic style using a refined colour palette. His current exhibition is at The Great Northern-“10 Great Northerners”. Anyone familiar with modern art will be aware of Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell)- exhibited and loved worldwide, he is particularly famous for his teardrop portraits. Descended from Thomas More (author of “Utopia”, beheaded by Henry VIII), Charley is a true original. Egoiste have been stocking his limited editions and it is lovely to see an artist of his stature supporting small independent galleries.
The gallery also stocks official portraits of David Bowie which are licenced by his estate and created by Richard Miller. Not to be missed are Richards drawings of artists like Bowie and Nick Cave.
Mosaic art has always been loved in Manchester– there are some great examples on the external walls of Afflecks. Egoiste offers exclusive originals and prints of mosaic artist Leaky. Inspired by music, growing up loving Motown, Soul, The Beatles, Matthew creates evocative portraits. His works are often mixed media- the techniques used in graffiti street art and the more robust ceramic mosaics. This creates a very unusual effect which you can see on display at the gallery in a spellbinding portrait of Chris Cornell. Another great talent to mention is Egoiste`s latest acquisition John Soonaye. Based in Manchester, John has a keen eye for character and expression. His skilful and often topical drawings really capture the subjects and have been noticed by a host of celebrities like Seth Rogen and Ricky Gervais. To see works by these artists and others (Sonia Dalga , ClarkCrawford, Italian Liva Pakalne-Fenelli, Matt Hopper, Henry Martin, Dark Mark and more), visit them on the third floor at Afflecks.
The Sinner and Saint is an independent brand founded and stitched house by Sammy Shaw.
The Gender fluid brand is heavily influenced by the fashion and music styles of American and British Rock ‘n’ Roll, Glam Rock, Grunge, Modern Romantics, Punks to Teddy Boys – think Keith Richards to Stevie Nicks and Marc Bolan To Siouxsie Sioux.
The Sinner and Saint is for the wild ones. we champion the non-conformists, the rebels with a cause, the free spirits and the wandering souls who have found their place gracing festivals, raves, and sweaty music dance halls around this chaotic and beautiful world.
CARD EMPIRE
Welcome to Card Empire! Your No.1 choice for Pokémon and Yugioh cards.
We stock booster packs, booster boxes, collectors tins, starter decks and much much more! We specialise in single cards, and have thousands of rare cards both in new and used condition, at great prices.
We also stock Magic the Gathering booster packs, decks and more!
We have an established website and we offer a click and collect service where you can buy online and collect here at Afflecks or at our Stockport, Liverpool or Leeds stores.
We are buying and trading too! So bring all your unwanted cards and we will give you a price for cash and/or trade. We buy anything from a single card to your complete collection.
You can also see us at comic-cons around the country. Just check our Show Schedule page on the website for details.
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STARWARS MAN
Starwars Man specialise in Star Wars Vintage & Modern / DC Marvel / Green Lantern / Fantastic 4 / Predator / Terminator Salvation / G.I Joe / Indiana Jones / Teenage Ninja Turtle / Men in Black / Tin Tin / Street Fighter / WW1, WW2 Soldiers / Imaginext Figures / Playmobil Action Figures and accessories.
