About Hedgerow
Hedgerow is natural design.
Hedgerows grown in the natural world have a diversity of life which create a structural whole, forming an organic fence and boundary line separating spaces. Similarly, many different art forms and products make up this shop of beautiful things – creating a natural boundary that encompasses and defines our aesthetic:
Handmade, original, nature-inspired art & design.
The work created for this art & design collective are primarily products by designers Elizabeth & Matt Ross, but also house other local artist’s works that reflect our purpose and values.
From clothing to art, garden and household goods to children’s items, our hope is to create a more purposeful and positive environment for you – through nature-centric, human-made, beautiful and optimistic creations.
Our Process
We make everything in small batches from our home in Cincinnati – driven mainly through our preferred design medium, printmaking.
Blocks, burins, brayers, and barens, are used to apply durable, non-toxic / non-plastic inks through original screen designs onto organic, high-quality textiles, paper, and other items. It's a time-consuming process, but a labor of love.
Even when producing quantities in batch, great care is given to each individual press, pull, and roll, so that you receive a product worthy of being labeled Hedgerow.
To achieve our products' uniqueness, it may take from two to four weeks to develop by hand and deliver – but every print is worth your patience.
Meet Elizabeth
Hedgerow founder and Cincinnati native Elizabeth Ross is passionate about producing things by hand: from original illustration and printmaking, to authoring children’s books, wool felting and sewing, to cooking with foods from their garden, and just living life simply and intentionally and purely. These slow, individual processes result in lovely, tactile imperfections – unique signatures of sincere human-made artforms that are a welcome respite from today's fast-paced, digital world.
Raised on paints and textiles, Elizabeth was formally-trained in classical studio arts – you can find her fine art here. Later, she was introduced to the magic of the kitchen after professional strolls through several restaurants (throughout the Midwest and South). Back home, she put these passions into the mixing bowl and created Hedgerow (originally Chestnut Street Market) – a studio producing a range unique designs to hopefully make the world a little more beautiful.
Meet Matt
Matt is a long-time designer, animator and illustrator who founded FESTHAUS design studio. He’s also passionate about the “finer” arts, and participates in regular gallery shows with Elizabeth. Family is foremost, and so he reflects on this by authoring children’s books, as well as other family-centric goods.
Matt helps supply the technical support, marketing, design collateral for HEDGEROW – and contributes some goods such as garden boxes (and plans), wooden toys, and other paraphernalia.
From cutting boards to cutting blocks, Hedgerow has grown from creating imaginative natural recipes to visualizing the love of the garden through handprinted textile, paper goods, handmade crafts and fine art.
Guided by a broad palate, we fuse hand-drawn illustrations with hand-pulled printmaking techniques, and individually carved and hand painted items, to create interesting visual flavors and textures for all of our products.
From a generous selection of high-quality tops, totes, and towels, to handmade crafts, garden items, toys, and fine art, our designs are bound to make your home a more natural and happier place.
– Elizabeth Ross, Hedgerow Founder & Designer
