Steam Spirit

James Alderton

“Re-creating the beauty of nature with a twist of magic and illumination”

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About Steam Spirit

Steam Spirit

Re-creating the magic and beauty of nature with a twist of imagination and illumination

Hi I am Jim Alderton, the co-owner of Steam Spirit.
I have been making all kinds of weird and wonderful things with Steam Spirit since it began in 2016 when we built a cob hobbit workshop at the bottom of our garden. We are based in Cheshire and live near an old wood where I am often inspired by the wild fungi and trees growing there. My passion is re-creating the beauty that I see on my walks with my own little twist, bringing trees and fungi to life with illumination. Wherever possible, we like to upcycle, using naturally fallen tree bark for our bases, willow twigs for our weaved products, re-purposed industrial plumbing for our oil lamps, and recycled computer wiring for our lights. We use only 100% silicone for our mushroom sculptures and real Norwegian Reindeer moss. We do make other things too, if it floats our boat and upcycling is involved then we will give it a go. I hope you like what we have on offer. We feel that our items are fairly priced given the work gone into them and hope you do too.