Glass artist Louise and furniture designer John are independent makers who work to commission with neighbouring workshops in a former Yorkshire woollen mill. They have joined their talents to produce a selection of highly crafted furniture and lighting for the contemporary interior under the collaboration WatsonFlexen. Working in their chosen disciplines, these Yorkshire-based makers beautifully …
Lithuanian born Virginija Knowles lives with her English family in Bradford and dedicates all her spare time to the artistic education of primary and secondary school children. Textile sculpture is a new field to Virginija, inspired by wildlife photography. Her colourful heroes are the various inhabitants of the forest, handsewn from wool felt and dressed …
Predominantly a machine embroiderer Angie has recently moved to collage, mixing paper, textile and stitch. Inspired by many subjects from celestial events, foreign climes and closer to home, gardens and natural forms. The interest in collage came from research for her other work, teaching textile workshops on Zoom. She uses a broad range of methods …
Ralph is a contemporary sculptor and designer working in wood and metals to create pieces with intriguing textures and form. His material led design process forms sculptures which push the materials to new areas, using bending and casting techniques he has developed. Ralph’s work is inspired by the making processes, and how this can influence …
LocalHotelParking is a surrealist hand cut collage and embroidery artist based Manchester, She is inspired by conspiracy, the sound of Hawaiian guitar and old ladies in charity shops. Her work revolves around the dusting off of forgotten objets d’art, breathing life into long-forgotten imagery and using recycled & second-hand materials. LocalHotelParkings work is fun, vibrant …
Sarah is a student on the MA Visual Arts course. Sarah uses a variety of media to provide a discourse of time and its modalities in relation to re-connection and re-emergence. Her work discerns and actualises the relative and subjective qualities of time by describing the synchronous existence of people, objects, memories, and events. The …
Justine is an illustrator and mixed media artist, studying on the BA Visual Arts course. This pattern collection is inspired by the traditional and contemporary mix of architecture that makes Bradford College,The work began as a series of illustrations and evolved into a collection of digital patterns.These finished patterns were printed onto fabric and fixed into …
Jessica is a student on the MA Visual Art Course. Her mixed media work responds to the themes of follicular racism, mixed cultural identity and heritage. Focused on textured hair, she discovered its agency. After completing a DNA testing sample, Jessica began searching DNA matches and connecting with family in Jamaica. She made links with …
Jade is a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for sculptural and tactile art, currently studying on the BA (Hons) Visual Arts course (level 6). Jade’s mixed media embroideries represent Bradford’s culture and heritage. Bradford is a mix of rolling patchwork hills, industrial mills, terraced housing, intricate dry-stone walls, and tangling brambles. Industry and nature in …
Final year, level 3 Art and Design students at Shipley College have been creating work across a wide range of media – including print, painting, ceramics and crochet. Pots that draw on the Yorkshire moors, prints that celebrate Shipley’s architecture, a comic exploring traditional folklore; much of the work takes inspiration from the local area. …