Sue is a recent graduate of Bradford School of Art ‘Textile Practice’ Degree where she concentrated on fabric design. Her patterns are inspired by women cyclists from Victorian racers in voluminous dress to the vibrant colours of the modern peloton. The designs are digitally or hand screen printed on natural fabrics and used to create …
We are a small design studio based in Marsden, West Yorkshire. From our studio we design and sample contemporary woven cloth which is then sent to local mills to be woven. The cloth then returns to us to be cut and edged and transformed into blankets and cushions. Last year we also started a small …
Tabby textiles is a creation of textile artist and hand weaver Becky Sunter. Her woven pieces are inspired by worn and disrupted surfaces, peeling paint, rusted metals and graffitied walls. Becky observes closely the spontaneous splash of a spray can, and its relation to the surface it reacts with, a complete contradiction to the slow …
Shelley Wilson creates stained glass art from her home in West Yorkshire. She uses Tiffany and traditional leading methods to make her miniature windows and panels, hearts, sun-catching discs, birds and decorations. Her creations often depict the Yorkshire countryside or celebrate Northern industrial heritage. She also loves toadstools, and many of her smaller pieces feature …
Gareth offers a range of original linocut and wood engraved prints that reflect his love of the natural world, history, folklore, surrealism, vintage illustration and his off-beat imagination. He likes to make his art engaging and full of character. He likes to take conventional subject matter and give it a twist, using a mixture of …
Henrietta is a designer who knits and felts lambswool to create a unique, stylish yet practical range of sustainable knitwear, working with with British spun lambswool in a vibrant range of colours. Henrietta makes clothes and accessories that are contemporary pared down and simple using unusual colour combinations and a minimal but strategic use of …
Pudsey-based woodsmith jack.in.the.woods handcrafts unique homewares from locally sourced storm fallen timber. Shrinkpots, bowls and utensils are created using greenwood and are decorated with a variety of techniques to make every piece an individual item for the home.
Using silver chain, wire and sheet as alternatives to thread, wool and fabric, Suzanne Claire handcrafts tactile French knitted, crocheted, embroidered and woven jewellery. Each piece is characterised by a slinky movement and feel to the skin, or enlivened by the manipulation of the original surface texture. Splashes of colour are added through semi precious …
Matt Hooper is a linocut and woodcut printmaker from Leeds who’s relief printmaking focusses on fine detail, careful composition and attention to detail inspired by the Japanese woodblock traditions of Moku-Hanga, Shin Hanga and Sōsaku Hanga. He rejects the common perception that linocut is naive and seeks to introduce the detail and fine line the …
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 …