2025
Now, is a time for my work to be led by a more personal and intimate instinct having previously been guided and influenced by the conflicts of our larger world. The pleasure of an undefined narrative brings a freedom that is new, yet often still challenging....
The term ‘Fabricator’ perfectly describes my work with fabrics /found materials to fabricate stories for my ‘little people’. An upcycler and a people watcher; they began when I found some abandoned fence post wire and knew that I could convey movement. I’m...
Since 1917, I have been exploring and practising mixing textiles with paper-cutting to find my own style. I am inspired by a wide range of subjects, but my aim is to bring the viewer to appreciate not only details, but the fun and joyful side of my pictures. My...
My work is grounded in my lifelong obsession with collecting. I use found objects and collage to make intricate and dense dioramas and pictures. Cabinets of curiosity and shrines and reliquaries are a great source of inspiration and subjects range from mythology...
My work is inspired by the patterns and textures of the landscape and the way light falls on different surfaces. I love mark-making and draw in my sketchbook whenever possible. I enjoy experimenting with homemade inks such as seaweed, coffee, dandelion and walnut...
I find magic and immense succour walking in our landscapes and being immersed in the elements' interplay. Using oil paints on canvas board or multimedia on paper, I aim to capture the essence of my relationship with nature and my feelings and love for it when...
I create magazine collage landscapes with the richness of photography from a distance; yet close up reveal a blend of many incongruous fragments of magazine print. My palette is a mix of cut and torn pieces, blended in a surreal and playful way, making the most of...
Bernadine Rutter is a visual artist and works with traditional and digital Printmaking, Sculpture and photography. Originally from the West Midlands and from early childhood, fascinated by industrial process, by the alchemy of change, by pressure, by heat, by the...
I have always made stuff, I studied printmaking, design and fine art at different times in my life, It’s the making that I enjoy, the hands-on effort of creating something. I make books because I like the process, from choosing the cover material to laying out the...
Sandblasting life into vintage and commonplace objects - with the tools of wit, typography (and my own askew way of looking at the world), this is how my brain processes my surroundings - revealing an endless stream of hidden connections, meanings and...
My practice is informed by the marks life has left, in the landscape and of self. Working in mediums including ceramics, print, and natural found pigments and materials, I explore hidden stories: traces of what was once there and what remains, the layers of...
How old am I? Jean is 90 years old. Until recently she lived alone in the house that she has called home since 1958. Jean’s sofa is a ship from which she navigates the world, and so long as there is tea, then all is well. Jean is my aunt, and I am her only living...
With particular interest in the effects of light, colour and balance, the work explores relationships between objects, how the position and visual character of each part can affect and impact the character and gist of the overall image. Through abstract and...
Haarlem Studios hosts artists over three floors within the historic mill in Wirksworth. Here you’ll find contemporary, mixed media, and visual artists, jewellers, weavers, writers, ceramicists, film makers and more.
Libby Bove is a multi-disciplinary artist, designer, and folklorist. Her work is centred around ideas which reposition folk custom and magical practice back at the forefront of daily life. Drawing on archival methodologies and documentary, her work slips between...