The land is abound with hidden memory, folklore and history both natural and anthropological. Sarah enjoys exploring these themes and narratives in her own work with a particular interest in ceramics, to find and present those half-forgotten stories of nature, humanity and the dreamscape it can inspire.
Wendy has been out after dark against all advice. The project began in January 2023 and involved exploring dimly lit places, bitter temperatures and often alone. She found the winter night-time landscape unexpectedly serene. Wendy says that the town seems less lit in these times of rising energy prices but there are places that invite …
Samantha Yates is a stained-glass artist based in Shipley, West Yorkshire. She uses the psuedonym Lil’ Rabbitfoot. Her flowers are rich in individual character, both naive and fun, revealing her appreciation of the natural environment, the simple beauty of nature and the happiness it can bring. She playfully explores the limitations of her materials and …
Ian paints mainly coastal and industrial subjects. He visits places that have a history of working people and past glories, industry on the wain and the re use of post industrial land and structures. He uses bold colours and angels to give a monumental feel to often basic or faded subjects. The fishing industry, it’s …
The weather and its impact on the landscape plays a significant part in Paula’s work. She likes to play with combinations of colours, textures and expressive marks to create mood, atmosphere, drama. When Paula starts a painting, she has no end point in mind. Painting intuitively, focusing first on the desire to work with particular …
Cameron Lings is a Contemporary Artist and Sculptor based in the North East of the United Kingdom. Throughout his extensive artistic practice, aspects of time, data and statistics are combined within the context of a singular formation; in order to realise a piece of art that despite its early abstraction, remains both accurate and functionally …
A series of narratives through stitched drawings. The work is intentionally simple, has a minimalistic style, slightly surreal The material is old, recycled cloth, pre-used; the imperfections bring a depth to the work in the simplest of ways. The work is a collection of themes, the themes change as and when the inspiration changes. Past …
Katie started creating illustrations to share with others as a way of thriving while living with chronic illness. As part of her work as a permaculture educator, Katie loves using illustrations to help make permaculture design as accessible as possible for anyone who wants to learn more. Her illustrations, available as cards, pints and zines …
Hang Zhang’s projects usually arrive from a personal place but explore wider issues surrounding identity and equality. This space shares recent and new projects that blur politics, fiction and storytelling in an accessible and engaging way. Zhang’s practice-led PhD project is on investigating the epochal impacts of post-colonisation on the cultural images of lamoid species …
Working in acrylics and with gold leaf, Zosia paints landscapes, interiors and small scenes, finding inspiration in everyday environments. She works from a mixture of found photographs and her own excursions, combining tactile textures with the painted image to make objects to be measured.