CatchLife is slow photography, each image the result of researching ancient maps and roaming the old footpaths, bridleways and turnpike roads, seeking out the remains of bygone settlements and workplaces that form the social and industrial heritage of the Pennines. Each site is revisited many times, across the seasons, using long exposures to capture the …
Amanda Lomas has worked across a range of medium for many years including: collage; printmaking and papier-mache. Creating mosaics is a further extension of this exploration into line, shape and colour. She is interested in representing landscape as well as creating beautiful house number designs from partially recycled materials. Mosaic workshops available (dates will be …
Michaela’s work is an exploration of growth, form and deterioration in the real and imagined natural world; what is interior (hidden) and exterior (visible): the weirdness of it and the wonder of it. Roots, shoots, pods, seeds, skin and husks have been constant motifs for 25 years. Processes of layering, adding and subtracting, are employed …
A self taught artist and maker from a young age, Joolz creates a variety of work across several media. Her imaginative portrait paintings are in a naïve style. Joolz’ mixed media canvas pieces incorporate a variety of collage, found items, photography, texture, and mystery. She also makes quirky whimsical creatures. Her work is inspired by …
Amanda Glanville is a Maker of Tiny Glass Stuff. Discovering the meticulous art of flame-worked glass in the mid 1990’s she’s been on a mission ever since to reclaim the tradition of making kitsch ‘little glass animals’, reinventing them for the present day as quirky, affordable collectables. She has become well-known at Designer Maker events …
Lisa Metcalfe, a Yorkshire born artist, works from her garden studio in Cross Hills creating vibrant, intuitive, contemporary art. Lisa works mainly with acrylic paint and mixed media. Pencil marks, acrylic ink and collage elements often feature in her work, building layers of interest and a subtle tactile quality. Colour plays a vital part in …
Adele is a York based Digital Photomontage Artist. Her ever growing collection of 19th century photographs is where she chooses her characters and brings them back to full colour, intertwining them with delicate foliage and rich pattern, she creates images both sophisticated and playful. It is ultimately the love of the Victorian era that drives …
A collection of very fine pen and ink pieces on paper, illustrating Edwina’s own poetry and taking influence from global iconography, myth and legend. Music is also a very strong influence in Edwina’s work. The work itself is sometime described as reminiscent of illustrated manuscripts. She will be showing a range of work that includes …
David is a professional artist, living in Saltaire but working from the Bingley Gallery. His aim is to evoke an emotional response to our environment through his art. Oil paint is applied thickly with a knife to produce an almost sculpted image. Subject matter includes the landscape of Yorkshire and beyond, with trees as the …
Nina (MA in Fine Arts) is an oil painter, art teacher and pianist. Her slow-paced life on the edge of the river in Yorkshire resembles much of the philosophy she’s exploring. In her work, Nina presents her own spiritual reflections of a female as sacred and sensual energy. Celebrating women for their magnetic being, the …