Tilia Holmes is a Dorset based artist specialising in pyrography and oil painting on wood. She aims to celebrate trees and nature, highlighting their importance through her artwork by capturing the abstraction of leaves, branches and dappled light whilst retaining…
I enjoy designing and creating using wood – either functional items or purely aesthetic – using both carpentry and woods-turning techniques.. Items recently produced include wooden ornaments; a landscape and a potting shed!!
My pots reflect the spontaneity of the slipware tradition of decoration, with coloured clays called slips on semi-dry pots. Using terracotta clay as the main body of work ,then dipped in white slip, colours are applied in different ways, with…
All of my pots are handcrafted in my garden studio in Poole, Dorset. I was lucky enough to throw my first pot at the age of five and I have always found the slow, gentle rhythm of ceramics to be…
Polly is a Dorset based potter who both throws and hand builds with porcelain to make decorative and tableware. She creates simple, elegant pieces that create a delicate rhythm and work as individual pieces or in sets. She uses natural…
Lucy Mehta is a multi-media artist inspired by the behaviour of water, metal and the body. Having grown up in Brittany, Lucy’s practice is influenced by her British, Indian and coastal heritage. She combines metalwork with narrative poetry and sculpture…
Pickle & Stitch Memories….. 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 I make are mostly multi-sensory, incorporating touch, sight…
I have worked in several mediums over the years: collage, monoprint, textile design and constructions and am currently creating textile wreaths for all seasons and occasions. With strong designs, researched themes and creative use of colour and texture I aim…
Textile Artist A love of nature, the local countryside and coastline of Dorset inspire my intricate needle felted sculptures, each one detailed with different wools bringing to life unique, playful characters which becomes a total labour of love! Whilst originally…
Hand thrown earthenware pottery decorated in bright lively designs inspired by nature .
My artwork is inspired by the landscape and coastline, mostly in Dorset where I have lived all my life. The area between tides is a treasure-trove for beach-combing – from shells and seaweed to driftwood, feathers and stranded sea creatures.…
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 created designs for furnishing company Colefax and Fowler and ceramics company Wedgwood. Throughout her career she…
I live and work in Poundbury as an occasional potter. Since partially retiring from a science career, I am loving the time I am able to spend in my pottery studio trying to find my artistic side. I find pottery…
Gillian has a background in Painting, studying at Edinburgh College of Art, before going on to do a decorative glass course in Glasgow. Since moving to Dorset she has followed her interest in the natural world to produce panels of…
My work is divided into two main ranges: Marine, drawing from the creatures past and present and Botanical. Each piece reflects my ongoing dialogue with the natural world, capturing its beauty, form, and rhythms. The recent Leaf Creature series of…
I spent my working life as a teacher in South West London. Art and especially ceramics have always been important to me. So, now retired and living on the Jurassic coast, I am excited to rekindle my love of working…
I work with stoneware clay, I throw pots, dishes, bowls, vases, and vessels on the wheel and also hand build. To find out what one can do with clay is just an amazing journey – I feel grounded working with…
Inspired by the English countryside, hand made in rural England. Based in on the Symondsbury Estate, Anna draws her inspiration from the natural landscape and beautiful flora and fauna of the English countryside. Now in her 14th year of business,…
I am a painter based in Winchester, specialising in the relationships of moving figures through scenes that are both theatrical and rooted in everyday life . I graduated in 2025 with First Class Honours in BA Fine Art from Winchester…
Sarah Jayne Jefferies is a versatile artist based in Dorchester, Dorset, who boasts a wide portfolio of mixed-media paintings. Sarah enjoys creating contemporary abstract paintings based on the local landscape in the South coast area, or fun still life paintings…
I am an amateur artist working mainly in pen, ink and watercolour on layered paper and in acrylic paint on wood. I get easily diverted into other mediums and crafts and and have far too many hobbies. I am currently…