Kevin’s enamel panels are inspired by the world around him and how he views it. Working with high fired vitreous enamel on copper, a media so wonderful yet frustrating, you never know the outcome of a piece until it fully cools. Work can have multiple firings creating layers of colours, temperature and time are critical …
Dianne makes hand built vases, wall pieces, boxes, bottles and vessel forms with washes of cobalt and copper over a matt white glaze sometimes adding a ‘pop’ of yellow. She wants to evoke a feeling of the sea shore and coastline so these are imagined seascapes/landscapes rather than illustrating a specific view. New work has …
Inspired by a sense of nostalgia, Natalie’s collage artworks often feature old maps, photographs and vintage imagery. This is then combined with hand printed papers, illustration and hand stitching to give the pieces a contemporary feel. The end result is an entirely unique piece of art for you to enjoy for years to come. BRADFORD-BASED …
Pudsey based green wood-smith jack.in.the.woods handcrafts functional home-ware made from locally sourced storm fallen trees. Each item is unique in design, with a range of carving, scorching and decorative techniques used to finish each piece. Storm fallen trees are foraged within 2 or 3 miles of their workshop ensuring every item is as locally produced …
Rebecca’s ceramic practice is driven by her expressive painting style, with the abstract marks influenced by shapes and lines within the landscape. She translates the colours and textures of the sky and countryside onto her pots using slip decoration, mono-printing and bold glazes. Rebecca uses a combination of slip casting and hand building to create …
Paula is an artist who takes inspirations from far and wide. She loves to experiment with processes and this has led to her fascinating with making original decorative marquetry pieces. Using unusual veneers, she embraces the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi and allows the materials to dictate the feel and look of her work. The flaws …
Sophie handcrafts small scale metal forms and contemporary jewellery, adding texture and detail with playful enamel mark making. Her work explores the tactile quality of objects, creating beautiful yet unusual pieces that are designed to be handled. She gathers inspiration mostly from rugged rock forms and textures using photography as a reference, but also likes …
Becky creates fun and colourful illustrations and translates them into lino, screen and risograph prints and greeting cards.
An award winning multi disciplinary printmaker making mezzotint, wood engraving and linocut prints. Working in the Calder Valley his work is rooted in the landscape and natural history of the area. He goes for a walk with a sketchbook and makes drawings and paintings of anything of interest, back in the studio these drawings are …
Inspired by the countryside surrounding her home in Hebden Bridge, Kate uses colour and shape as a visual language with influences from mid-century art & patterns. Kate uses beautiful rich colourful metals – cool silver, vibrant titanium blues, with warm earthy tones from copper & brass. She makes all the pieces by hand, piercing the …