26/07/2026
13 years ago I decided to close my retail shop after running it for 11 years, I wanted time for me but what next?
I have always loved sewing and made cushions, doorstops bunting etc for my shop so I wanted to keep on sewing.
After visiting a local town I spotted a craft collective something I hadn’t heard of. A small shop in my home of Mevagissey was vacant so maybe I could start a collective there. The landlady Anthea was happy to rent to me along with two other ladies who were very interested in the idea. The Roberts gallery was born. With just the 3 of us we decorated and put units in and on the 1st of September our little gallery opened. We recruited a few people over the next couple of years with the aim to have at least 7 artists so we could all work one day a week manning the gallery. Unfortunately the original two ladies left after a few years due to family commitments. I took over most of the running of the gallery with all that entails we now we have over 20 artists it has become too much for me to manage.
This year I have decided to leave the gallery after running and maintaining it for 13 years. I am very proud of what I have achieved and given a lot of small Cornish artists the chance to start their own business.
I have enjoyed my time in the galley and have met many lovely and talented people.
Now moving onto my next adventure. I have become friends with a lovely lady Fiona who opened Bowji Cornwall in 2025. A lovely gallery selling art created by Cornish artists, she has kindly asked me to join her which I’m doing at the beginning of August, still be able to pop into Roberts as it is only a door away. I shall be working one day a week mainly on a Saturday, so if you are passing by please pop in and say hi at
Bowji Cornwall
9 Fore Street
Mevagissey.
