2025
Whilst I originally trained as a textile designer, I began experimenting with different mediums a few years ago and discovered pyrography. Burnt Cookies has brought together my love of surface pattern and nature through pyrography, the art of hand burning designs...
Each piece is an original botanical cyanotype, created using natural material I have grown or collected in Derbyshire. I am trained in horticulture and plant science, and so the work grows out of a detailed exploration of the botanical features of the plants. I use...
Casting shows (and preserves) the natural beauty of plants enabling the form and structure of all the different parts to really be seen and appreciated - details that might not otherwise be noticed. These are picked by the clay into which I press the flowers or...
All things mosaic! There is something incredibly satisfying in using broken and discarded crockery, juxtaposing combinations with glass and tile, and creating something new, beautiful, exciting and meaningful. Each shard chosen, hand cut and refined. A collection...
David Blanchard, Derbyshire Wild -Handmade Inks I make natural inks from materials foraged in Derbyshire. Oak galls, Buckthorn, Walnut hulls, Alder cones, various flowers and berries. The way the inks react together is fascinating and often surprising. In addition...
I hand carve lettering on limestone and slate with a hammer and chisel, in the same way the Romans carved their inscriptions. Sometimes the letters are inpainted, or gilded with gold leaf, and sometimes left straight from the chisel. Subject matter varies from the...
For the past 10 years, James has been getting inky at Little Canyon Printworks teaching screen printing, taking on design commissions and building a creative community in Wirksworth. What started as a workshop has grown into a vibrant design studio and alternative...
I am an artist based in the Peak District, currently resident at Milestone Gallery studios in New Mills and a member of Hot Bed Press in Salford. My work is deeply inspired by the natural world and a strong sense of place. Through painting, printmaking, and other...