Text design with the phrase 'Step in the Picture' written in elegant font, arranged diagonally on a white background with black border.

Step in the Picture

The art of creating

memories

UK wide

Framed art piece of a tree made from metallic materials, mounted on a cracked white background, leaning against a brick wall.

Intro:

Hi, I’m Janet, the memorial artist behins Step in the Picture. I specialise in the art of creating memories, whether it’s capturing your best memories from your big day or helping you create memories in a creative workshop experience.

I am crazy about botanicals, they express a thousand meaning. In fact, anything can resonate memories, which is why I love to include everything, from elements of the venue, and outfit material, to snippets of your personality, after all it’s about you.

Stalk me:

A black table setting with silver forks, knives, and a black plate. A black card featuring a skeleton couple holding hands and the text 'Bri & Hays' is placed on the plate. Additionally, there is an antler on top of the card and a white place card ne
A white square card with a black wax seal rests on a black surface featuring illustrations of skulls and planets, with a glass lid of a record player nearby.
A gothic couple holding a wooden board with three botanical illustrations, standing outdoors against a cloudy sky.
Three women sitting around a wooden table in a ceramics studio, working on pottery projects with various tools and clay. Shelves on the wall display framed botanical sketches, potted plants, and decorative items, with an exposed brick wall and large
Two textured ceramic tiles with abstract designs, a small round gray stone, a black and olive green ribbon, and a gold braided cord arranged on a light-colored surface.
A person is placing a small twig with leaves and flowers onto a circular gray clay or ceramic piece on a wooden table, possibly creating or assembling a botanical artwork or decoration.
A framed artwork depicting a detailed paper cast of sunflower flowers and stems, displayed on a white wall with a descriptive placard beside it.
Two white ceramic plaques with raised botanical designs, one featuring a branch with small flowers and leaves, are placed on a wooden table. A branch with green eucalyptus leaves and a piece of burgundy fabric with frayed edges are also on the table.
A floral arrangement with dried red rose petals and a whole dried rose in a wooden box with a crackle finish.
Two olive branch wreaths with white ribbons placed on a framed white textured art piece with embossed laurel and ribbon designs.
A decorative shadow box with a glass front showcasing dried and pressed flowers and leaves, including a purple flower, green leaves, a pinkish-red rosebud, and an arrangement of yellow and brown flowers, with a cracked and splattered background.
Pressed dried flowers and leaves framed in a black shadow box with a decorative ribbon on the bottom right corner.

About

With a brand as stripped back and natural as it gets, my personality is colourful and playful. My biggest passion is creating memorable experiences, something unforgettable, drawing on every positive emotion and energy possible in everything I do. If you don’t remember my name, you will always remember my colourful hair and sparkly boots.

So what inspires me? Life experiences largely, good, sad, happy and glad, being a visual storyteller I LOVE hearing your stories. In the nix of botanical art you will always find subtle clues to my interest with a plethora of skulls, crystals and fossils intertwined with books on poisonous plants.

Decorative framed artwork with dried flowers and foliage, a glass bottle with green leaves, and a wooden surface with greenery.

Testimonials

  • A graphic with the words 'Step in the Picture' in large, stylized black font on a white background, bordered by a black frame.

    Tasha Grover

    I picked my flowers up and they were amazing! I couldn’t of asked any more from Janet. Everything that I wanted adding in, from the build up an of the most amazing day. Thank you so much

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    Smeeta Mistry

    Can’t thank Janet enough for the wonderful piece she created for us. She really captured our story perfectly. It was a pleasure working with Janet!

  • Stylized text that reads 'Step in the Picture' on a white background with a black border.

    Jennifer Lowe

    Recently received framed wedding flowers which we ordered as a gift for our sister and brother-in-law. The finished result is stunningly beautiful, exceeded our expectations. They received the gift with absolute delight. This is such a woderful way to preserve special memories. Excellent service and would highly recommend.

FAQs

  • My studios are in Leigh, greater Manchester, in a really cool heritage textile mill called Leigh Spinners Mill and you can find me on the fourth floor. I have two studios, The Potting Shed Studio is where all the preservation work happens and the Casting Studio (next door) is where I run workshops and create all the botanical cast commissions.

    I open my studios on the first Saturday of the month, so if you ever want a nosy at my work or come for a chat you are more than welcome.

  • I always recomment booking is for a consultation forst (don’t worry, I don’t charge for this) to discuss your themes, what you are looking to capture and I can also offer you ideas on what you can include so you can collect items on the run-up to the wedding or five the important job of collecting items to a person on the day. The bonus about commissioning the work I do is you pay in instalments. If the artwork wasn’t unique enough, did you know you’ll be involved through the process so you’ll see your memories come alive in the artwork through updates of images and videos whilst I’m making… how cool is that!

  • Yes! I say this because the work I do is much more involved that the average flower preservation. It can take between 6 to 15 weeks from receiving the flowers and items to completing your work so your date needs to be booked in so I know what to expect and when.

  • It all depends what you want to capture. Botanical castings start from £125. Casts can be supplied framed but if you prefer the casts set on something a little different I can do that too.

    Flower preservation artwork starts from £225 framed

    workshops start from £85 a person

  • I can add cremated remains to any of the preservation work, the ashes will sit in the background medium unless you specifically want them set into a certain area. I will only need a teaspoon of the ashes and any I do not use will be returned with your artwork. I can also incorporate hair or fur. People request this service as a way of remembering and including their loved ones in their special day. Alternatively, I can include other items which represent your loved ones, you would prefer not to add ashes but want to symbolise them in your price.

    Unfortunately I do not include ashes in any of the casted work.

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