I have always enjoyed being creative, particularly illustration and lettering. After retiring I was able to explore calligraphy and lettering as an art form. Most of my pieces are based on the changing seasons and the Dorset countryside. During lock…
Jane Shaw is an award-winning British Sculptor based in Dorset. She specialises in animal and wildlife sculptures for the home as well as large scale garden pieces. She has a passion for capturing the emotion and movement of her subjects.…
I make colourful wheel thrown ceramics, including a wide range of tableware, and some larger one-off ceramic pieces. All the pots are fired to high stoneware temperatures in an electric kiln. I enjoy working with oxidised stoneware, as it enables…
Rebecca Lardner’s quintessentially British style originates in her Dorset upbringing, and her love of the distinctive Jurassic coastline has been the mainstay of her success. Her animated harbour scenes encapsulate everything that is most charming about British coastal life, and…
In recent years Finn has been principally engaged in landscape painting. During 2022 he took part in and won Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. Filming in various locations in the UK and The Netherlands his commissioned piece for…
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…