About Wandaland
Wandaland is a creative business and design studio rooted in the heart of the beautiful Forest of Dean, where enchanting landscapes and nature shape everything we do. We craft jewellery, clothing, art, gifts and keepsakes using a variety of materials including foraged treasures, real flowers, fungi, natural forest and beach finds, mixed metals, ceramics, recycled items, fabrics and other finishes.
Every piece is made with love and intention, skilfully blending techniques, artistic ideas and storytelling in order to produce something truly special and unique. Wandaland also offers immersive 1:1 workshops, multi-level craft courses for children and adults, soulful retreats and a nourishing, well-being space for connecting with nature, creativity, fun and other like-minded people.
Lucy
Luci Roper is creative director and in-house artist at Wandaland. Her speciality is botanical and nature inspired jewellery, recycled art, painting and she also undertakes a variety of crafts using a range of art mediums. She has also designed and overseen the installation of a number of large public art projects and worked in collaboration with other artists on exhibitions, events and projects. As a former mental health nurse with a great passion for nature, wellbeing, and healing her work is mainly inspired by the natural world and its ability to nurture, restore, and connect us. Through her art practice, workshops and offered experiences, she explores and focuses on themes of positive mental health, well-being, trauma healing, and personal growth. Creating uplifting spaces, art compositions and undertaking educational programmes and workshops that aim to bring connection, intrigue, beauty, calm, and meaning to those who come across it.
Not all who wander are lost
— J. R. R. Tolkien