Balfour Crafts

Balfour Crafts – incorporating Balfour Fly Dressing and fly tying materials by Jeff Mason and Balfour Original Portraits of People, Pets and Wildlife painted by Su Rigby

Jeff Mason and Su Rigby have both been keen enthusiasts of creative arts & crafts for almost forty years. 

Jeff has been hand tying and framing salmon flies since the early 1980’s and is well regarded in his field for producing beautiful classic salmon flies, sure to become future heirlooms.

For that extra special gift, we also offer a bespoke service and can create a frame of flies set against a background of either a photographic image or illustration that holds a special significance to the recipient.

If wall space is limited then Jeff also produces paperweights and small glass domes containing his salmon flies or beautiful brooches for cap or lapel.

Jeff is also known for supplying quality fly tying materials at very competitive prices. If you are looking for a particular item it is always worth contacting us to see if we have it in stock and at a price that might surprise you!

As Jeff is also a keen angler he also produces a wide variety of flies to be used – we cannot guarantee a catch but we can say fish seem to like them and unlike some inferior flies they will not fall apart after one or two uses.

 

Su has enjoyed creating things all her life. From sewing her own dolls clothes as a child to designing and manufacturing limited edition artists teddy bears which sold all over the world.

However, Su has now come back to her first love of painting and enjoys producing portraits using acrylics and watercolours of people, pets and wildlife.

Capturing a character is the main aim for Su and when Su paints your portrait she wants you to be able to see the subject’s character shine out.

Su will ask you for several good quality photographs of the subject and what it is you love about their character before producing an A5 portrait.

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