Anita likes wildflowers and loves the tenacity of the flowers that grow through the cracks in the pavement or come up through the debris of life around a station or a bus stop. Little jewels to brighten the day. All flowers are important and there is no such thing as ‘a weed’. Each flower has …
Lesley is an artist based in North Yorkshire on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Also a keen gardener, the plants she grows, the surrounding countryside and the wildlife characteristic of the area inspire her work. She enjoys the detail and depth of colour that colour pencils allow her to achieve as well as the …
Kate works in several media, including printmaking, India ink, pen and paint. Her inspiration comes from the natural world and the human form. Kate is a zoology teacher by trade and finds beauty in the function of nature and the environment. The way that the body reacts to the environment ad is also fascinating, using …
Working predominantly in graphite and pastel, Ian’s drawings extend from the figurative through to the abstract. His drawing process often leads to revisiting landscapes, figures and spaces and this reworking of the familiar has allowed Ian’s drawing practice to develop with each new approach, shedding fresh light on his subject matter. Ian’s work engages with …
Kt started creating illustrations to share with others as part of a way of thriving while living with chronic illness. As part of her work as a permaculture educator Kt loves using art to help make permaculture design as accessible as possible for anyone who wants to love more. Her illustrations, available as cards, prints …
Teresa is a Leeds-based illustrator and children’s book author who has written and illustrated for publishers in the USA and UK in addition to creating personal artworks for exhibition. Her current work reflects her interest in nature and botanical themes with figurative historical and folkloric elements. She uses mixed media processes including printed ephemera and …
Katie started creating illustrations to share with others as a way of thriving while living with chronic illness. As part of her work as a permaculture educator, Katie loves using illustrations to help make permaculture design as accessible as possible for anyone who wants to learn more. Her illustrations, available as cards, pints and zines …
Klara is an illustrator and novelist based in Bingley, West Yorkshire. They work in a semi-realistic style using pencil, markers and digital. Klara specialises in portraits, narrative illustration, and surface design. They are LGBT, and their work explores ideas of gender, feminism, nature, and all things esoteric. Klara is currently working on a complete tarot …
Rachel studied photography for 3 years before studying Fine Art, and currently studies on the MA Fine Art course. Rachel’s simple, powerful and poetic pieces represent many aspects of being a woman, being alive, and experiencing all parts of life, good and bad. Desire, fantasy, lust and love. All incredible experiences. Both beautiful and destructive, …
Melanie is an award winning artist (Best in show, Sheffield Art in The Gardens 2021) she is a draftsman – and occasional painter – of small animals and large landscapes. Melanie takes inspiration from adventures out on the hills, in all seasons. She brings that inspiration into her love of still life and landscapes – …