Ali works in 2 and 3D from her studio in Charminster, Dorset. Her practice has its roots in church art with a stations-of-the-cross portfolio painted on 15 doors and bronze eternity-loop mobius sculptures with one edge and one plane but…
I’m a self-taught weaver working from my studio in Dorset. I use a rigid heddle and a table loom to create cloths made from natural fibres, often from locally sourced fleeces that I either spin myself or have spun at…
Roger is a keen wood turner based in Poundbury, with a focus on creating handcrafted wood pieces that blend functionality with artistry. His appreciation of wood started in childhood visiting his grandfather’s joinery shop, and continued through his own career…
Gillian studied painting at Edinburgh College of Art before doing a Decorative Glass course in Glasgow which began a journey of discovery, exploring the versatility of glass. Gillian uses the traditional fired painting and staining techniques combined with lead work,…
I started silversmith classes whilst working as a full time teacher. I have developed many different techniques and sell my work in galleries and at various shows throughout the year.
Laura Evans is a fine artist and printmaker, based in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. Creating semi-abstract oil paintings, prints, mono-types inspired by the coast and landscape around her. Each of Laura’s beautiful fabric lampshades is an original piece of…
Colin’s mosaics are inspired by his passion for ceramics, upcycling them into a diverse array of designs featuring animals, birds, and fish. He enjoys working with a wide variety of ceramics, often incorporating transfer designs, retro geometric patterns, and maker’s…
Elly Harvey Silver was set up by Elly Harvey after moving into jewellery design from 20 years in the background of watercolour, beading and mixed media. Elly takes her inspiration from the Dorset coast and countryside where she creates hand…
Peter Hayton is a member of the Hilliard Society and is showing his miniature paintings along with other members of the Society in our miniatures display cabinet. The Hilliard Society has been promoting, teaching, and exhibiting the painting of miniature…
The Female Buzzard sculpture catches a moment impossible to see with the naked eye, of a raptor who had been relaxed and her wings slightly open, when something to her left has caught her attention and her head has snapped…
I make ceramic pieces to be used and enjoyed by throwing porcelain and stoneware. I decorate them with slips and glazes to create interesting textures, subtle colours and sgraffito designs. My background as an occupational therapist informs the ergonomic design…
I make colourful wheel thrown ceramics, including a wide range of tableware, and some larger one of ceramic pieces. All the pots are fired to high stoneware temperatures in an electric kiln. I enjoy working with oxidised stoneware, as it…
Distinctive and Individual Glass. Linda Rowe has been a glass artist for over 20 years and is based at her studio near Cranborne, Dorset UK. Linda explores the traditional techniques of Glass Fusing, Copper foil ‘Tiffany’ style and Stained Glass.…
Right from a very young age I spent any spare time drawing, making or writing miniature books which I then illustrated. My uncle was a sculptor and artist and had a big influence on me at that time while growing…
Born in and living in Devon, Jason teaches and demonstrates throughout the UK, Australia and USA. Jason was introduced to the woodturning lathe at the age of twelve. At the age of 15 he attended a woodturning course with Cecil…
Dorset based artist, Jackie Atkins studied Fine Art Textiles at Winchester School of Art. She draws on her background in textile design and printmaking having designed for both furnishing company Colefax and Fowler and for ceramics company Wedgewood. Throughout, she…
First encountering clay aged 12 when attending a class with my Mum, it’s been the slow growth of a passion for clay. It is a magical material – starting with an unpromising lump of ‘mud’ and finishing with a piece…
My work explores mixed media. using found objects, old photos and ephemera. Memories, motherhood and journeys reoccur and I draw on life experiences to this point. Having studied at Shelly Park and Camberwell College of Art, my career has been…
I’ve been messing about with clay for nearly twenty years now, starting out at Morley College in London. Since moving to Dorset, I’ve become a member of Westcountry Potters and Upwey Ceramics, a sculpture group who meet weekly and exhibit…
My studio is near Thorncombe woods and outstretching farmland with abundant hedgerows, the Jurassic Coast is nearby. The constantly changing and diverse Dorset Landscape and Wessex folktales inspires the colours, shapes and patterns of my sculptural ceramics.
I have always liked to make things and to paint and draw. My first introduction to glass was on a short course at a London College and from that moment I was hooked and went on to follow a 2…