Rebecca’s ceramic practice is influenced by shapes and lines within the landscape. She translates the colours and textures onto her pots using slip decoration, mono-printing and bold glazes. To create her earthenware vessels, Rebecca uses a combination of slip casting and hand building. The form is kept simple with curved sides to allow for the …
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 …
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 …
Through illustrating mining heritage and communities of the North, Seanna’s work has been featured in The Guardian, Observer, and The Yorkshire Post Magazine. Coming from a family of folk musicians, Seanna grew up listening to and singing songs about mining, industrial strikes and other historical and social struggles. These created a vivid picture of working-class …
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 …
Agnis is a Designer Maker Researcher and Educator specialising in weave, living in Leeds and working across Yorkshire and beyond as a freelancer. Agnis designs and weaves her own work, often taking inspiration from the natural world around her, including vegetables! She is drawn to the diversity and vivid colours that can be found when …
Emily makes colourful and contemporary knitwear for you and your home. Each piece is designed, knitted and made by hand in her Nottingham studio. A colourist at heart and inspired by the Scottish rich textile industry, Emily grew up around the Borders of Scotland.
*Please note that the Old Brewery Pottery will be exhibiting on Saturday ONLY* Mary North produces handthrown bowls and vases which are Raku Fired. The Copper Matt pots have very little glass in the glaze, so the surface texture resembles velvet. The colours are produced by a thin layer of copper oxide reflecting light, thin …
Zoë’s main objective is to create bold and colourful hand printed linocuts. Mark making with the use of pattern and texture are the key elements of her work. She predominately favours the multi block method using one block per colour to build up layers and depth within each print. However, recently she has experimented with …