Stuart Fiddes

Life drawing © Stuart Fiddes

As an art student of the late sixties, I realised that graphic design was where I wanted to go. Now after over 30 years of working in the “creative industries” and having owned successful design companies I have returned to my roots and am exploring all the nooks and crannies of my once-dormant soul. Thus [...]

Peter Ward

expressions of an intmate ecology (painted beach 2010)

Peter Ward THE ART OF EARTH CONNECTION Can a single action be creatively catalytic in effort and effect? May we truly listen to the wind and waves and utter her words for all the world? Is a prayer from the heart as large as a shout in a crowd? Only with a relationship and understanding [...]

Alison Rickman

Alison Rickman

On returning to Devon in 1998, Alison studied ceramics with Clive Pearson, specialising in Greenman plaques and in parallel took a City & Guilds teaching qualification and then taught Bellydance and Feng Shui at local Colleges. She also is a British Horse Society Assistant Instructor, trained at Col .W. (Bill) Froud’s and Capt. Hewitt’s, Devon. [...]

Rachel Sumner

Rachel Sumner / Whale Island / 70cm x 70cm

I originate from rural Northamptonshire. I successfully completed a foundation course at Northampton College of Art followed by a degree in Fine Art Painting at Maidstone College of Art, graduating in the 1980s. Over the years, I have developed a strong interest in textiles and it was this that lead on to my becoming a [...]

Jilly Collins

Jilly Collins / Milliner and founder of The Artful Hat Company

Made from sensual silk or tactile velvet, the structured soft hats are often historically inspired and voice an echo from the past but shout a contemporary look. I make hats for every occasion, from the most elaborate event to everyday wear, selling a great many velvet hats in the winter. Fascinators are once again extremely [...]

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