Bev is a mixed media artist who lives in Thornton. She is based at South Square where she is a studio holder and a member of Unit 9 artists collective. Inspired by nature, in art practice, Bev seeks to convey her emotional responses to the landscape. Her monotypes and abstract landscapes use created with acrylics …
Ian makes collages in response to the world around him. The source materials are really important, old photos, used scratch cards, bits of wallpaper, and prepared papers all get mixed together until there is a coherent whole. The subjects range from surreal flights of fancy to abstract compositions taking in distorted landscapes, illustrations for novels …
Saira’s artwork is multidisciplinary and experimental, using techniques such and screen printing, linocut, embroidery and natural dyes. She manipulates and distorts the organic shapes found in nature to highlight how we as people force nature to work for us instead of working harmoniously with it.
Working with high fired vitreous enamel on copper, a media so wonderful yet frustrating, you never know the outcome of a piece of work until it fully cools. Work can have multiple firings creating layers of colours, temperature and time are critical as colours change; during the firing process, in the most unexpected way thus …
An array of stationery; hand-bound and stitched notebooks, pens, pencils, rubbers, holders, tote bags and folders, as well as stationery pouches. All products are designed and made by the designer herself making her stationery collection unique and individual.
Award winning Yoojoo combines illustration and origami to create hand made and printed cards and keepsake gifts for book (and guitar) lovers featuring quirky characters to make you smile. Made with upcycling at the core and more than ‘just a card’, each card has (quite literally) that something extra; transforming into a bookmark (or plectrum) …
Baildon-based artist Sophie has been creating mixed media abstract work since 2019. Working mainly on cold pressed paper and canvas, she loves the texture these surfaces give. Her work is exciting and authentic, letting her intuitive process lead the way. Palette knives, catalyst blades and old credit cards are some of her favourite tools. Mossy …
Ally’s work occupies a relaxed middle ground between mixed media and abstract painting: using embroidery and a detailed use of stitch, she is able to express her interests with mother nature and in particular, lichen. Through her work, the artist presents what would otherwise be overlooked into a space where it can be viewed and …
Taaryn Brench is an independent designer and illustrator based in Leeds. Analogue processes and happy accidents are at the core of her process. Taaryn’s work is characterised by a love of colour, pattern and playfulness which is applied to hand-sewn textiles, greetings cards and jesmonite accessories and sculptures.
Cast Editions is a series of cement cast sculptures and bud vases. The cast sculptures interact and connect with each other making adaptable collections. All the pieces in the whole series can be displayed and stacked in a variety of different ways. Making it fun to find your own personalised sculptural display. Bud Vases are …