Krystyna has worked with clay since graduating from De Montfort University Leicerster in 1984. Since relocating to Dorset in 2020, her work has been greatly influenced by areas of the Jurassic coast, designed to create a feeling of timelessness and…
After working in a number of mediums throughout my life I am currently focused on creating beautiful textile wreaths for all seasons and all occasions. I use textiles in a wide variety of colours and textures, some of which are…
Tilia Holmes is a Dorset based artist who specialises in the ancient art of pyrography. She is inspired by trees and her canvas’ are sustainably sourced natural edged pieces of wood. Studying at Bournemouth Arts University she developed a love…
Jane has always been creative, from her drawing, painting and photography, which led to going to Art School at Farnham for her BA (Hons) and then later in a different media direction to Bournemouth Media School for her MA. She’s…
Gillian studied drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of art before going on to do a decorative glass course in Glasgow. Thus began her journey into stained glass, exploring different techniques with this versatile medium. A move to rural Dorset…
Primarily a plein air painter, Abigail’s work captures the seascapes and landscapes of Dorset. With her characteristic loose brush marks, she records the fleeting effects of light captured in the moment, to create fresh visions of the county she calls…
I spent my working life as a teacher in South West London. Art and especially ceramics have always been important to me. Alongside teaching and bringing up my family I studied for an HNC and HND in Ceramics at Richmond…
I began working with clay in 2022, exploring both hand-building and throwing on the wheel. Two trips to Sicily to learn and develop my wheel-throwing skills were particularly inspiring, opening my eyes to the possibilities of pottery as a creative…
Joy specialises in hand built sculptural forms in porcelain. Inspired by marine life, fossils, fungi and fragile ecosystems, her international prize winning work has been exhibited widely for more than 50 years. She was Elected Fellow of the Society of…
In our little summer house, hidden away in a corner of West Dorset, I make handmade porcelain ceramics, imprinted with flowers and plants foraged from the hedgerows and the increasingly wild patches in my garden. My love of working with…
Paul Munford is an artist and maker based in Dorchester, Dorset. He studied Technical Theatre at Croydon College, and worked in the entertainment industry designing and building scenery for theatre, television and film. He later moved into computer-aided design and…
Terri’s work is predominantly inspired by flora and fauna and honours the creatures that grace our natural world. Within Terri’s work, her aim is to celebrate, educate, inspire and inform viewers of the importance and beauty of the nature that…
ve spent most of my working life in the creative industries, including many years lecturing in CGI and animation. Since retiring from lecturing, I’ve discovered a real love for working with clay, particularly sculpting. What started as simply trying something…
Gail Davies works across printing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and ceramics, with a particular passion for birds, plants and wildlife. Her ceramic work combines creativity with a love of the natural world, producing individual pieces that celebrate texture, colour, form…
Lucy Mehta’s multidisciplinary practice creates relics from fictional memories, inspired by connection to the sea and what would be laying around the background scene of a folklore story. She grew up in coastal Brittany, France and studied Fine Art at…
PICKLE & STITCH Memories…… they’re so important aren’t they !? They take so many different forms, encompassing our senses…… it is with this in mind that I transfer these elements of “memories” into my work. The jewellery pieces are mostly…
Sasha Constable is a sculptor and printmaker whose practice explores the fragility and resilience of human experience alongside the complex, interconnected systems of the natural world. A graduate of Wimbledon School of Art in 1992, she began her artistic journey…
Originally trained in ceramics I began working with woven wire to make a sculpture for my own garden. Inspired by wildlife and an interest in garden design I now create pieces ranging in size from tiny wrens to giant seed…
I create sculptures for both indoor and outdoor settings, which range from small mantlepiece sized to large scale, garden and public sculptures. Taking inspiration from the human form and beauty within nature, my work explores the body in different forms,…
Many moons ago I studied illustration at Ravensbourne and Typographic Art at Reading University and was a book designer for many years. I now love to use books in some of my projects, and rescue as many old and unloved…
‘Yollandedoodles’ is the creative moniker of Yollande Posthumus, a Portland based multimedia artist, illustrator and writer, known for producing witty, satirical and observational artwork. Her work tackles the complexities of modern life, focusing on themes of humanity, mortality and daily…
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